Summary of Dragon Boat Racing Information in Fujian during Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon boat races will definitely be held during the Dragon Boat Festival. Although many places no longer hold dragon boat races, there are still some places in Fujian that keep this tradition. There are dragon boat races in Shaxian and Quanzhou. For more information about the Dragon Boat Festival, let's take a look!

Sanming Shaxian "Taoginshan Cup" Dragon Boat Race

The third Taoginshan Cup Dragon Boat Race will be held in the waters of the Suoqiao section of the Henan Bridge of Shaxi River in Shaxian County. More than 300 players from 13 teams will compete.

When: June 9

Where: the waters of Shaxi River's South Bridge Suoqiao section in Shaxian County

Quanzhou Shago Dragon Boat Race

The Dragon Boat Festival in Quanzhou is pretty much the same as in other places. It is famous for the Quanzhou Shago Dragon Boat Race, one of the first villages in the world to practice the Dragon Boat Festival custom.

When: June 7 to June 8

Where: Shaguo Village, Quanzhou

Wuyishan Bamboo Raft Dragon Boat Race

In Wuyishan, the Dragon Boat Race is also practiced on the Dragon Boat Festival. However, dragon boats are not for racing. Compared with dragon boats, bamboo rafts, though primitive and simple, are a symbol of Wuyishan's water culture for thousands of years and cannot be replaced by ordinary dragon boats.

:2 China Dragon Boat Race Fuzhou Station

The Fuzhou Station of China Dragon Boat Race will be held on June 6th and 7th. On the Dragon Boat Festival, the nation's top dragon boat teams will gather in Fuzhou. There will be 43 top domestic dragon boat teams and many traditional dragon boat teams competing, including the Fuzhou Sharp Dragon Boat Team. CCTV will also broadcast the race live!

When: June 6 - June 7

Where: Sharp River, Knight Safety Road, Cangshan District, Fuzhou (near the Straits International Convention and Exhibition Center).

Changle Sanxi Night Race

"Since ancient times, the Dragon Boat Day Race is unique to Sanxi Night Race." Sanxi Village in Jiangtian Township has maintained the unique custom of racing dragon boats at night, riding on night lights. Unlike other dragon boat races, the night crossing of Sanxi Dragon Boat is completely devoid of the intention of competition. No names, no prizes, no honors, just indulgence.

Time: June 3 to June 7 (May 1 to 5)

Place: Sanxi Village, Jiangtian Town, Changle, Fuzhou

Lianjiang Dinghai "Sea" Dragon Boat Race

Lianjiang Dinghai Ancient Villages, their dragon boat races are different from others. Racing dragon boats on the sea is cool. Every year at the Dragon Boat Festival, Lianjiang County Cheng Xiao Town Dinghai Village will hold the continuation of hundreds of years of sea dragon boat race. It's amazing!

Time: June 3 to June 7 (May 1 to 5)

Place: Dinghai Village, Chengxia Town, Lianjiang County

Minhou Nangang Dragon Boat Race

Fuzhou Local Records, Year: "Fuzhou Dragon Boat Race, Taijiang, and Xihu are all there, only Suqi is very prosperous." The Suqi here refers to the Nangang section of Dazhang Creek. It has the mood of "dragon boat sailing in the water, people traveling in the picture world". Among them, the dragon boat race after the "punch gate" is here to watch the dragon boat race must see the project.

When: June 3 to June 7 (May 1 to 5)

Where: South Lantau estuary