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Introduction of Wutongqiao Dragon Boat Festival

Wutongqiao Dragon Boat Festival is a Han Chinese folk culture event in Leshan, Sichuan Province. Wutongqiao Dragon Boat Festival as a more influential in the country, and has been extended for hundreds of years of local cultural events, "the hometown of the Dragon Boat" reputation is consistent with the name. Wutongqiao city has been known as the "small West Lake" reputation. Since ancient times, the salt industry flourished, developed water transportation, from the Qing Dynasty Qianlong years, almost every year to hold a dragon boat will be. Rowing dragon boat race to grab ducks is a traditional program, called the Wutongqiao Dragon Boat Club.