A decorated boat performs during the 2014 Qintong Boats Gathering Festival in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2014. The festival, which lasts from April 5 to May 3, attracted more than 400 boats and over 10,000 participants. The Qintong Boats Gathering Festival was listed as the state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tang Dehong)

A decorated boat performs during the 2014 Qintong Boats Gathering Festival in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2014. The festival, which lasts from April 5 to May 3, attracted more than 400 boats and over 10,000 participants. The Qintong Boats Gathering Festival was listed as the state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tang Dehong)

A decorated boat performs during the 2014 Qintong Boats Gathering Festival in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2014. The festival, which lasts from April 5 to May 3, attracted more than 400 boats and over 10,000 participants. The Qintong Boats Gathering Festival was listed as the state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tang Dehong)

Farmers play the dragon dance on a decorated boat during the 2014 Qintong Boats Gathering Festival in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2014. The festival, which lasts from April 5 to May 3, attracted more than 400 boats and over 10,000 participants. The Qintong Boats Gathering Festival was listed as the state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tang Dehong)

Female participants strive to paddle during the 2014 Qintong Boats Gathering Festival in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2014. The festival, which lasts from April 5 to May 3, attracted more than 400 boats and over 10,000 participants. The Qintong Boats Gathering Festival was listed as the state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tang Dehong)

Participants strive to paddle during the 2014 Qintong Boats Gathering Festival in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2014. The festival, which lasts from April 5 to May 3, attracted more than 400 boats and over 10,000 participants. The Qintong Boats Gathering Festival was listed as the state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tang Dehong)

Participants strive to paddle during the 2014 Qintong Boats Gathering Festival in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2014. The festival, which lasts from April 5 to May 3, attracted more than 400 boats and over 10,000 participants. The Qintong Boats Gathering Festival was listed as the state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tang Dehong)

Participants strive to paddle during the 2014 Qintong Boats Gathering Festival in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2014. The festival, which lasts from April 5 to May 3, attracted more than 400 boats and over 10,000 participants. The Qintong Boats Gathering Festival was listed as the state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tang Dehong)

 Participants strive to paddle during the 2014 Qintong Boats Gathering Festival in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2014. The festival, which lasts from April 5 to May 3, attracted more than 400 boats and over 10,000 participants. The Qintong Boats Gathering Festival was listed as the state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tang Dehong)

 Participants strive to paddle during the 2014 Qintong Boats Gathering Festival in Taizhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2014. The festival, which lasts from April 5 to May 3, attracted more than 400 boats and over 10,000 participants. The Qintong Boats Gathering Festival was listed as the state-level intangible cultural heritage in 2008. (Xinhua/Tang Dehong)