May 31 marks the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival, in 2025. On the same day, the 2025 Beijing Grand Canal Dragon Boat Carnival officially began. This is the first time Beijing’s sub-center has hosted a national-level dragon boat race, with 32 teams from across China participating. A highlight of the event is a dragon boat drifting performance by a team from Lingnan, South China’s Guangdong Province. The carnival runs from May 31 to June 2. (Photos: Li Hao/GT)