PHOTO / CHINA
Barrel rowing competition held in E China ahead of Dragon Boat Festival
By Xinhua Published: May 29, 2022 11:16 PM
Villagers take part in a barrel rowing competition in Baoguo Village, Donglin Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 28, 2022. More than 30 contestants from nearby villages attended the competition ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. This kind of barrel is a traditional tool used by the locals to conduct agricultural activities on water including fishing, water chestnuts and lotus seedpods picking. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Villagers take part in a barrel rowing competition in Baoguo Village, Donglin Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 28, 2022. More than 30 contestants from nearby villages attended the competition ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. This kind of barrel is a traditional tool used by the locals to conduct agricultural activities on water including fishing, water chestnuts and lotus seedpods picking. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)


 
Aerial photo shows villagers taking part in a barrel rowing competition in Baoguo Village, Donglin Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 28, 2022. More than 30 contestants from nearby villages attended the competition ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. This kind of barrel is a traditional tool used by the locals to conduct agricultural activities on water including fishing, water chestnuts and lotus seedpods picking. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Aerial photo shows villagers taking part in a barrel rowing competition in Baoguo Village, Donglin Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 28, 2022. More than 30 contestants from nearby villages attended the competition ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. This kind of barrel is a traditional tool used by the locals to conduct agricultural activities on water including fishing, water chestnuts and lotus seedpods picking. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)


 
Aerial photo shows villagers taking part in a barrel rowing competition in Baoguo Village, Donglin Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 28, 2022. More than 30 contestants from nearby villages attended the competition ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. This kind of barrel is a traditional tool used by the locals to conduct agricultural activities on water including fishing, water chestnuts and lotus seedpods picking. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Aerial photo shows villagers taking part in a barrel rowing competition in Baoguo Village, Donglin Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 28, 2022. More than 30 contestants from nearby villages attended the competition ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. This kind of barrel is a traditional tool used by the locals to conduct agricultural activities on water including fishing, water chestnuts and lotus seedpods picking. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)


 
Aerial photo shows villagers taking part in a barrel rowing competition in Baoguo Village, Donglin Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 28, 2022. More than 30 contestants from nearby villages attended the competition ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. This kind of barrel is a traditional tool used by the locals to conduct agricultural activities on water including fishing, water chestnuts and lotus seedpods picking. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Aerial photo shows villagers taking part in a barrel rowing competition in Baoguo Village, Donglin Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 28, 2022. More than 30 contestants from nearby villages attended the competition ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. This kind of barrel is a traditional tool used by the locals to conduct agricultural activities on water including fishing, water chestnuts and lotus seedpods picking. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)