Dragon Boat Festival

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday. In my memory, the Dragon Boat Festival during childhood was quite lively, and my family also placed great importance on it, especially in terms of worship rituals. On the other hand, there were activities organized by local groups, mainly dragon boat races. Not far from home, there was a fairly large bay. On this day of the Dragon Boat Festival, many organizations sent dragon boat teams to compete in the bay. It was truly an exciting scene with drums beating loudly, and crowds of people everywhere—beaches filled with spectators and sea dikes packed as well. There was even a building beside the sea dike...