Locals attend a land dragon boat parade during an event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in southwest China’s Chongqing, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
A resident has her forehead dotted with realgar wine, a Chinese alcoholic drink also called Xionghuang wine, to wish for good health during an event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in southwest China’s Chongqing, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Locals attend a land dragon boat parade during an event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in southwest China’s Chongqing, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Locals try their luck with touhu, a traditional Chinese game also known as pitch-pot, during an event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in southwest China’s Chongqing, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Locals attend a land dragon boat parade during an event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in southwest China’s Chongqing, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Locals shoot symbols of poisonous creatures to wish for good health during an event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in southwest China’s Chongqing, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Locals attend a parade of small land boats during an event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in southwest China’s Chongqing, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
People make zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Duanwu Festival, at a community in Taixing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, June 17, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Photo by Gu Jihong/Xinhua)
A teacher guides children to make mugwort bundles at a kindergarten in Jiyuan City, central China’s Henan Province, June 17, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Photo by Duan Erping/Xinhua)
A resident shows zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Duanwu Festival, at a community in Pinggu District of Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Children participate in a race of dragon boat on the ground at a kindergarten in Tengzhou City, east China’s Shandong Province, June 17, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua)
People make zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Duanwu Festival, at a village in Duyun City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, June 17, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Photo by Xiao Wei/Xinhua)
Children participate in a dragon dance performance at a kindergarten in Yantai, east China’s Shandong Province, June 17, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Photo by Sun Wentan/Xinhua)
Children participate in a race of dragon boat on the ground at a kindergarten in Nantong City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, June 16, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Photo by Zhai Huiyong/Xinhua)
Children participate in a dragon-boat-themed game at a kindergarten in Ganzhou City, east China’s Jiangxi Province, June 16, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Photo by Hu Jiangtao/Xinhua)
Foreign students experience making zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Duanwu Festival, at a university in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, June 16, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Xinhua)
A teacher guides children to make zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Duanwu Festival, at a kindergarten in Nantong City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, June 16, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Photo by Zhai Huiyong/Xinhua)