Description: The custom of celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival in the water towns of Jiangnan, China has a long history. The Loong Boat race is a traditional folk custom for thousands of years, which embodies the good wishes of the people in the water town to drive away evil spirits and avoid epidemics, pray for blessings and accept auspiciousness. This village located in Huzhou, Zhejiang has history of over 600 years.
