The most obvious tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival is dragon boat racing. The racing of these boats is linked to the legend of Qu Yuan, commemorating his life and death. Each team is led by a ...

Worldwide there are over 300,000 paddlers in the UK and Europe, 90,000 in Canada and the US, and hundreds of thousands in Asia, the Caribbean and Africa. Dragon boat racing requires 22 people to ...

The most obvious tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival is dragon boat racing. The racing of these boats is linked to the legend of Qu Yuan, commemorating his life and death. Each team is led by a ...

The annual race was launched at Salford Quays in 2012 Thousands of people have turned out to watch the UK Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in Salford Quays. Hundreds of amateur competitors took part ...

Dragon boats have raced in Salford Quays in front of thousands of spectators. The annual Dragon Boat Festival took place over the weekend in Salford Quays as crowds lined the water for the two-day ...