I've heard of the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival for over 10 years, but today was the first time I went to cover the event. It was pretty amazing!
This year mark the 15th anniversary of the festival, there were over 150 teams competed in 16 racing divisions. More than half of the teams are visiting teams, coming from other parts of the country, and some from overseas, such as Macau and Tianjin University.
If you've never been to the event, or you want to see some real competition, you can go to Long Beach on Sunday for the finals.
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| lion dance kicked off the festival |
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| preparing for 'dragon eye-drawing' ceremony |
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| TECO's Deputy Consul General Mr. Charles Liu |
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| Let's get started, at the beautiful marina |
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| paddle and paddle |
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| when is our turn? |
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| I think we are gonna win this race |
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| This is impossible without the support from parents |
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| Warm up before the race |
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| OK, how do we get into the water now? Team TECO |
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| Go Go GO |
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| One of the women teams |
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| Yes you can, 1-2-3-4 |
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| Another all-women team |
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| Food booths, food was awful... well, just like most festivals |
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| Tents for all the racing teams |
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| Performances by the Ohana Polynesian Dancers |
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| Some cute young dancers~Aloha~ |
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| Young ballroom dancers, bravo! |
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