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A monkey stands on a drum before a dragon boat race at Shiyan Lake, Changsha, Hunan province, June 18. [Photo/CFP] |
Monkey plays the drums for dragon boat
A dragon boat race at Shiyan Lake in Changsha, Hunan province has drawn crowds because the drummer on the boat, traditionally the "heartbeat" or the "commander" of the boat, is a monkey.
This year, the Dragon Boat Festival will fall on June 20.
The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, and is a time for zongzi, that is, a steamed delicacy made of sticky rice, vegetables, fruits and meat and wrapped with leaves. Other than family meals, people also race dragon-shaped boats along rivers in homage to Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), a revered poet and government minister.
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