With anticipation building as the Dragon Boat Festival fast approaches, activities were held on June 18 in Beian village, in Beian town – administered by Shexian county, in Huangshan city in Anhui province.
Enthusiasts in Huangshan perform a lively dragon dance to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. [Photo/xuexi.cn]
Performers vigorously strike ceremonial drums, to add more zest to the celebrations for the Dragon Boat Festival. [Photo/xuexi.cn]
Over 200 women gather in the Wu's Ancestral Hall – a family ancestral site built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and located in Beian village, in Huangshan city. There they made zongzi – sticky rice dumplings that are a quintessential Chinese delicacy eaten during the holiday. [Photo/xuexi.cn]