To commemorate the ancient poet Qu Yuan, China celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. The most important activity of the Dragon Boat Festival is dragon boat racing. Being in Guangzhou during the time of this Dragon Boat Festival, we wanted to immerse ourselves into the culture by joining the dragon boat race. Of course, as a foreigner, it was almost impossible to get this chance. But, we did it! We managed to enter the competition in the Panyu district of Guangzhou. The 7 hours of waiting were worth it, because we experienced a great moment, racing on the dragon boat as a team, locals or foreigners no longer matter. Did our team win? What did we learn from this experience? What should you do when you want to join the dragon boat race if you are a foreigner? You will get all of the answers in this video.

To commemorate the ancient poet Qu Yuan, China celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. The most important activity of the Dragon Boat Festival is dragon boat racing.
Being in Guangzhou during the time of this Dragon Boat Festival, we wanted to immerse ourselves into the culture by joining the dragon boat race. Of course, as a foreigner, it was almost impossible to get this chance. But, we did it! We managed to enter the competition in the Panyu district of Guangzhou. The 7 hours of waiting were worth it, because we experienced a great moment, racing on the dragon boat as a team, locals or foreigners no longer matter.
Did our team win? What did we learn from this experience? What should you do when you want to join the dragon boat race if you are a foreigner? You will get all of the answers in this video.

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