Awaken the "dragon": whole process of raising dragon boats

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Following the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, villages across the Pearl River Delta region commence their Dragon Boat Festival celebrations with the "dragon boat raising" (起龙) ceremony. Raising dragon boats means lifting dragon boats from rivers or ponds and preparing them for the annual dragon boat races. This symbolizes that the "dragon" sleeping for a whole year is "awakened." Lanchong Village's dragon boats (Photo: Jiangmen Daily Press) Many traditional dragon boats are made from durable, hard Pontianak wood. These boats are preserved by submerging them in water after each racing season, wrapped in river mud, and stored until the next year. Some boats made from teak do not require this water-based preservation. Instead, they need protection from the sun and moisture. Preserved dragon boats. (Photo: Guangzhou Panyu Fabu X Panyu Jetso.) Lianhu Village, located in the Panyu District of Guangzhou, recently held its dragon boat raising ceremony. Let's see how they raised t ………………………………