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Dragon Boat Festival celebrated across China (2/6)

2013-06-11 09:30    Xinhuanet     Web Editor:Wang Haining

Children wearing "Hanfu", an ancient costume of the Han ethnic people, take part in a gathering to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet during the Warring State Period (475-221 BC), in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, June 10, 2013. The Dragon Boat (Duanwu) Festival, which is celebrated across China to pay homage to Qu Yuan, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, or June 12 this year. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

 

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