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Dragon Rowing Teams' Pit  
   

Dragon Rowing Teams' Pit

This is where the teams had to gather and would be given a dragon boat. The boats left one by one, parade-style, each with one balloon, not sure what the balloon signified
Dragonboat Festival!

May 28th 2009
Dragonboat Festival was today! That means Dragonboat Races (as long as I found the location) and getting to eat with and share a cultural experience with a local family! The only source I could find said that there would be a dragonboat race and festival around 1pm near Zhongtan Subway Station...however I have to get back by 3:10pm to not be late meeting up with our volunteer student host ... read more
Asia » China » Shanghai » Jing An

Chinese Flag For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
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