Overview

• On Saturday, May 31, southern Hong Kong hosted the Tuen Ng dragon boat races, drawing thousands of spectators to its synchronized 20-paddler vessels.
• Competitors followed traditional drumbeats to power their boats in a commemorative homage to Qu Yuan, the patriotic official at the heart of the festival legends.
• Rice dumpling ceremonies echoed the lore of villagers protecting the revered official’s body from fish by casting sticky treats into the water.
• Hong Kong’s government estimated about 380,000 mainland Chinese tourists would visit during the three-day holiday, marking a 16% rise in average daily arrivals.
• Parallel celebrations unfolded along Beijing’s Grand Canal in Tongzhou and in diaspora hubs such as Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.