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Shenzhen Meteorology Bureau Orders Weather Gods to Keep Children’s Day Dry

The bureau invoked deities such as Leigong and Longwang ahead of a holiday merging Children’s Day with the Dragon Boat Festival

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Forecasters in Shenzhen were anxious that Children’s Day should be a sunny occasion. Photo: handout
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Overview

  • On May 31 the bureau issued a playful notice directing Leigong, Dianmu and Longwang to prevent rainfall across Shenzhen on June 1.
  • The decree allowed brief light showers in limited areas and set a target temperature of around 31 °C.
  • This year’s Children’s Day coincided with the Dragon Boat Festival, giving families a shared holiday.
  • Despite the command, Shenzhen experienced mostly cloudy skies with scattered light rain on June 1.
  • The humorous forecast video went viral online, drawing praise for the bureau’s creative approach to weather updates.