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Dragon boats to race on Guangzhou's Pearl River

By Qiu Quanlin in Guangzhou (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-06-23 19:35

More than 100 dragon boat teams from Guangdong province and overseas will compete in an international tournament in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong.

Racing will be held on Saturday along a section of the Pearl River between Guangzhou Bridge and Sun Yat-sen University.

Teams from seven countries and regions, Hong Kong, Macao, Australia, Malaysia, Iran, the United States and Canada, have confirmed their participation.

The event is a traditional activity to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, which fell on June 20.

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