4 d. ago Chinese legends, Disney characters compete in Hong Kong dragon boat race

Competitors marked the final day of Hong Kong’s International Dragon Boat Races on Sunday by donning an array of colourful costumes that included beloved characters from animated films and Chinese folklore. Hongkongers, expats and a team of visiting Canadian paddlers were among those taking part in the fancy dress competition held on the event’s second day. The races were organised by the city’s Tourism Board and the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association. Toronto’s Water Vipers dragon boat...

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4 d. ago Chinese legends, Disney characters compete in Hong Kong dragon boat races

Competitors marked the final day of Hong Kong’s International Dragon Boat Races on Sunday by donning an array of colourful costumes that included beloved characters from animated films and Chinese folklore. Hongkongers, expats and a team of visiting Canadian paddlers were among those taking part in the fancy dress competition held on the event’s second day. The races were organised by the city’s Tourism Board and the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association. Toronto’s Water Vipers dragon boat...

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8 d. ago China’s Beijing Celebrates a Thriving Tourism Season as Dragon Boat Festival and Family

China’s Beijing Celebrates a Thriving Tourism Season as Dragon Boat Festival and Family-Oriented Holidays Generate Exceptional Visitor Engagement and Revenue Growth  Travel And Tour World

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1 week ago What's trending in tourism during China's Dragon Boat Festival

What's trending in tourism during China's Dragon Boat Festival  news.cgtn.com

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1 week ago As China’s Dragon Boat Festival, Children’s Day coincide, family tourism booms

An unusual convergence of the Dragon Boat Festival and Children’s Day in China over the weekend led to a surge in domestic tourism bookings to campsites, amusement parks and other attractions, according to travel platforms. Short-haul domestic travel bookings had grown 23 per cent year on year, according to travel platform Trip.com’s latest figures. The trend was driven by “summer escapes” with parent-child orders making up 35 per cent of overall bookings and “family-friendly” hotel searches...

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1 week ago Mission: Impossible? China faces box office blues during Dragon Boat Festival

A Hollywood film topped ticket presales for China’s Dragon Boat Festival, but latest data points to a subdued box office for the holiday season as the industry grapples with a string of underwhelming performances. The box office revenue for Saturday, the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, was estimated at 122 million yuan ($16.9 million), according to Maoyan, a Chinese film industry data platform. The figure was lower than the 177 million yuan for May 1, the first day of mainland...

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