Originating in China, the Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu in Chinese, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar calendar, which falls on June 7 this year. (Photos: CGTN)
The ritual of brewing sacred liquor is being held in Gangneung City, South Korea, during the Gangneung Danoje Festival, May 18, 2010.
A woman swings to celebrate the Gangneung Danoje Festival in Gangwon-do, South Korea, June 19, 2018.
A Samurai warrior figurine.
A Japnese boy is seen against carp streamers fluttering in a riverside park in Sagamihara, suburban Tokyo, April 29, 2016.