Annual dragon boat festival kicks off in NYC

Participants cheer after they complete a race during the 2019 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, Aug. 3, 2019. More than 2,500 rowers gathered at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough on Saturday to kick off the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the United States. (Photos: Xinhua)

Participants row a dragon boat to the start line during the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, Aug. 3, 2019. More than 2,500 rowers gathered at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough on Saturday to kick off the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the United States.

Participants compete during the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, Aug. 3, 2019. More than 2,500 rowers gathered at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough on Saturday to kick off the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the United States.

Participants celebrate after they complete a race during the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, Aug. 3, 2019. More than 2,500 rowers gathered at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough on Saturday to kick off the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the United States.

Participants compete during the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, Aug. 3, 2019. More than 2,500 rowers gathered at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough on Saturday to kick off the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the United States.

Participants cheer after they complete a race during the 2019 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, Aug. 3, 2019. More than 2,500 rowers gathered at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough on Saturday to kick off the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the United States.

Participants compete during the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, Aug. 3, 2019. More than 2,500 rowers gathered at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough on Saturday to kick off the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the United States.

Participants row a dragon boat to the start line during the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, Aug. 3, 2019. More than 2,500 rowers gathered at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough on Saturday to kick off the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the United States.

Participants compete during the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, Aug. 3, 2019. More than 2,500 rowers gathered at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough on Saturday to kick off the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the United States.

Participants compete during the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, Aug. 3, 2019. More than 2,500 rowers gathered at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough on Saturday to kick off the 29th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the United States.