PHOTOS Hundreds of people carry world's largest wooden dragon boat in SW China's Guizhou

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Hundreds of people carry world's largest wooden dragon boat in SW China's Guizhou

People's Daily Online

23:40, June 11, 2021

A man hangs a bundle of red ribbons on a dragon's head, June 9, 2021. That day, around 2,000 men carried a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

A man fixes a dragon's head onto a boat’s bow, June 9, 2021. That day, around 2,000 men carried a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

A man checks a dragon's head to see if it has been properly fixed to the boat’s bow, June 9, 2021. That day, around 2,000 men carried a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

Local residents are about to carry a wooden dragon boat, June 9, 2021. That day, around 2,000 men carried a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

A man shows how to lift the dragon boat up by hand, June 9, 2021. That day, around 2,000 men carried a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, on June 9, to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which will fall on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

Around 2,000 men carry a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, June 9, 2021. The activity was held to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

Around 2,000 men carry a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, June 9, 2021. The activity was held to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

Around 2,000 men carry a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, June 9, 2021. The activity was held to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

A man of the Miao ethnic minority poses for a picture with the wooden dragon boat. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

Around 2,000 men carry a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, June 9, 2021. The activity was held to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

Around 2,000 men carry a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, June 9, 2021. The activity was held to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

Around 2,000 men carry a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, June 9, 2021. The activity was held to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

Around 2,000 men carry a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, June 9, 2021. The activity was held to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

Around 2,000 men carry a 98.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat along a road in Shibing county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou province, June 9, 2021. The activity was held to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14. The dragon boat won the Guinness World Record in 2016 as the longest wooden dragon boat in the world. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

A tourist poses for a picture with the wooden dragon boat. (Photo/Huang Xiaohai)

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