Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Central China's Hunan

Updated: 2015-06-17 15:26

(Xinhua)

Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Central China's Hunan

Local residents take part in a contest of making Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Zigui county, Central China's Hubei province, June 16, 2015. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu, is celebrated annually on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on June 20 this year. [Photo/Xinhua]