Dragon Boat Race Held to Greet Upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Malaysia

People attend a dragon boat race to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Malacca, Malaysia, June 18, 2023. Activities like Zongzi making and dragon boat race were held in Malacca to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

People attend a dragon boat race to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Malacca, Malaysia, June 18, 2023. Activities like Zongzi making and dragon boat race were held in Malacca to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

This photo taken on June 18, 2023 shows the materials for making Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, in Malacca, Malaysia. Activities like Zongzi-making and dragon boat race were held in Malacca to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

People attend a dragon boat race to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Malacca, Malaysia, June 18, 2023. Activities like Zongzi making and dragon boat race were held in Malacca to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

Children taste Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, in Malacca, Malaysia, June 18, 2023. Activities like Zongzi making and dragon boat race were held in Malacca to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

A woman makes Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, in Malacca, Malaysia, June 18, 2023. Activities like Zongzi making and dragon boat race were held in Malacca to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

A girl cuts the leaves of Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves in Malacca, Malaysia, June 18, 2023. Activities like Zongzi making and dragon boat race were held in Malacca to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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