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Dragon boat festivities return to southern China after COVID hiatus

By Associated Press

June 3, 2022

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Dragon boat participants from Panting village row along a canal in the historic Lychee Bay scenic area in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, June 3. Dragon boat races returned in parts of China on Friday for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in late 2019, as restrictions are lifted along with a major drop in COVID-19 cases.
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A child holds a flag to pose for photos as he attends dragon boat race in the historic Lychee Bay scenic area in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, June 3.
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Dragon boat participants from Panting village row along a canal in the historic Lychee Bay scenic area in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, June 3.
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Residents crowd on a bridge to wait for dragon boats along a canal in the historic Lychee Bay scenic area in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, June 3.
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Dragon boat participants from Panting village row along a canal in the historic Lychee Bay scenic area in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, June 3.
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A child sells flags along the route of a dragon boat race in the historic Lychee Bay scenic area in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, June 3.
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Dragon boat participants from Panting village row along a canal in the historic Lychee Bay scenic area in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province, Friday, June 3.
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People wearing face masks walk along a path at a public park on the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in Beijing, Friday, June 3, as China's capital has begun to reopen parks, shopping malls, and other places as a COVID-19 outbreak subsides.
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People wearing face masks walk under an umbrella at a public park on the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in Beijing, Friday, June 3, as China's capital has begun to reopen parks, shopping malls, and other places as a COVID-19 outbreak subsides.
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A boy wearing a face mask plays badminton at a public park on the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in Beijing, Friday, June 3, as China's capital has begun to reopen parks, shopping malls, and other places as a COVID-19 outbreak subsides.
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People wearing face masks ride on a boat at a public park on the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in Beijing, Friday, June 3, as China's capital has begun to reopen parks, shopping malls, and other places as a COVID-19 outbreak subsides.

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