BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Saturday marks the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, a historic holiday that memorializes poet Qu Yuan, who fought imperial corruption over two thousand years ago. At the Bangor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dragons are such a popular figure in China, and there are even a number of Chinese idioms that reference them, including “A dragon ...

When you’re doing dragon boating right, you begin to fly. Imagine rowing a 43-foot-long boat with about 20 other people. Everyone has placed their trust in a drummer at the front, who dictates the ...

Mario Poceski is professor of Buddhist studies and Chinese religions at the University of Florida. Among China's traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar ...

OROVILLE — Music, fanfare and a dancing lion are all on tap for the Chinese New Year celebration welcoming the Year of the Dragon at the Oroville Chinese Temple and Museum on Saturday. The free ...

Encouraged by beating drums and spirited cheering from the crowd, paddlers from more than 60 dragon boat teams made a splash at Salford Quays in Greater Manchester, England on the weekend, at a ...

Started in 2023 by founder Biubiu Xu, Dragon Fest is a Chinese food festival that pops up across NYC throughout the summer and stops in Brooklyn’s Park Slope on June 16. The festival is sponsored by ...

Thousands of people made their way to Park Slope Sunday evening to celebrate Chinese cuisine and culture at Dragon Fest. The festival was held along 7th Avenue between 4th and 6th streets. "I am a ...

The Chinese dragon has been around in mythology and folklore for about as long as there's been a Chinese civilization, which is centuries. Many cultures have tales about dragons. The word itself comes ...