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Dragon Boat Festival: Rowers Admit Polluted Water Harmful And Too Dirty; Will Festival Continue Next Year?

Althea Serad   |

Jun 21, 2015 08:13 AM EDT

It is dragon boat racing season once again in China, but many Zhucun Village rowers in southern Guangzhou City don’t appear too happy with the celebration. Instead of anticipating the splashes of water that come with dragon boat racing, rowers are struggling to keep the water away from their bodies, according to The Namibia Press Agency.