China celebrates Dragon Boat Festival amid Covid-19 restrictions

Cities across China celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival on June 14, 2021. A mini boat race on land was held in Hong Kong on the eve of the festival, as Covid-19 gathering restrictions remained in place. In neighbouring Guangzhou in Guangdong province, which has seen a surge in coronavirus cases in May, festival celebrations were reportedly cancelled in Covid-19 high-risk areas. However, traditional dragon boat races went ahead in other mainland cities, including Chongqing, Shaanxi and Beijing.