People's to-do lists for the Dragon Boat Festival, traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, often include hanging a plant called argy wormwood on the door, which is believed to eliminate evil spirits or misfortunes.
China Zhouzhuang Int'l Tourism Festival kicks off
Villagers attend a folk fair in Yangjiang township of Fenyi county, East China's Jiangxi province, May 28, 2017.
"Dong" is one of China's 55 ethnic minorities, with a population less than three million, mainly living in south China. The ethnic group is renowned for its traditional embroidery, which has long been passed down from one generation to another.
A special watermelon festival kicked off in Beijing's Daxing district on May 25. Visitors competed to find new ways to cook with watermelon, from watermelon-flavored desserts to watermelon-filling dumplings. Delicate watermelon carvings also caught many eyes.
Aerial photo taken on May 26, 2017 shows ancient dwellings of the Hakka people in Songyang county of East China's Zhejiang province. Hakka people are a group of Northern Chinese who migrated to South China as early as in Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) and retained their unique life styles and customs.
Antiques fans visit the 10th International Antiques Fair in Hong Kong, May 27, 2017. The four-day fair was held here Saturday.
Duanwu tea was named after the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival. Local people collected herbs to make Duanwu tea around the festival.
People participate in a dragon boat competition in Gongjiang River of Yudu county, East China's Jiangxi province, May 27, 2017, to greet the Dragon Boat Festival.
Businesses around Erhai Lake shut down to save natural draw.
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Wu Yu's northern journey took him from China's very southern tip and through the mainland, Mongolia and Russia to arrive at the Arctic Circle.
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