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| The “Shazhou Youhuang” 2025 (15th) Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Race kicked off at Moon Harbor, SIP on May 31. The event was sponsored by the Publicity Department of the CPC Suzhou Committee, Suzhou Sports Bureau and SIP Administrative Committee, and organized by SIP-based New Era Group and Sungent Group. |
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| The 2025 Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Race kicked off at Moon Harbor amidst inspiring drums and cheers. After rounds of rivalries, the champions emerged.
The Shazhou Youhuang Team won the 12-men Open Division; the New Era Women’s Dragon Boat Team won the 12-women Open Division; the AUO Kunshan Dragon Boat Team won the 12-men Enterprise Division; and the Kunshan Linggui Xianxing Team won the 22-member Open Division. In the youngsters’ races, the Xincheng Garden Primary School’s Sunflower Dragon Boat Team won the 22-member Primary Division, the Jinji Lake School’s Kunpeng Team won the Junior Division, and XJTLU-AS Team won the Senior Division. The Shanghai Dragons Thrusters won the 12-member International Invitational Division.
About 30,000 people watched the races on site, and the live streams of the event on 18 platforms recorded more than 10 million views.
Dragon boat racing, one of the most typical traditions of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month
on the Chinese lunar calendar, is being revitalized in the modern and inclusive SIP. Since its initiation in 2010, the annual Jinji Lake
Dragon Boat Race has continuously infused new connotations and momentum into local urban development.[MORE]
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Dragon boat race becomes an important showcase of Jiangnan culture
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After 15 years of evolution, the Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Festival has transformed from a mere sports event into a comprehensive one integrating cultural inheritance, international exchange, and consumption. Recognized as an exemplary “sports plus tourism” project in China, it has become a vital showcase of Jiangnan (the region south of t...
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Dragon boat races into the blue ocean
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Driven by the fusion of cultural heritage and innovation, the Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Festival has evolved into a comprehensive event integrating competitive sports, folk culture and tourism.The dragon boat races were paired with the Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Fair, the 688 Arts & Fashion Space Fair, a food exhibition and a technology exhi...
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Dragon boat race sets a bridge for international friendship
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The 2025 Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Race attracted 69 teams consisting of 1,502 people, including seven teams formed by expatriates from 13 countries and regions. The open, inclusive facet of SIP was fully manifested.The dragon boat team of Victoria, Canada returned to the race after their debut in 2019. As sister cities, Victoria and Suzhou ...
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