My friend and I helped out at 1 of the tables at the 10th annual Dragon Boat Festival. It takes place along Ladybird lake, formerly Town Lake. This is a nice event to participate in. Such festivals are uncommon in the US. They are an old Chinese tradition that honors a Prime Minister Qu Yuan, punished and exiled for being a man who opposed force and violence, and the people who rallied to try and save him. This event is organized by the Asian American Community Partnership and Asia American Cultural Center.

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For information regarding this event, check out: Austin Dragon Boat Festival's Official Site

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The Chinese Student Assoc Shipwreckers	Nice when youngins' get close to their heritage	Freescale Dragonscale. They won the event	LCRA Aqua Dragons
The Veronica Lee Mooshu Dragons placed 2nd	A team from the Austin Great Wall Chinese School	Mongolian wares	This was an interesting instrument
It had a gorgeous hilt	The Hawaiian Kona Isle troupe		Their director Carole Stockton
		Dr Zhaorgetu Chen in native garb	A little demo

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