Austin Dragon Boat Festival's Official Site
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.
The previous description and all these wonderful images are brought to you by Frank Hui. Because of his devotion, I have nothing to add. --Robyn Sotherby
For information regarding this event, check out: Austin Dragon Boat Festival's Official Site
As Always... click on the image for a larger view...
 The Austin Youth Chamber brought a nice change of pace |
 Director Dr. Feng Zhao |
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 Demostrations of akido |
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 More heats |
 Dr Chen does calligraphy |
 as well as Mongolian songs |
 Unsurprisingly the Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team appears |
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