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The Lure of Dragon Boat Racing



Dragon Boat is originated in China more than 2,500 years ago.
In Chinese tradition, dragon boat racing celebrates the summer rice harvest
and serves as a memorial ceremony of a suicidal drowning folk hero, Qu Yuan.
Qu Yuan committed suicide in 221 BC as a form of protest against the corruption of the era.

Hong Kong is the cradle of modern dragon boat sports.
Dragon boat races are held in Hong Kong every year and
have become the most promient Chinese tradtions nowadays.
The races are crucial to the inheritance of this tradition and
the development of this ceremony into sports event,
which is then spread around the world.

In the 500-metre race on rough seas,
the paddlers use every ounce of their upper body strength to perform to their peak.
Speed
Speed		 At Full Throttle
At Full Throttle		 Go, go...
Go, go...		 Determination
Determination
Explosive Energy
Explosive Energy		 Decisive Moment
Decisive Moment		 Assembling
Assembling		 Heading to the Starting Point
Heading to the Starting Point
Let's Try Our Best
Let's Try Our Best		 Launching Ceremony
Launching Ceremony		 Ready for the Race
Ready for the Race		 Heads and Tails
Heads and Tails
Smiles of Victory
Smiles of Victory		 Using Every Ounce of Their Body Strength
Using Every Ounce of Their Body Strength		 The Power of Ladies
The Power of Ladies		 The Burst of Human Energy
The Burst of Human Energy
Good Luck and Complete Safety
Good Luck and Complete Safety		 Violent Splashing
Violent Splashing

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Dan the Man19-Nov-2010 20:57
Incredible!!! Very well done my friend!!! V
Martin Schiff17-Aug-2010 14:11
Fantastic gallery. V
Paco López14-Aug-2010 10:38
Spectacular gallery!!! I love it, V!!
Richard Calmes22-Jun-2010 22:08
Great coverage of this event! V
Guest 21-Jun-2010 23:29
I missed the race... so it is great to see ur excellent pictures!! well done! v
Dan Greenberg20-Jun-2010 14:24
Superb documentation of this colorful event. I am sure photographing something like this well is quite difficult which makes your superb images of it that much more remarkable. ~VVV~
Susanne v. Schroeder20-Jun-2010 14:06
Thanks for sharing this colorful and dynamic event. Excellent as always!
Ali Majdfar20-Jun-2010 07:15
Spectacular gallery, stunning shots! ~V
joseantonio19-Jun-2010 10:23
Interesting competition well captured in these images
alfredo camba jr.17-Jun-2010 14:21
Very nice and interesting gallery! Beautiful images! V
Jeff Real17-Jun-2010 01:35
You have captured the spirit of this event perfectly ~V~
Kim16-Jun-2010 15:28
Very nice and interesting set of images! V
Stephanie18-Oct-2009 17:58
This is a marvelous gallery CM! Such dramatic photos and a wonderful description. Thank you! Big V.
Zoltán Balogh17-Sep-2009 11:25
Great event and you have given a nice and exciting presentation! V
dawn19-Jul-2009 03:52
great series of shots. v.
Chad Ramsey19-Jun-2009 17:56
Wow, cool CM! Excellent clarity and composition makes me feel I'm there watching~V
Guest 19-Jun-2009 14:47
A the perfect way to present it, you images are outstanding! V!
Thanks for bringing to us such an interesting story and event!
Marc Demoulin14-Jun-2009 18:49
Great set on a colourful event CM! vVv
Marc
BleuEvanescence13-Jun-2009 07:43
and...contrary to our contry, no life jacket...
BleuEvanescence13-Jun-2009 07:22
International....world wide :))) This is beyond cool :)
http://www.pbase.com/ckoi7lumiere/boatracedragon2008
(my humble last year's gallery - east end Canada)
http://www.pbase.com/golivelife/sp_alcandragonboat
(gallery of my friend Daniel, from the canadian west coast...)
But...nothing like the real thing CM! Your gallery, faithful to your tradition: simply greathtaking in more than one way...
Raymond Ma11-Jun-2009 06:35
Wonderful atmosphere and pageantry. I very much looked forward to watching dragon boat
racing when growing up in HK. Very nice shots CM. V
Guest 09-Jun-2009 20:25
Wonderful gallery. Vote. Lee
Guest 09-Jun-2009 17:19
What a fun event! So colorful and historic. I love the storytelling through the use of images.
Chris Spracklen09-Jun-2009 08:07
The excellence of your work is relentless, CM.
Another fabulous gallery, my friend.
My compliments! (V)
Guest 08-Jun-2009 19:49
Hi CM:
This is a great gallery! Thanks for sharing it with all of us.
Ciao, Giancarlo
an nguyen07-Jun-2009 22:41
Excellent series of telling story by images... I feel like I witness the event....BV
Anthea's Photography06-Jun-2009 22:43
I love all the colour, dripping in it, very interesting images.
Marcia Rules06-Jun-2009 14:47
great storytelling work. V
Pawel05-Jun-2009 16:22
Great work!
Great photography!
BV!
Patricia Kay05-Jun-2009 13:14
Fabulous shots CM to celebrate the Dragon boat race...thank you also for the history of this event...BV
Guy Dube04-Jun-2009 15:52
A very interesting gallery with a lot of action! V
Joel Escala03-Jun-2009 15:05
I see an exciting gallery here! V
zyziza02-Jun-2009 17:55
Human energy in action! BV
shatterbug02-Jun-2009 06:00
Love the energy here...great and colorful action shots showing the intensity of the rowers!
dineman01-Jun-2009 22:15
amazing gallery nice work !!VV
Martha Albuquerque01-Jun-2009 16:58
WOW, Fantastic gallery, V~
Alex Foong01-Jun-2009 16:20
Superb gallery of an historic event. Love the colors and sportmanship in these images.
~V~
Rosemarie Kusserow30-May-2009 07:38
Great start for a new gallery, very interesting and expressive action shots, i really can feel the power and enthusiasm of these sportsmen and I´m looking forward to more, kind regards, Rosemarie :o) Vote!
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