Fisherwomen make zongzi,sticky rice dumplings, with seafood filling on a fishing boat at Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, May 27, 2025. (Photo/CFP)

Also known as Duanwu Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on May 31 this year. It's an annual occasion for family reunions, dragon boat races, and eating zongzi wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves.

A fisherwoman makes zongzi, sticky rice dumplings, with seafood filling on a fishing boat at Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, May 27, 2025. (Photo/CFP)

Parents and children take part in a Dragon Boat Festival celebration at the Women and Children’s Activity Center in Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province, May 25, 2025. (Photo/CFP)

Locals in Yuanxiao Village, Suining County, Xuzhou City, display zongzi they made on May 27, 2025, in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Photo/CFP)

Children learn to make scented sachets at a kindergarten in Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, May 27, 2025. (Photo/CFP)

Children learn to wrap zongzi at a kindergarten in Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, May 27, 2025. (Photo/CFP)

Residents make zongzi-shaped crafts in Tongzhou District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, May 26, 2025. (Photo/CFP)

Residents of Lianyun District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, make scented sachets on May 27, 2025, in celebration of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Photo/CFP)