The Lure of Dragon Boat Racing Photo Gallery by CM Kwan at pbase.com

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	At Full Throttle	Go, go...	Determination
Explosive Energy	Decisive Moment	Assembling	Heading to the Starting Point
Let's Try Our Best	Launching Ceremony	Ready for the Race	Heads and Tails
Smiles of Victory	Using Every Ounce of Their Body Strength	The Power of Ladies	The Burst of Human Energy
Good Luck and Complete Safety	Violent Splashing

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Dan the man	PM reply	19-Nov-2010 20:57
Incredible!!! Very well done my friend!!! V

Martin Schiff	PM reply	17-Aug-2010 14:11
Fantastic gallery. V

Paco López	PM reply	14-Aug-2010 10:38
Spectacular gallery!!! I love it, V!!

Richard Calmes	PM reply	22-Jun-2010 22:08
Great coverage of this event! V

Lars	PM reply	21-Jun-2010 23:29
I missed the race... so it is great to see ur excellent pictures!! well done! v

Dan Greenberg	PM reply	20-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. Schroeder	PM reply	20-Jun-2010 14:06
Thanks for sharing this colorful and dynamic event. Excellent as always!

Ali Majdfar	PM reply	20-Jun-2010 07:15
Spectacular gallery, stunning shots! ~V

joseantonio	PM reply	19-Jun-2010 10:23
Interesting competition well captured in these images

alfredo camba jr.	PM reply	17-Jun-2010 14:21
Very nice and interesting gallery! Beautiful images! V

jreal	PM reply	17-Jun-2010 01:35
You have captured the spirit of this event perfectly ~V~

Kim	PM reply	16-Jun-2010 15:28
Very nice and interesting set of images! V

Stephanie	PM reply	18-Oct-2009 17:58
This is a marvelous gallery CM! Such dramatic photos and a wonderful description. Thank you! Big V.

Zoltán Balogh	PM reply	17-Sep-2009 11:25
Great event and you have given a nice and exciting presentation! V

dawn	PM reply	19-Jul-2009 03:52
great series of shots. v.

Chad Ramsey	PM reply	19-Jun-2009 17:56
Wow, cool CM! Excellent clarity and composition makes me feel I'm there watching~V

Willy Alfaro	PM reply	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 Demoulin	PM reply	14-Jun-2009 18:49
Great set on a colourful event CM! vVv Marc

BleuEvanescence	PM reply	13-Jun-2009 07:43
and...contrary to our contry, no life jacket...

BleuEvanescence	PM reply	13-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 Ma	PM reply	11-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

Lee LaFontaine	PM reply	09-Jun-2009 20:25
Wonderful gallery. Vote. Lee

James Pan	PM reply	09-Jun-2009 17:19
What a fun event! So colorful and historic. I love the storytelling through the use of images.

Chris Spracklen	PM reply	09-Jun-2009 08:07
The excellence of your work is relentless, CM. Another fabulous gallery, my friend. My compliments! (V)

Giancarlo Bisone	PM reply	08-Jun-2009 19:49
Hi CM: This is a great gallery! Thanks for sharing it with all of us. Ciao, Giancarlo

an nguyen	PM reply	07-Jun-2009 22:41
Excellent series of telling story by images... I feel like I witness the event....BV

Anthea's Photography	PM reply	06-Jun-2009 22:43
I love all the colour, dripping in it, very interesting images.

Marcia Rules	PM reply	06-Jun-2009 14:47
great storytelling work. V

Pawel	PM reply	05-Jun-2009 16:22
Great work! Great photography! BV!

Patricia Kay	PM reply	05-Jun-2009 13:14
Fabulous shots CM to celebrate the Dragon boat race...thank you also for the history of this event...BV

Guy Dube	PM reply	04-Jun-2009 15:52
A very interesting gallery with a lot of action! V

Joel Escala	PM reply	03-Jun-2009 15:05
I see an exciting gallery here! V

zyziza	PM reply	02-Jun-2009 17:55
Human energy in action! BV

shatterbug	PM reply	02-Jun-2009 06:00
Love the energy here...great and colorful action shots showing the intensity of the rowers!

dineman	PM reply	01-Jun-2009 22:15
amazing gallery nice work !!VV

Martha Albuquerque	PM reply	01-Jun-2009 16:58
WOW, Fantastic gallery, V~

Alex Foong	PM reply	01-Jun-2009 16:20
Superb gallery of an historic event. Love the colors and sportmanship in these images. ~V~

Rosemarie Kusserow	PM reply	30-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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