Today, Friday, June 3, is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, so it’s Dragon Boat Festival! And we have a day off to celebrate, yippee! The dragon boats were racing today in Taipei – what I like better … Continue reading Happy Dragon Boat Festival! 端午節快樂!
A bumper weekend here in Taiwan ~ with an extra day off on Friday for the Dragon Boat Festival. YES! Today is Pentecost ~ the day we remember the coming of the Holy Spirit on Jesus’ disciples in Jerusalem, 40 … Continue reading Pentecost & Dragon Boat Festival 2019!
It was all happening at Dazhi Riverside in Taipei this morning ~ the final day of 3 days of Dragon Boat Competitions! The sun was out, the weather was warm, and everyone was rowing hard! In good weather, and with plenty of time, the best way for me to get to Dazhi Riverside from here is by U-bike from Tamsui, and so off I set! Before 7:00 am too, while the weather was still cooler. It took maybe 90 minutes of slow riding, enjoying the scenery… First stop though was the graffiti wall along by the riverside near to the … Continue reading Happy Dragon Boat Festival 2017 @ Taipei!
Today is the 5th day of the 5th lunar month and a holiday for 端午節 (Duan-Wu Festival) or Dragon Boat Festival ~ every year Taipei City organizes a huge Dragon Boat Race Competition on the river below the Grand Hotel, so this year checking it out… Teams from all over the country and all over the world, including Philippines, Australia, Malaysia, Israel, teams from companies, schools, colleges, towns and even small islands, all competing in a whole weekend of competition… races all day long! In the afternoon, off to Luzhou, part of Taipei’s urban sprawl, and right in the middle of … Continue reading 端午節 Dragon Boat Festival….
Catherine Lee 