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Photo Credit: Meng Qingchun (孟庆春)
TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Dragon on the Water

Three generations of artisans ride the waves on dragon boats

In Sanshui (三水), a district of Foshan city in Guangdong province, three generations of a family have been riding the waves for more than 15 years. The patriarch, Guan Qunsu, 65, is a second-generation builder of “dragon boats,” the watercraft traditionally raced on China’s Duanwu (“Dragon Boat”) Festival in June of each year; Guan’s father, Guan Dui, used to work at the local shipyard, but started his own factory with his son after he retired. Not long after, Guan Qunsu’s twin sons also joined the family business, which they named “Guan Yongqiang Factory” after the youngest son.

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