
Residents participate in the Hanjiang Water Throwing Festival in the nearby waters of Shishi, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 23, 2012. Every year, residents from southeast China's Fujian and Taiwan will take part in the Hanjiang Water Throwing Festival in the waters of the Taiwan Strait, as a means to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The event was listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

A woman participates in the Hanjiang Water Throwing Festival in the nearby waters of Shishi, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 23, 2012. Every year, residents from southeast China's Fujian and Taiwan will take part in the Hanjiang Water Throwing Festival in the waters of the Taiwan Strait, as a means to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The event was listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

Boatmen set off to participate in the Hanjiang Water Throwing Festival from Shishi, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 23, 2012. Every year, residents from southeast China's Fujian and Taiwan will take part in the Hanjiang Water Throwing Festival in the waters of the Taiwan Strait, as a means to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The event was listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

A dragon boat race is held as part of the Hanjiang Water Throwing Festival in the nearby waters of Shishi, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 23, 2012. Every year, residents from southeast China's Fujian and Taiwan will take part in the Hanjiang Water Throwing Festival in the waters of the Taiwan Strait, as a means to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The event was listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)