Thursday, September 29, 2011

Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York



HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK


The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York is an annual sporting and multicultural event held in August on Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens


New York to celebrate the fifth moon of the lunar calendar.


In addition to providing audiences with traditional Chinese foods and performances, the festival, now in its 18th year, hosts over 150 dragon boat teams from across North America


The Hong Kong Tourism Bureau donated traditional teak wood boats to several cities including New York


The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York City promoted and organized the inaugural Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York


The festival is now an independent non-profit company organized under the laws of the State of New York and receives its funding through sponsorships by various companies

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