Houston Community News >> Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan
4/28/2008 Taiwan (Taipei Times)— The Hualien County
Environmental Protection Bureau will be giving a green flavor to this
year’s Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional activity held in May
characterized by eating zongzi — a rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo
leaves — and colorful dragon boat races.
“Unlike traditional dragon boat competitions, our green competition will combine a cultural tradition with environmental awareness and creativity,” bureau Director-General Dai Wen-jian (戴文堅) told the Taipei Times.
The competition, sponsored by the Environmental Protection Administration and the Hualien County Government, is divided into two categories — Float and Command the Land, he said.
Both categories require contestants to build a dragon boat with environmentally friendly or recycled materials.
“Unlike traditional dragon boat competitions, our green competition will combine a cultural tradition with environmental awareness and creativity,” bureau Director-General Dai Wen-jian (戴文堅) told the Taipei Times.
The competition, sponsored by the Environmental Protection Administration and the Hualien County Government, is divided into two categories — Float and Command the Land, he said.
Both categories require contestants to build a dragon boat with environmentally friendly or recycled materials.