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A look at many ways in which people observe Dragon Boat Festival

Taking a stroll around the city's Songhua River and Central Street is a significant part of the celebration of Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, for residents in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. The traditional Chinese holiday falls on Friday this year.

Official data show that last year, the number of visitors to the Songhua River during the festival exceeded 3.23 million, or about one-third of the city's population.