Dragon Head-Raising Day: Cultural festival opens in N China's Hebei
GOV.cn Thursday, March 18, 2010


Dragon dancers wave the giant dragons up and down during the opening ceremony of a cultural tour festival in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, on March 17, 2010. The second day of the second lunar month, which is called Dragon Head-Raising Day, falls on March 17 this year. The festival attracts tourists with the local traditional folk customs and the dragon culture.(Xinhua Photo)


A folk performer plays the dragon-shaped diabolo as a cultural tour festival opens in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, March 17, 2010.(Xinhua Photo)


A guest paints on the eye of a dragon model during the opening ceremony of a Cultural Tour Festival in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, on March 17, 2010. (Xinhua Photo)


A kid performs during the opening ceremony of a cultural tour festival in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, on March 17, 2010. (Xinhua Photo)


Dragon dancers wave the giant dragons up and down during the opening ceremony of a cultural tour festival in Qinhuangdao, north China's Hebei Province, on March 17, 2010. (Xinhua Photo)

Editor: Mo Hong'e
Source: Xinhua