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TEL AVIV Ubaldo Jimenez Jersey , June 3 (Xinhua) -- Some 200 people competed in boat races on Tuesday at the Yarkon River Park in Tel Aviv to celebrate the Duanwu Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in a colorful extravaganza.

 

The event was co-organized by the Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University, the Chinese embassy to Israel and the Daniel Rowing Center in Tel Aviv. According to the organizers, nearly 1,000 people, Israelis and Chinese alike Mark Trumbo Jersey , took part in the celebration with their friends and families cheering for them -- including a particularly eye-catching group dressed as pandas.

 

"This is the third time of the boat racing competition in Tel Aviv, but this is the first time that the Confucius Institute and the Chinese Embassy took part in the organizing of the event and brought Chinese elements into it," Li Zhenshi, director of Tel Aviv University's Confucius Institute, told Xinhua.

 

"Today the Jewish people are celebrating Shavuot Manny Machado Jersey , while yesterday the Chinese people celebrated the Duanwu festival. The Chinese people have a tradition to race dragon boat in Duanwu, so we would like to take this occasion to introduce the Chinese culture to the local friends," said Li.

 

The Duanwu Festival takes place on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. According to Chinese tradition, more than 2,000 years ago Kevin Gausman Jersey , revered Chinese poet Qu Yuan killed himself by drowning in the river as he was upset with the corruption prevailing in the kingdom of Chu.

 

Legend says that people went to retrieve his body from the river by sailing boats decorated as dragons in order to scare the fish away.

 

In Tel Aviv in 2014, 20 colorful boats, manned by teams of 12, competed for awards and medals in several rounds of races.

 

Chinese ambassador to Israel Gao Yanping and officials at the Tel Aviv municipality kicked off the event, welcoming the participants and talking about the important cooperation on cultural events and ventures between the embassy and the municipality.

 

Yael Jonathan Schoop Jersey , a participant from the pink Bazooka team -- Bazooka is the name of a popular Israeli gum -- who came first in the women's boat race, was happy to take part in the festival.

 

"We are strong and independent women," she told Xinhua. "We have energy and we want to win. We feel prepared."

 

This is the first time she participated in the festival and she read the history behind it before coming to compete at the Yarkon River.

 

"I know there was a holy Chinese man who committed suicide and people went looking for him," she said. "we will look for him during the race today."

 

GHAZNI, Afghanistan Joey Rickard Jersey , July 30 (Xinhua) -- Afghan forces have repulsed a Taliban attack on Qarabagh district of the eastern Ghazni province, forcing militants to flee after leaving 20 bodies behind, provincial police chief Mohammad Mustafa said.

 

"Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack on security checkpoints in Qarabagh district late Saturday night triggering fierce fighting which lasted for several hours until today morning during which 20 rebels were killed," Mustafa told Xinhua.

 

The official also confirmed the death of two policemen and injuries of six others in the firefight, saying the militants have run away and the situation is in full control of the security forces.

 

Meanwhile Jim Palmer Jersey , Zabihullah Mujaheed who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit, in contact with media, confirmed the clash in Qarabagh district, saying two policemen were killed, five wounded and two police personnel were captured.

 

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Int'l Army Games 2017 kicks off in Moscow Jeremy Hellickson Jersey , Russia

 

Annual maximum peak of Hukou Waterfall seen due to heavy rainfall

 

Blossoming lotus flowers in China's Anhui

 

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Aerial view of alpine meadow in China's Fujian

 

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