PHOTOS: Dragon Boat Festivities Around China

Dragon Boat Festival is one of China's biggest public holidays.

The three-day holiday was celebrated in magnificent fashion in the Middle Kingdom, with plenty of dragon boat races taking place and zongzi to spread around.

Here are some photos from Dragon Boat celebrations taking place across China this weekend.

Shanghai

Beijing

Guangzhou, Guangdong

Shenzhen, Guangdong

Hong Kong

Shenyang, Liaoning

Kaifeng, Henan

Zigui, Hubei

Fenghuang, Hunan

Suzhou, Jiangsu

Changchun, Jilin

[Images via ECNS, Xinhua, China Daily, People's Daily, Shanghai Daily, Straits Times, Sputnik News]