Categories: Events & Festivals

Dragon Boat (Tuen Ng) Festival- vibrant coloured festival

The traditional Dragon Boat Festival which will be held on the 12th June 2015 at the Nam Van Lake, is a Chinese holiday celebrated by everyone around the world. In Taiwan, Macau and China the day in which the festival is held is considered as a holiday.

As a means of celebrating the festival a dragon boat race is held every year. If you are making travel plans to Macau in the month of the region make sure you don’t miss out the opportunity to witness this colourful event. Those looking for accommodation could consider staying at a hotel Macau offers such as Galaxy Macau Hotel Resort. The locals also hang icons of Zhong Kui and other traditional activities such as drinking realgar wine which they believed would prevent diseases and ward off evil.

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