Dragon Boat Festival Coming to Rocketts Landing

Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 9:43 p.m.
Make way for the Dragon Boats...coming this summer to Rocketts Landing. The Richmond International Dragon Boat Festival will be held on July 31, 2010 on the James River at Rocketts Landing. Just what is a Dragon Boat Festival? It's a race between dragon boats, of course. And yes, dragon boats are just what you're thinking. Here's the description from the press release: "Dragon boats are 40-foot human-powered canoes decorated with ornate Chinese dragon heads. Led by the rhythmic beat of a drum, teams consisting of 20 synchronized paddlers, one drummer, and one steersperson race the canoes down the river." And...


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