It's Dragon Boat Festival Here in Taiwan (With Pictures)

It's Dragon Boat Festival Here in Taiwan (With Pictures)(jjpryor.substack.com)

37 points by 4monthsaway 2 years ago | 5 comments

Hasnep 2 years ago |

The author says the Hakka are Taiwanese aboriginal people, but I'm not sure they are. They're not recognised as aboriginal by the Taiwanese government [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_indigenous_peoples_of_...

cbilson 2 years ago | |

They are absolutely not. The author is clearly confused from drinking too much 雄黃酒 even while claiming the contrary.

hbcondo714 2 years ago |

Nice pics, having the Night Markets really adds to the festivities. Here is some info + pics on the dragon boat events here in Southern California:

https://www.scdbc.org/

lormayna 2 years ago |

Are the traditions similar in Mainland China?

qingsi 2 years ago | |

Yes, very much so.