Dragon boats Portland Oregon

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Dragon boats docked at Portland Oregon Dragon boat racing is a tradition of Portland Oregon s Rose Festival The tradition of dragon boat racing comes from China where the custom honors the myth of a Court servant who in 400 BC failed to convince the corrupt emperor to mend is ways The despondent servant threw himself into Tung Tin Lake and was eaten by lake monsters depicted by the colorful carvings on the bows of the boats

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Size: 5101px × 3403px
Location: Portland Oregon
Photo credit: © Garry DeLong / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: boat, boating, china, chinese, colorful, dragon, festival, monster, mythical, oars, race, racing, river, rose, row, rowing, sport, tradition, water, willamette