Residents of Qijiang village in Tongzhou district and some ethnic minority compatriots held Dragon Boat Festival celebrations on June 8. [Video provided to en.nantong.gov.cn]

Qijiang village, located in Chuanjiang town, Tongzhou district which is administered by Nantong in East China's Jiangsu province, on June 8 celebrated the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 14 this year.

More than 10 people belonging to ethnic minorities, including Dong, Hui, Bouyei, and Tujia, were invited to participate.

Participants made scented sachets and zongzi, a traditional Chinese pyramid-shaped rice dumpling, and sang patriotic songs together.