Schoolkids recently had a whale of a time in Panxianggou community – under jurisdiction of the Chongchuan Economic Development Zone, in the Chongchuan district of Nantong in East China's Jiangsu province.

They took part in a host of fun folk custom experience activities on May 29, to welcome the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival which falls on June 3 this year.

Primary students dressed in hanfu – traditional Chinese clothing – try their hand at making little handicrafts, accompanied by their moms and dads. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Kids eagerly line up to have their foreheads painted. An adult puts on the Chinese character "王" ("king"), to help ward off evil spirits. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Students try out the ancient Chinese game of touhu – throwing arrows into wine pitchers. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

In addition to experiencing Dragon Boat Festival folk customs, the schoolkids also learn about daily life in earlier times. [Photo/ntfabu.com]