To celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival which falls on June 3 this year, a parent-child dragon boat race takes place on the Haohe River. The event on the river, which is the ancient moat of Nantong city in East China's Jiangsu province, happened on May 29. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Boys and girls, moms and dads, get ready for the start. Some 80 families signed up to participate in the event. They were divided into eight teams and competed over a distance of 5 kilometers. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

An impressive aerial view of the boats. During the race, the participants not only enjoyed refreshing views of the Haohe River, but also learned more about the long tradition of racing dragon boats during the festival. [Photo/ntfabu.com]