Traditional boat race held to celebrate Tet

04:02, 11/02/2016

(ĐN)- An open traditional boat race took place on Dong Nai river on February 11, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year (Tet), drawing the participation of 12 teams from Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces to compete in 500m and 1,000m races for men.

 

(ĐN)- An open traditional boat race took place on Dong Nai river on February 11, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year (Tet), drawing the participation of 12 teams from Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces to compete in 500m and 1,000m races for men.

At the end of the competition, Dong Nai’s An Hoa 1 team excellently won the first prize in the  1,000m event while Long Hung 3 came first in the 500m event.

The race, which is organized annually on the occasion of Tet by the Dong Nai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is part of the activities to celebrate the Communist Party of Vietnam's 86th founding anniversary as well as the 2016 Lunar New Year.