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Dragon boat races The dragon-boat races symbolize the many attempts to rescue and recover Qu‘s body. A typical dragon boat ranges from 50-100 feet in length, with a beam （梁）of about 5.5 feet, accommodating two paddlers seated side by side. Today, people hold the race differently from place to place. Here are some instances. Hubei Province 1. Along the Miluo River in Hubei Province, the festival celebrators hold a grand opening ceremony before the race starts. 2. At the ceremony dozonds of men in new clothes, with burning candles in hands, walk around boats three times to show worship of Lu Ban. 3.Then they carry, on their shoulders, an image of a dragon’s head to the Temple of Qu Yuan. 4. Finally, they tie red ribbons to the boats and pull them into the river for the race. 5. At the crack