2025 Guangzhou Dragon Boat Championships & Water Sports Carnival to kick off this weekend

Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Office | Updated:2025-05-16

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The 2025 Guangzhou Dragon Boat Championships & Water Sports Carnival will take place on May 17/18 at the Chengma Luhu Water Sports Center in Yuexiu District, featuring competitive 300-meter dragon boat races and vibrant cultural activities.

Race Categories

Open division: 19 teams competing in 22-crew men's 300m straight-course races

Corporate division: 6 corporate teams battling in 22-crew 300m straight-course races

Highlights

Opening performances

Dragon and lion dances

Dragon boat races

Heats → Repechages → Semifinals → Petite Finals → Grand Finals – all in one adrenaline-packed day!

Agenda

May 17th (Saturday)

08:30-09:00 Team check-in

09:00-12:00 Open Division preliminaries

12:00-14:00 Lunch break

14:00-14:30 Opening ceremony

14:30-16:40 Open Division--semi-finals and finals; Corporate Division--preliminaries, finals

16:40-17:00 Award ceremony

May 18th (Water Sports Carnival)

The Guangzhou Water Sports Carnival has officially opened registration, promising a spectacular blend of traditional heritage and modern aquatic thrills! This year's event will transform the Luhu Lake into a vibrant playground featuring adrenaline-pumping competitions, cultural immersion, and family-friendly fun.

Families can participate in paid water sports experiences: ① Kayaking (2 persons/boat), ② Stand-up paddleboarding (1 person/board), ③ Water cycling (1 person/bike), or ④ Dragon boating (minimum 8 family groups required)."

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Highlights

Bamboo Drifting (Intangible Cultural Heritage performance)

Kayak sprints

Creative intangible cultural heritage merchandise booths

A Dragon Boat culture exhibition as well as intangible cultural heritage craft workshops and local gourmet food stalls will also be set up to offer participants, parents and children in particular, a full day of fun.