Honghu City launches phoenix boat experience program for May Day holiday

Photo takenon April 28, 2026 shows a phoenix boatparadein Honghu City, Hubei Province.The phoenix boat tradition is part of the Dragon Boat Festival customs, which were inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. In 2011, the Honghu phoenix boat was included inthe list of Hubei’sintangible cultural heritage. (Photo: Hubei Daily/Huang Zhigang)