Colorful and lively, the Dragon Boat Festival celebrates a day of races in narrow boats shaped like dragons. Competing teams row their boats in sync with a furious rhythm pounded out by on-board drummers. Check them out on Aug. 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Flushing Meadows Park.
Dragon boat races are believed to have originated in China more than 2,500 years ago, contemporaneous with the Greeks beginning their games at Olympia. Beyond a sporting event, the races and water festivals serve as a veneration to the dragons, hoping for health through the dangerously warm and humid summer months.
Last night I ventured off to Soba Restaurant with 'Clover', 'Schaf' and 'C.A.' to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with a special tasting menu inspired by the cuisines of south-central China.
A fleet of dragon-headed canoes spurred on by rousing drumbeats are set to race across Meadow Lake this weekend in the 18th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival.This year's event at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is on course to be the biggest ever of its kind in the U.S., with more than 150 teams vying for thousands of dollars in cash prizes
About 40 of the teams gathered at the lake last weekend for one last practice and to compete in time trials to determine which heats they will race in.
I met well-respected Barrister Gladys Li Chi Hei (Executive Committee Member of the Civic Party), who later met Uncle Shiu and agreed to act as Director of Gold Dragon (HK) Ltd. (the Corporate Trustee of DGC Trust). Through the help of Gladys, various amendments were made to the DGC Trust, and submitted to the IRD for final approval to register as a charity organization under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance, given on August 21, 2006.
New York’s super trendy neighborhood, Soho, played host to a contingent of creative cosplayers this past weekend. The event called AniMiniCon, was held at the Soho Digital Art Gallery an upscale event space. The three-day events had a schedule jam-packed with various things for members to participate in.
Colorful and lively, the Dragon Boat Festival celebrates a day of races in narrow boats shaped like dragons. Competing teams row their boats in sync with a furious rhythm pounded out by on-board drummers. Check them out on Aug. 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Flushing Meadows Park.
Last night I ventured off to Soba Restaurant with 'Clover', 'Schaf' and 'C.A.' to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with a special tasting menu inspired by the cuisines of south-central China.
I met well-respected Barrister Gladys Li Chi Hei (Executive Committee Member of the Civic Party), who later met Uncle Shiu and agreed to act as Director of Gold Dragon (HK) Ltd. (the Corporate Trustee of DGC Trust). Through the help of Gladys, various amendments were made to the DGC Trust, and submitted to the IRD for final approval to register as a charity organization under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance, given on August 21, 2006.
New York’s super trendy neighborhood, Soho, played host to a contingent of creative cosplayers this past weekend. The event called AniMiniCon, was held at the Soho Digital Art Gallery an upscale event space. The three-day events had a schedule jam-packed with various things for members to participate in.
