Hubei?will launch nearly 3,000 cultural activities to celebrate the 2023 Dragon Boat Festival, said the Department of Culture and Tourism of Hubei Province on June 20.

The?Dragon?Boat?Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on Chinese lunar calendar.?It?falls?on?June?22?this?year.?In?September?2009,?the?Dragon?Boat?Festival?was?formally?inscribed?into?UNESCO's?World?Intangible?Cultural?Heritage?List,?becoming?the?first?Chinese?festival?to?be?included.?

According to preliminary statistics, more than 100 dragon boat races and nearly 3,000 cultural ?activities?will be?carried out across the province, including the?dragon boat race?in Xiangyang City,?the 2023 Dragon Boat Festival at the Qu Yuan's hometown?- Zigui County, Yichang City, and a 40-day?worship ceremony in Huangshi City.

In addition, the Hubei Provincial Museum will extend its closing hours to 18:00 during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday?(June 22-24). A?series of activities such as themed concerts, special lectures, and expert tours also will be organized during the three days.?(en.hubei.gov.cn?by?Ruan?Xinqi)