Dragon boat race, sweet rice dumplings... For Germans who like boating, the Duisburg Funny Dragon Boat Race held from 9th to 11th is a challenge for wave racing and a precious opportunity to feel Chinese culture. According to the event brochure, 140 teams and 3000 athletes participated in the Dragon Boat Race, including representatives of Overseas Chinese and overseas students, as well as young students from the Confucius Institute in Ruhr, Germany, and local dragon boat enthusiasts. Gail Hansen is the head of the dragon boat team of the German Nowitaz Enterprise Medical Insurance Company, with more than 20 years of experience in dragon boat racing. Hansen said that after many years of competition, he became more and more familiar with the traditional customs of China's Dragon Boat Festival. "I'm very happy to take the dragon boat team to feel the atmosphere of the competition". Kasten, who has worked in Shanghai for more than ten years, watched Duisburg Funny Dragon Boat Race for the first time. The dragon boat race reminds me of my beautiful memories in China. I am really glad to be able to participate in large-scale Chinese cultural activities in Germany. I took many photos to send to my Chinese friends and talked about the happy times I spent in China before, "he said. In addition to the dragon boat race, local Overseas Chinese associations, Chinese enterprises and Chinese school also set up cultural communication booths on the shore to introduce the origin of the cultural customs of the Dragon Boat Festival, present Zongzi and cultural and creative gifts to the audience, and prepare interactive games and lucky draw activities for the route map of the Trans-Eurasia Logistics. Local resident Azita brought his youngest son to the exhibition booth of the Hubei Association of Societies in Germany to participate in interactive games. Azita told reporters that this event allowed her to experience and understand Chinese holiday customs, and also sparked her interest in Chinese culture. Chinese Consul General Du Chunguo stated in an interview with reporters that the fun dragon boat race is very beneficial for promoting mutual understanding and cultural exchange between the two countries, and is deeply loved by the German people. German people enthusiastically participated in the dragon boat race, not only reaping the joy of participation, but also experiencing the culture of the Dragon Boat Festival and deepening their understanding of China. Duisburg held the first dragon boat race in Germany in 1987. Since 2000, Duisburg has held a grand and interesting dragon boat race in the local landmark inner port every June. Duisburg is an important fulcrum of the "the Belt and Road" in western Europe and an important node of Trans-Eurasia Logistics. (Outlook New Era Network)