Dozens of high school students competed in a dragon boat race over the weekend as part of the annual DFW Dragon Boat, Kite and Lantern Festival.
Dozens of high school students competed in a dragon boat race over the weekend in the Dallas suburb of Irving. It was part of the 13th annual DFW Dragon Boat, Kite and Lantern Festival. Dragon boat racing started 2,000 years ago in China.
"Yu get about 45 teams. They come in and they get to paddle and race against each other. Each boat has 20 paddlers, 10 on each side and a drummer. Our steers people they come in. They're professionals and they steer the boat for us," said Kelly Hart with the Marco Polo World Foundation.
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