Race the Dragon on the Huron River

A Campus CommunityPartnership…

CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES

Co-sponsored with Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and Arts at Michigan
Race the Dragon on the Huron River

ChinaNow

Kick-off the U-M LSA China Theme Year
Fun, food, music, fierce competition
Dragon Boat Festival

Now the second most popular water sport in the world!

September 30th 2007

10 am - 3 pm

Gallup Park

Events on the banks of the Huron River...

Dragon Boat Regatta—water, our most valuable resource...

Form a team—twenty paddlers per boat, race to a drummer’s beat

On the banks—a drum and gong procession through Gallup Park, traditional Chinese opera-style face painting, Chinese yo-yo spinning, kite-making, calligraphy, food, dragon lore, and more

Green challenge—promoting awareness of natural resources and advocating smart global partnerships

AND TO TOP THE WEEK-END OFF, at the Power Center:

University Musical Society - Asia Festival 2007-08 – Season opens lavishly with a fusion of dance and Chinese opera by Shen Wei Dance Arts 9/28-30

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