Brunei's local Chinese celebrate the coming traditional Dragon Boat Festival

Hokkien Association of Brunei, one of the sultanate's biggest local Chinese organizations on Sunday held a variety of activities to celebrate the coming traditional Dragon Boat Festival. Through competitions of Zongzi (rice dumplings) making, tradional Chinese brush writing, Brunei's local Chinese hope they can protect and pass traditional culture and heritage spirit of the Chinese nation to next generations.

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows Yang Jian, the Chinese ambassador to Brunei sending Dragon Boat Festival gift to Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows a local Chinese demonstrating tradional Chinese brush writing at the scene of Dragon Boat Festival celebrations held by Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows a local Chinese teaching Zongzi/rice dumplings making at the scene of Dragon Boat Festival celebrations held by Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows local Chinese participating in the Zongzi/rice dumplings eating competition at the scene of Dragon Boat Festival celebrations held by Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows local Chinese participating in the Zongzi/rice dumplings making competition at the scene of Dragon Boat Festival celebrations held by Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows local Chinese participating in the Zongzi/rice dumplings making competition at the scene of Dragon Boat Festival celebrations held by Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows local Chinese children participating in the tradional Chinese brush writing competition at the scene of Dragon Boat Festival celebrations held by Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows Yang Jian, the Chinese ambassador to Brunei awarding souvenir to a local Chinese who participated in the Dragon Boat Festival competitions held by Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows a local Chinese who participated in the Dragon Boat Festival Zongzi/rice dumplings eating competition receiving his prize awarded by Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows local Chinese children who participated in the tradional Chinese brush writing competition receiving their prizes awarded by Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows a local Chinese who participated in the Dragon Boat Festival traditional Chinese culture knowledge competition receiving her prize awarded by Hokkien Association of Brunei in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

Photo taken on June 5, 2016, shows Yang Jian, the Chinese ambassador to Brunei, officials from the Chinese embassy and members of Hokkien Association of Brunei in a group photo in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.Photo:Xinhua/Jeffrey Wong

(APD)