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York Nike Air Force 1 Mens Wholesale , Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Dressed in her Catch 22 team-logo tank top, Stacy Wu hit for a morning exercise on the lake of World Fair Marina in New York on Sunday, together with her dragon boat teammates.


For the past month, they have come for training twice or three times a week, preparing for a race less than one week away.


Stacy, a New York-based analyst, is the pacer in the team, sitting in the front row, observing the water conditions, and setting up the pace for the boat with her paddle.


As a Chinese American Nike Air Force 1 Womens Wholesale , she learned about the sport from the annual dragon boat festival in Flushing, a Chinese community in New York where she lives.


"I do really enjoy the cultural aspect of it," she said. "I would like to get in touch with my Chinese side."


This is the second year since Stacy joined Catch22, one of the most prominent dragon boat teams in the city. Born out of New York City's Flushing Bay in 2011, the team has been a breeding ground for dragon boat crews for years.


"Our teammates come from all over New York area, we meet them through our social media sites, through friends and family," David Woo, the coach and head of the team, told Xinhua.


Most of the paddlers are drawn to the team by its glorious competition record Nike Air Force 1 Mid Wholesale , not just Asian Americans. It now has nearly 40 members. In New York City, there are quite a few competitive teams like Catch22, along side many other amateur and corporate teams, who can be spotted almost every summer weekend on the lakes in New York City.


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In Chinese legend, the dragon boat culture emerged some 2,500 years ago, to mark Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese patriotic poet, after he drowned himself in the Miluo River. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body Nike Air Force 1 High Wholesale , the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of dragon boat racing .


Qu might never have imagined that his death would inspire a much-loved sport, not only in China, but also all across the world.


The tradition is well-kept in China, where dragon boat races, or the Dragon Boat Festival, are held in many cities on the fifth day of the fifth month of lunar calendar. Rules are also formulated to make the sport into regulated events.


In 1991, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York City took a step future by bringing it to New York's Hudson River, trying to promote the image of Hong Kong.


It was supposed to be a one-year event, but the organizers decided to bring it back due to its popularity, Henry Wan Nike Air Force 1 Low Wholesale , chairman of New York's Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival host committee, told Xinhua.


"It is now one of the largest summer festivals in New York City," he added.