In 1996, Dr. Don McKenzie, a sports medicine physician at the University of British Columbia, formed a Dragon Boat team of breast cancer survivors called Abreast in a Boat . With special exercise and training programs, he believed that women living with breast cancer can have an active lifestyle and enjoy repetitive upper-body exercises such as rowing. These inspirational dragon ladies have brought much attention to breast cancer and the Dragon Boat Festival. Each year, the Dragon Boat Festival becomes more popular and mainstream. Yet, for many Chinese families, traditions are still the same.
Families get together to make their favorite rice dumplings .
They tell their youngsters about the poet Qu Yuan and remind them that the Dragon Boat Festival is about family. Racing is not about winning. It is about teamwork and community. It is about working towards common goals. We look forward to your feedback .