Central Iowans can experience some unusual aspects of Chinese culture todaywith the Greater Des Moines Dragon Boat Festival. The event featuresdancing, food, martial arts demonstrations and races of huge human-poweredboats on the Raccoon River.Joyce Durlam (DUR-lum) is executive director of the Greater Des MoinesSports Authority, which is putting on the Festival. She says the large andcolorful dragon boats have a long history.Durlam says there are all sorts of other events besides the races, whichstarted this morning at 8 a-m.The Festival is underway at Raccoon River Park near Valley Junction in WestDes Moines.
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