Boat race on Suzhou Creek

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Shared in the Historic Shanghai chat, a boat race on Suzhou Creek: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Q0767tC4qzd38AFQi6Ubnw

This is the first rowing race on the creek in decades, apparently. How long ago since the last boat race in Shanghai waters?

Here are some historic races.



Dragon Boat race on the Whangpoo River in June 1947.



Dragon boats on Soochow Creek in 1946.



A race some time in or before 1937, judging by the flag on the Japanese Consulate.