A father and his son used approximately 250 plastic bottles to construct a dragon boat ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival in eastern China.

The video was filmed in Lishui City in Zhejiang Province on June 5th.

Ms. Wu, the grandmother of the boy featured in the video, commented during an interview organised by the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald that the dragon boat measured 75 centimetres wide and 3.5 metres long. The boat was capable of accommodating three adults without sinking.

Wu explained that with the Dragon Boat Festival approaching, her grandson's kindergarten teacher suggested creating a dragon boat adorned with bamboo leaves. In light of her grandson's imminent graduation, her son proposed the idea of crafting a large dragon boat as a memento.

As Wu's family runs a grocery store, some of the bottles used for the boat originated from their shop, while others were procured elsewhere.

It took them less than two days to complete the project.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. It is celebrated by holding dragon boat races and eating sticky rice dumplings called zongzi. The Dragon Boat Festival integrates praying for good luck and taking respite from the summer heat.

In eastern China, a father and son used approximately 250 empty bottles to collaboratively build a dragon boat within two days.

Video filmed in Lishui, Zhejiang, on June 5, 2024, shows the process of making the creative dragon boat.

Ms. Wu, the grandmother of the boy in the video, remarked in an interview organized by Xiaoxiang Morning Herald that the dragon boat measured 75 centimeters wide and 3.5 meters long. The boat could hold three adults without sinking.

Ms. Wu stated that with the Dragon Boat Festival approaching, her grandson's kindergarten teacher suggested making a dragon boat with bamboo leaves. The boy's father proposed that since the boy was about to graduate, they decided to make a large dragon boat as a keepsake.

Since Ms. Wu's family runs a grocery, some of the bottles used for the boat were from their shop, while others were sourced from elsewhere.

参考： 潇湘晨报 浙江丽水。父子俩两天用250个空瓶合力做了艘“龙船”，长3.5米、宽0.75米，可承重3个大人 “抬去幼儿园后，很受欢迎，大家都很喜欢”
2024年6月5日（采访时间）受访人吴女士：我孙子在幼儿园 然后老师说做一个粽叶龙船 我儿子说反正我孙子快毕业了 就帮他做个大的 因为我们也是开小店的 有的（瓶子）是自己的 找了很多瓶子 就把这个龙船做起来了 这个龙船宽75（厘米） 长度三米五 三个大人上去沉不下去 今天把她抬到那个幼儿园去了 小朋友看到 老师看到 都很受欢迎 很喜欢 这个瓶子一共做了250个左右 做了一天多的时间 差不多两天了