This boat has the face (and most of the body) of a dragon. But I don't think it's a "dragon boat" per se. "Dragon boat" racing is a thing not only in China, but in parts of the U.S.A. was any sort of Chinese population. Those boats are long wooden rowboats. So, technically speaking, and I am, a motor boat that holds about 40 or so passengers is not a "dragon boat" no matter how big of a dragon face its sports in the front. So just because this is a "boat" ... with a "dragon" ... it is NOT a dragon boat.
It's a dragon-faced tour boat for floating tourists over the surface of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace, to the northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. There are a lot of trees, and shades and walkways shaded by trees (and overhangs), making this a cooling and relaxing getaway during the summer heat in Beijing. It was such a cool and relaxing getaway place that some emperor built a palace here.
Visited July 2018.
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