My Favorite Chinese Festival: Dragon Boats or Duanwu

China is expected to record an average of 2.15 million daily border crossings during the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holidays, a 12.2-percent year-on-year increase, with cross-border travel expected to peak on June 1, according to the National Immigration Administration (NIA) on Wednesday.

Also known as the Duanwu Festival, the traditional celebration falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, it lands on May 31, with public holidays scheduled from May 31 to June 2.