Beating drums, synchronous strokes and an exhilarated crowd. Such spectacles of excitement are no rare scene across China on Duanwu, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

The exhibition displays cultural relics and archaeological achievements tracing the origins of Chinese civilization.

The Wenhui Pavilion, which was built in 1780, marked a milestone in China's history of collecting books.

The approximately 2,000-km-long waterway links five major river basins in China and in olden times acted as an artery to ensure the country's economic prosperity.

The Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Grain in Ear, (Chinese: 芒种), the 9th solar term, begins on June 6 this year and ends on June 20.