Crowd-puller: Dragon boat rowers gunning for the finish line in one of the races at Straits Quay in Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Foreign visitors and dragon boat racing teams have lauded the Penang International Dragon Boat Regatta (PIDBR) 2024 as well as Penang for providing an exhilarating mix of great food, culture and hospitality over the shared passion for dragon boat racing.
“I have visited Malaysia, particularly Penang, many times before, but this is the first time I am seeing people from many diverse cultures and ethnicity converging like this in one place,” said Se Ling Wu, 35, from Beijing.
