📍South Island, New Zealand. Light a Xifeng Zongzi on the Amber Coast | Hokitika’s Dragon Boat Festival Slow Travel

I still remember that year during the Dragon Boat Festival, I didn’t make rice dumplings or race dragon boats. I was just sitting on Hokitika Beach 🌊 Watching the waves of the Pacific Ocean crashing onto the shore This small town on the west coast of New Zealand There is a magic between dreams and the gap in time The driftwood on the beach looks like the skeleton left behind by ancient mythical beasts. When the sky turns dark, each piece of wood looks like an unfinished dragon boat. Quietly waiting for the tide to call There is a lot of driftwood art on local beaches Welcome everyone to find where the driftwood in the second picture is. I was eating a rice ball I bought from a convenience store (temporarily replacing the rice dumpling) Waiting for night to fall Because at night, the blue waters of Hokitika Gorge no longer glow But the Glow Worm Dell deep in the forest has just awakened. Walking into that shimmering world is like walking in the glutinous rice wrapped in green bamboo leaves. Hiding in a star Sorry, the phone's image quality doesn't allow me to capture the beautiful glowworm caves. I just want everyone to go and see it for themselves👀 The Dragon Boat Festival doesn’t necessarily need to be lively Sometimes, changing hemisphere is also a ritual The sea breeze brings the smell of Xifeng Zongzi, lightly salty, and thickly flavored from afar ⸻———Sharing of travel information—————— ▪️Location: Hokitika, on the west coast of South Island, New Zealand ▪️Recommended attractions: Hokitika Gorge (emerald stream), Glow Worm Dell (free glowworm cave), Hokitika Beach (driftwood installation art) ▪️Transportation: You can drive from Christchurch, about 3 hours drive ▪️Best time to visit: November to March of the following year (Dragon Boat Festival is the beginning of winter in the southern hemisphere, and the daytime is still suitable for hiking) #Dragon Boat Festival good places