Students from 12 universities competed in a dragon boat race in Tianjin's Nankai district on May 31 to celebrate the upcoming traditional Dragon Boat Festival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Nankai district recently launched an implementation plan to build an all-for-one innovation zone and introduced policies aimed at attracting talent, including housing, education, medical, and entrepreneurship support.

More themed races of the 2026 Haihe Dragon Boat Series will be rolled out across various districts of Tianjin in the follow-up phase.

Xu Xinran, Liu Zhenyi, and Ma Qiran contributed to this story.