Two craftsmen chisel the hull of a boat with axes at the Fangzhongxiong dragon boat workshop in Fangzhuang village of Nantong township in Minhou county, Fuzhou city, East China's Fujian province, on May 12.

A worker paints decorative patterns on the hull of a dragon boat at the Fangzhongxiong dragon boat workshop on May 12.

A worker paints the dragon head of a boat at the Fangzhongxiong dragon boat workshop on May 16.

Two workers transport a completed dragon boat at the Fangzhongxiong dragon boat workshop on May 16.

Fang Jianwei, who learned dragon boat-making skills from his elders in Fangzhuang village, fixes the tail of a boat at the Fangzhongxiong dragon boat workshop on May 12.

A worker crafts the head of a dragon boat in Fangzhuang village on May 12.

A craftsman drills and positions holes on a boat at the Fangzhongxiong dragon boat workshop on May 12.

A worker caulks the seams of a newly built dragon boat at the Fangzhongxiong dragon boat workshop on May 12.

A new dragon boat being launched on May 12.

As Dragon Boat Festival approaches, craftsmen in Fangzhuang village of Nantong township in Minhou county of Fuzhou, Fujian province, are working with their axes, saws, chisels and hammers to make dragon boats from cedar and camphor wood. With a history of more than seven centuries of traditional boat-making, the village is known as the "Village of Dragon Boats". Building a dragon boat involves a series of intricate processes, such as crafting the keel, nailing the bottom planks, sanding the structure, caulking the seams, painting patterns, and affixing a crafted dragon head. Every year, more than 200 boats are sold both domestically and globally.