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Almost 200,000 people flock to Chinese beach to be blessed with good health and safety by dragon gods

190,000 people visited the beach in Haikou, China's Hainan province on May 30
Last weekend marked the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in China
Many locals believe that they are blessed with good health and safety by taking a dip on this day

Looks busy! An aerial view of people bathing in the water in Haikou on the island province of Hainan, China

Photos show almost 200,000 people crammed onto a beach in China as the country celebrated the dragon boat festival.

190,000 people visited the beach in Haikou, China's Hainan province on May 30, reports the People's Daily Online.

Many locals believe that they are blessed with health and safety by the dragon god if they take a dip on that day.

According to reports, almost 200,000 people visited the beach in just one day leaving the area packed with people

There's no room for privacy on this beach: People take part in the tradition of bathing in 'dragon water'

The visitors were bathing in 'dragon water' as part of a local custom to mark the Dragon Boat Festival also known as Duanwu Festival.

Hainan province, an island region in the south of China has a tradition in bathing in the water to keep oneself safe and happy during an entire year.

People believe that Qu Yuan, a patriot poet during 475-221BC became a dragon after he committed suicide in the river.

During the holiday, it is tradition to eat zongzi which are rice dumplings stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. They are cooked by steaming or boiling.

This isn't the only time that beaches in China become busy. Every year over the May bank holiday, beaches in the southern coastal city of Shenzhen are packed prompting authorities to introduce an online booking system to help curb the number of people visiting.