At Duanwu Festival in Fenghuang ancient town of western Hunan, grabbing ducks in Tuojiang River is the local folk custom. After dragon boat racing, men tried special skills to grab the lucky duck. This scene is ever described in a Chinese writer Shen Congwen’s Border Town Fenghuang.
Link: 场面火爆 湘西凤凰上演抢鸭子“大战”