As scheduled, the 2018 Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Race took place on June 18, when the racers competed in the preliminaries and finals amidst heart-stirring rhythm of drums and gongs.

A total of 66 teams, including 10 teams composed of 220 expatriates from over 20 countries, competed in the 12-men, 12-women and 22-people 300-meter straightaway races. Particularly, this year's event saw more teams joining in the 12-women and 22-people races. Eventually, the teams from Suzhou Institute of Building Research, Soochow University and SIP Institute of Services Outsourcing respectively garnered the first place in the races.