Dragon Boat Festival

➡ Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival, originating from the worship of sky and dragons in ancient times.
➡ There is a legend associated with the festival about the poet Chu Qu Yuan, who lived in China during the Warring States period. Qu Yuan was a proponent of reforms to combat corruption among aristocrats and officials. As a consequence of his actions, the poet was exiled from the state of Chu by the emperor. During his exile, this poet wrote many poems expressing his devotion and love for the Chu state. When word reached him that the capital of his beloved state had been captured by the Qin army, Qu Yuan jumped into the Miluo River and committed suicide. When the news of his death spread, the local people immediately rushed to the boats in search of the poet’s body. They floated boats on the river, while hitting the water with oars and beating drums to scare away evil spirits. They also threw balls of cooked rice into the river, hoping that the fed fish would not move the poet’s body.
➡ As a reminder of this story, for years people gathered on the banks of the Miluo River and threw rice wrapped in reed and bamboo leaves into the river, so that the food would not spoil. Today, these wrappers are called “zongzi,” and they are a festive dish associated with the Dragon Boat Festival – the Chinese offer them to family and friends.
➡ Dragon boat races are also a very important tradition – every year Chinese citizens and tourists from all over the world gather to enjoy this spectacular show together. Participants race down the river while beating drums and hitting the water with oars, just like the local people in the poet’s legend. The race takes place in the Xixi Wetland Park, in Hangzhou’s Wuchang district.

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