A Brief Introduction of the Dragon Boat Festival
1 min readA Brief Introduction of the Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese festivals are usually associated with special foods as well as fun （“heat and noise”）.On this festival Chinese people prepare and eat zongzi，and the excitement is provided by dragon boat racing-hence the English name for the holiday.
To understand the Dragon Boat Festival，and most things Chinese，you have to know a little ancient history.
The Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival
Quyuan’s poem“Li Sao”written about his own life and other important ones are all filled with his deep love for his country.At last，however，he was so discouraged that he had to end his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River.It is said thatthe people rushed out in their boats to try to save him when they heard the terrible news，but it was too late.Also，they were so sad that they threw rice in the water to feed Qu Yuan’s spirit，so now we can see the dragon-boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named“zong-zi”for us to entertain friends，especially children，during the Dragon-Boat Festival.
