The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, usually celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, also known as the Duanyang Festival. Its origin is related to numerous legends and customs, the most famous of which is the story related to Qu Yuan. Here is one of the origins of the Dragon Boat Festival:

According to legend, as early as around 278 BC, the struggles and disputes of the Chinese state led to chaos and instability in the country. Qu Yuan, a loyal politician, poet and patriot, who felt the pain of his country and was disheartened, committed suicide in the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, expressing his loyalty and love for his country with his life.

The local fishermen loved Qu Yuan so much that in order to stop the fish from eating his body, they threw rice zongzi into the river in their boats. They also move the water with their paddles, creating sounds and splashes to disperse the fish. People found that rice dumplings and boat sound waves became effective means, so on the fifth day of May every year, began the custom of dragon boat racing and eating zongzi. It was believed that this would commemorate Qu Yuan and ward off evil spirits and prevent disasters and epidemics.

The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival are also gradually enriched. In addition to the dragon boat race and eating zongzi, there are also traditional activities and customs such as tying moxa grass, hanging calamus, wearing incense bags, and setting off firecrackers. There is also a tradition that eating zongzi can ward off evil spirits and prevent plague, because the glutinous rice and mugwort leaves wrapped in zongzi are believed to have exorcistic effects.

The Dragon Boat Festival has become one of China's traditional festivals, celebrated across the country and attracting the attention and participation of many people internationally.