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Canyourecognizethiskindofplant?Mugwortplants艾草Whatdoyouthinkofwhenitcomestomugwortplants?Howaboutthisone?WhichfestivalwillcrossyourmindatthesightofthepictureofQuYuan?DragonBoatFestivalAboutitsnames•TheDragonBoatFestivalisalsocalledtheDuanwuFestival.SinceitiscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar,itearnsanothername—DoubleFifthFestival.•Actually,ithasavarietyofnamesinChinese.ChineseName•端阳节、龙舟节、•女儿节、午日节、•五月节、艾节、•端五、重五、•夏节、天中节、•浴兰节、屈原日、诗人节ItspopularityItisapopularandtraditionalfestivalcelebratedbytheHans,Koreans,Mongolians,Huis,Yis,Bais,Miaos,Zhuangsandothers,altogether27ofthe56nationalitiesinChina.TheoriginsofDragonBoatFestival•ThereareagreatmanyoflegendsabouttheoriginofDragonBoatFestival.Themostpopulartheoryoftheoriginofthefestivalisthatitwasderivedfromtheactivitiescommemorating[kə‘meməreitiŋ]（纪念）QuYuan.ThestoryaboutQuYuanhasbeendeeplyrootedinChinesecultureandthisfestival,soitisdefinitelyaveryimportantfactorfortheoriginofthefestival.QuYuan’sdrowningintotheMiluoRiverQuYuanwasaministeroftheStateofChusituatedinpresent-dayHunanandHubeiprovinces,duringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221BC)（战国时期）.Hewasupright,loyalandhighlyesteemed（德高望重）forhiswisecounsel[‘kaunsəl]（进谏）thatbroughtpeaceandprosperitytothestate.However,whenadishonestandcorruptprincevilified[‘vilifaid]（中伤）QuYuan,hewasdisgraced,dismissedfromoffice,andeventuallyexiled.Duringhisexile,QuYuandidnotgiveup.Hetraveledextensively,taughtandwroteabouthisideas.Hisworks,theLament[lə'ment](LiSao),theNineChapters(JiuZhang),andWentian,aremasterpiecesandinvaluableforstudyingancientChineseculture.Hesawthegradualdeclineofhismothercountry,theChuState.AndwhenheheardthattheChuStatewasdefeatedbythestrongQinState,hewassodespairedthatheendedhislifebyflinginghimselfintotheMiluoRiver.•Legendsaysafterpeopleheardhedrowned,theyweregreatlydismayed.Fishermenracedtothespotintheirboatstosearchforhisbody.Unabletofindhisbody,peoplethrewzongzi,eggsandotherfoodintotherivertofeedfish,hopingtosecurehiscorpse.Sincethen,peoplestartedtocommemorateQuYuanthroughdragonboatraces,eatingzongziandotheractivities,ontheanniversaryofhisdeath,the5thofthefifthmonth.Thisissaidtobetheoriginofthepresentnation-widecustom,whichisthecommonpeople’sexpressionofgriefoverQu’sdeath.Butsincesomeofthewell-knowntraditionsofthefestivalalreadyexistedevenbeforeQuYuan,otheroriginsofthefestivalwerealsosuggested.WenYiduosuggestedthatthefestivalmaybeassociatedwithdragoncloselybecausetwoofthemostimportantactivitiesofthefestival,dragonboatracingandeatingzongzi,arerelatedtodragon.Anotherviewisthatthefestivalisoriginatedfromthetaboo禁忌ofevildays.ThefifthmonthoftheChineselunarcalendaristraditionallyconsideredanevilmonthandthe5thofthemonthisparticularlyabadday,soalotoftaboohadbeendeveloped.Customs•HowdoyoucelebratetheDragonBoatFestivalinyourhometown?FOOD•DuringtheDuanwuFestival,aglutinousricepuddingcalledzongziiseaten.•.Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyeatingzongzi(glutinousrice（糯米）wrappedtoformapyramidusingbambooorreedleaves)OriginZongzi•Zongziisapyramiddumplingmadeofglutinous[‘ɡlu:tinəs]rice（糯米）wrappedinbambooorreed（芦苇）leaves.•materialsuchasbeans,lotusseeds（莲子）,chestnuts（栗子）,porkfatandthegoldenyolkofasaltedduckeggareoftenaddedtotheglutinousrice.Thepuddingisthenwrappedwithbambooleaves,boundwithakindofthreadandboiledinsaltwaterforhours.Zongzi•ThepeopleofChuwhomournedthedeathofQuYuanthrewriceintotherivertofeedahugereptile[‘reptail]（爬行动物）intheriverhadstolentherice.Thespiritthenadvisedthemtowrapthericeinsilkandbind（绑）itwithfivedifferent-coloredthreadsbeforetossing（投）itintotheriver.Ingredientsofzongzi•Ingredientssuchasbeans,lotusseeds（莲子）,chestnuts（栗子）,porkfatandthegoldenyolk[jəuk]（蛋黄）ofasaltedduckeggareoftenaddedtotheglutinousrice.Thedragon-boatraces•Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.Thisregatta（赛舟会）isinhonorofthedeathofQuYuan.•Atypicaldragonboatrangesfrom50-100feetinlength,withabeamofabout5.5feet,accommodatingtwopaddlersseatedsidebyside.WEARING•OnDragonBoatFestival,parentsalsoneedtodresstheirchildrenupwithaperfume（散发香味的）pouch.Theyfirstsewlittlebagswithcolorfulsilkcloth,thenfillthebagswithperfumesorherbalmedicines,andfinallystringthemwithsilkthreads.•hangingbranchesofmoxaandcalamusaroundthedoorsoftheirhomes（挂艾叶菖蒲）anddisplayingportraitsofevil‘snemesis,ChungKuei（悬钟馗像）areabletowardoffevil.•1.AlongtheMiluoRiverinHubeiProvince,thefestivalcelebratorsholdagrandopeningceremonybeforetheracestarts.•2.Attheceremonydozondsofmeninnewclothes,withburningcandlesinhands,walkaroundboatsthreetimestoshowworshipofLuBan.•3.Thentheycarry,ontheirshoulders,animageofadragon’sheadtotheTempleofQuYuan.•4.Finally,theytieredribbonstotheboatsandpullthemintotheriverfortherace.•5.Atthecrackofasignalgun,theboatsraceaheadlikedischargedarrowsfittedtobowstrings弓弦.XiamenandZhangzhou•IntheareasofXiamenandZhangzhouofFujianProvince,abigwoodenboatisarrangedlyingatthefinishingline.Whenraceboatsreachtheline,anumberofducksarereleasedfromthebigwoodenboatintother