At the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the area we now know as China had falleninto a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled forseveral centuries, several other states, originally feudal domains, tried tocarve out their own kingdoms. The state of Qin would eventually emerge thevictor and unify all of China under one rule for the first time in history.
Qu Yuan served as minister to the Zhou Emperor. A wise and articulate man,he was loved by the common people. He did much to fight against the rampantcorruption that plagued the court-- thereby earning the envy and fear of otherofficials. Therefore, when he urged the emperor to avoid conflict with the QinKingdom, the officials pressured the Emperor to have him removed from service.In exile, he traveled, taught and wrote for several years. Hearing that the Zhouhad been defeated by the Qin, he fell into despair and threw himself into theMilou River. His last poem reads:
Many a heavy sigh I have in my despair,Grieving that I was born in such anunlucky time.I yoked a team of jade dragons to a phoenix chariot,And waited forthe wind to come,to sour up on my journey
As he was so loved by the people, fishermen rushed out in long boats,beating drums to scare the fish away, and throwing zong zi into the water tofeed braver fish so that they would not eat Qu Yuan's body.
The Modern Dragon Boat Festival started from that time to this day, peoplecommemorated Qu Yuan through Dragon Boat Races, eating zong zi, and severalother activities, on the anniversary of his death: the fifth day of the fifthlunar month.
Dragon Boat races are the most exciting part of the festival, drawingcrowds of spectators. Dragon Boats are generally brightly painted and decoratedcanoes. Ranging anywhere from 40 to 100 feet in length, their heads are shapedlike open-mouthed dragons, while the sterns end with a scaly tail. Depending onthe length, up to 80 rowers can power the boat. A drummer and flag-catcher standat the front of the boat. Before a dragon boat enters competition, it must be"brought to life" by painting the eyes in a sacred ceremony. Races can have anynumber of boats competing, with the winner being the first team to grab a flagat the end of the course. Annual races take place all over China, Hong Kong,Macao, Chinese Taiwan, and other overseas Chinese communities.
The Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth monthaccording to the Chinese calendar.People always eat rice dumplings and watchdragon boat races to celebrate it.
端午节是中国阴历的五月五日。人们总是吃粽子和赛龙舟来庆祝它。
The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races,especially in thesouthern places where there are many rivers and lakes. It is very popular.
这个节日最出名的是龙舟赛，特别是在有着充足的河流和湖泊的南方。真的是很受欢迎的。
The rice dumpling is made of glutinous rice,meat and so on. You can eatdifferent kinds of rice dumplings. They are very delicious.
这个粽子是用糯米和肉等做成的。你可以吃不同种类的粽子。他们是非常美味的。
And Dragon Boat Festival is for Qu Yuan. He is an honest minister who issaid to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.
端午节是为了纪念屈原。他是一个诚实的大臣、在河里自杀把自己淹死了。
Overall, the Dragon Boat Festival is very interesting!
总的来说，端午节是非常有趣的。
Fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival, also called DuanYangJie,afternoon day festival, may festival, ai festival, terminal five, ChongWu,midday, summer day. Although the name is different, but all around the custom ofthe people's holiday is the same. The Dragon Boat Festival is China's twothousand years old customs, on this day, every family hanging moxa calamus,dragon boat racing, eating zongzi, drink realgar wine, swim all ills, sweetbursa.
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, you know the origin of the Dragon BoatFestival? ! I don't know! Let me tell you! Do you remember the patriotic generalchu qu yuan? I to say him!
Qu yuan is the warring states period abroad, very learned. He beside theking a few to image is his country rich and strong. Treacherous court official,listen to the words, bad king king chu qu yuan XiaoZhi exile. In exile, qu yuanheard that chu capital held by the enemy, and the people suffer, veryindignation. Falls on this day, he came to the miluo river edge, with a stone,in order to jump jumped into the miluo river. Abroad people hear that cast jiangqu yuan was very sad. They rowed steadily to salvage qu yuan, with tears intheir eyes, also threw rice dumplings into the river feed the fish, hope thatthe fish don't harm the body of qu yuan. This is may duanyang the origin ofzongzi.
The Dragon Boat Festival has a lot of interesting activities. Columns suchas dragon boat racing, hanging sachet, sachet, cinnabar, realgar, xiang,outsourcing to wire cloth, fragrance 4 excessive, again the five-color silkstring into a rope buckle, for all kinds of different shape, form a series,variety, and exquisite. Have the habit of hanging moxa leaf, calamus.
There were so many activity in the Dragon Boat Festival!
The Dragon Boat Festival ,also called the Duanwu Festival ,is celebrated onthe fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.People alwayseat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat races to celebrate it.
The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races,especially in thesouthern places where there are many rivers and lakes. Ití s very popular.
The rice dumpling is made of glutinous rice,meat and so on. You can eatdifferent kinds of rice dumplings.They are very delicious.
And Dragon Boat Festival is for Qu Yuan. He is an honest minister who issaid to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.
Overall, the Dragon Boat Festival is very interesting!
In a few days is the Dragon Boat Festival.
Do you have to know the Dragon Boat Festival? I know, in order tocommemorate WuZiLian, his father was murdered by king chu, dig grave after hewent to the kingdom of wu, chu got know sword he giveth him dead bodies intoriver, on May 5, the day the custom of Dragon Boat Festival is a family moxagrass, pomegranate flowers, garlic, rowing.
Home is the holiday, we get up early in the morning, bath, wash a moxagrass.
I most like the Dragon Boat Festival!
再过几天就是端午节了。
你知道端午节的有来吗?我知道，为了纪念伍子廉，他的父兄被楚王所杀，之后他去吴国挖墓，楚王知道了他赐剑死了他将尸体投入大江，这天5月5日端午节的习俗是个家插艾草，石榴花，蒜头，划龙舟。
我们家是这样过节的，一大早起床，洗一个艾草澡。
我最喜欢过端午节了!