The custom of eating zongzi and rowing dragon boats at the Dragon Boat Festival originated in honor of Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and minister of the State of Chu. After being relegated to a remote place during the Warring States period, he chose to throw himself into the river on the fifth day of the fifth month. In order to prevent his body from being eaten by the fish and shrimp in the river, people began to throw food into the river to worship Qu Yuan. It is said that at the suggestion of Qu Yuan in his dream, people began to wrap food in bamboo leaves to make rhombus-shaped zongzi with sharp corners, so that the fish and shrimps thought it was a rhombus and did not dare to compete for food. However, the fish and shrimp still ate most of the zongzi. Qu Yuan reminded people again in his dream, suggesting that they dress up the boat delivering the zongzi to look like a dragon, because legend has it that the fish, shrimp, turtles, and crabs are under the jurisdiction of the dragon, and they don't dare to eat the king of the dragon's stuff. Since then, people have been rowing dragon boats and eating zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate Qu Yuan's patriotism and spirit of sacrificing his life for his country. This is the story of the origin of eating zongzi and paddling dragon boat at the Dragon Boat Festival.