1. Eating Zongzi

Zongzi are pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. This traditional food is popular during the Dragon Boat Festival.?

Dumplings are pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. This traditional food is popular at the Dragon Boat Festival.

2. Drinking Xionghuang Wine

Realgar wine is Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar. It is a custom to drink the wine during the Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar. It is a custom to drink the wine during the Dragon Boat Festival.

3. Dragon boat racing

Dragon boat racing is a traditional pastime where crews of 22 seated in long, dragon-shaped boats race lengths of up to 2000m. The Races are an indispensable part of the Dragon Boat Festival. Races are an indispensable part of the Dragon Boat Festival and are held all over China.

Dragon boat racing is a traditional pastime where crews of 22 seated in long, dragon-shaped boats race lengths of up to 2000m, an indispensable part of the Dragon Boat Festival which is held throughout China.

4. Wearing scented bags

During Dragon Boat Festival, parents typically dress their children up with a sachet. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfume. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines, and finally string them with silk thread. The sachet, which is said to be able to ward off evil, is usually hung around the child's sachet. The sachet, which is said to be able to ward off evil, is usually hung around the child's neck or tied to the front of his or her garment as an ornament.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, parents usually dress up their children with scented bags. They first sew small packets of colorful silk cloth, then fill them with perfume or herbs and finally string them together with silk thread. These scented sachets, which are said to ward off evil spirits, are usually hung around the child's neck or tied to the front of his or her clothes as an ornament.

5. Driving away five poisons

During the Dragon Boat Festival, residents make an effort to drive away poisonous pests, including scorpions, vipers, centipedes

During the Dragon Boat Festival, residents make an effort to drive away poisonous pests, including scorpions, vipers, centipedes and house lizards and toads.