1, the Warring States period, Chu state doctor Qu Yuan because of the bitter persuasion of the king of Chu to no avail, anguish and anger, threw himself into the river. The people of Chu miss this clean and honest doctor, so the glutinous rice into a package into the river, expecting the fish to eat the rice and not eat the body of Qu Yuan. The tradition was continued in later generations and gradually evolved into the Dragon Boat Festival.

2, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month for the Dragon Boat Festival, Dragon Boat Festival is China's two thousand years of old customs, every day, every family is hanging Zhong Kui statue, hanging moxa calamus, dragon boat races, eat zongzi, drink xionghuang wine, with scented pouches. The theme is to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. To drive away poisonous insects and evil spirits.

3, the Dragon Boat Festival for the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar each year, also known as the Duan Yang Festival, Wuzhi Festival, May Festival, Five Day Festival, Ai Festival, Duanwu, heavy Wu, Wuzhi, Summer Festival, was originally a summer festival to drive out the plague.