English introduction to Dragon Boat Festival:

The Dragon Boat Festival，also called the Duanwu Festival， is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. This festival is to commemorate the death of QU Yuan， an upright and honest poet and statesman who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.

　The most important activity of this festival is the Dragon Boat races.It symbolizes people's attempts to rescue Qu Yuan.In the current period， these races also demonstrate the virtues of cooperation and teamwork.

　Besides，the festival has also been marked by eating zong zi （glutinous rice）。 Zong zi is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves.People who mourned the death of Qu threw Zong zi into the river to feed his ghost every year.

　With the changes of the times， the memorial turns to be a time for protection from evil and disease for the rest of year.People will hang healthy herbs on the front door to clear the bad luck of the house.Although the significance of the festival might be different with the past，it still gives the observer an opportunity to glimpse a part of the rich Chinese cultural heritage.

Chinese general idea:

Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, is set on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the China calendar. This festival commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, a loyal poet and politician who drowned himself in a river. The most important activity of this festival is the dragon boat race. It implies that people are trying to save Qu Yuan. At present, these competitions also express the spirit of teamwork. In addition, festivals are remembered because of this special food-Zongzi (glutinous rice). Zongzi is made of glutinous rice with different fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves or reed leaves. People mourn Qu Yuan's death and throw zongzi into the river to feed his ghost. With the change of the times, memorial turned to protect him from evil forces and expel diseases. People will hang healthy herbs on the front door to drive out the bad luck of the house. Although the significance of this festival may be different from that of the past, it still makes people see a rich part of chinese heritage.