The significance of the Dragon Boat Festival is: through the exhibition of traditional folk activities, not only can enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the masses, but also a good inheritance and carry forward the traditional culture. And the Dragon Boat Festival culture as an important part of traditional Chinese culture, reflecting the long history and profoundness of Chinese culture.

The Dragon Boat Festival is known as one of the four major traditional festivals in China, together with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. The culture of Dragon Boat Festival has a wide influence in the world, and some countries and regions in the world also have activities to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

In May 2006, the State Council included it in the list of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritages; since 2008, it has been listed as a national legal holiday.