1, dumplings have a long history, the Spring and Autumn period, with mushroom wild rice leaves wrapped in millet into a horn-shaped, called "corner corn"; bamboo tube filled with rice sealed and baked, called "tube dumplings". In the Warring States period, the Chu state Sanlv and patriotic poet Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River, the people in order to prevent fish damage to the body of Qu Yuan, bamboo tube filled with rice into the river, so that the fish ate rice and do not go to bite Qu Yuan's remains.

2, another said it is used to worship Qu Yuan's offerings. Zongzi has been the essential food of the Dragon Boat Festival, in addition to commemorate Qu Yuan, Jiangsu and other places, zongzi is believed to be related to Wu Zixu faith. Local record: "Country custom on the day of noon to zongzi worship Wu Daifu, not Qu Yuan also." Western Jin Dynasty Zhou Chu, "Records of Wind and Land," wrote: "Mid-summer Dragon Boat Festival, cooking rasping corn." Qi Min Yao Ji" Volume IX quoted "the record of the terroir" described the dumplings "to take the yin and yang still phase _ not dispersed at the time of the image also".

3, Nanliang May 5 for zongzi, and in the tube zongzi covered with neem leaves, to colorful silk thread wrapped. Qi Harmony Records" legend of Emperor Guangwu Jianwu years, Changsha people District Qu see self-proclaimed "Sanlu Dafu" people said: "I heard that when you see the sacrifice, very good. Often stolen by the dragon, now if you have a favor, should be stuffed with neem leaves, wrapped in colorful silk. These two things, the scaly dragon is afraid."