It is said that Qu Yuan on the fifth day of May cast Miluo River, died for the dragon trapped, the world mourned, every day to cast the five-color silk dumplings in the water, in order to drive the dragon. It is also rumored that Qu Yuan cast Miluo River, the local people heard immediately rowing boats to rescue, has been traveling to the Dongting Lake, and finally did not see the body of Qu Yuan. At that time, it was a rainy day, and the boats on the lake gathered together by the pavilion on the shore. When people learned that is to salvage the wise minister Qu Daifu, once again braved the rain, scrambling to row into the vast Dongting Lake. In order to send their condolences, people swung their boats on top of the river, and only thereafter gradually developed into dragon boat races. 'It seems that the Dragon Boat Festival to eat zongzi, dragon boat races and commemorate Qu Yuan related to the Tang Dynasty Wenxiu 'Dragon Boat Festival' poem as evidence: "Festival points Dragon Boat Festival since who said, the rumors of the ages for Qu Yuan. I can laugh at the empty Chu River, can not be washed straight minister injustice."

Eating Zongzi: Jing Chu people, in the May 5th cooking glutinous rice or steamed Zongzi cake into the river to worship Qu Yuan, lest the fish eat, so the bamboo tube containing glutinous rice thrown down, and then gradually use Zongzi leaves instead of bamboo tubes.