1. Eating zongzi: Zongzi was called "Jiaoshu" in ancient times, and it was invented for the sacrifice of Qu Yuan who threw himself into the river. The truly recorded zongzi can be found in the Records of Local Conditions in the Jin and Zhou Dynasties. And the well-circulated and oldest zongzi is the honey-cooled zongzi in Xi 'an, which is contained in Tang Wei Juyuan's cookbook.

Generally speaking, the customs of people around the world for the Dragon Boat Festival are similar, while eating zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival is the same all over China. Today's zongzi is more diverse and colorful. Nowadays, rice dumplings are usually wrapped in glutinous rice shells, but the colors contained in them depend on local specialties and customs. It is safe and hygienic to eat zongzi after heating, and it also reduces the burden of digestion.

2. Eating wuhuang: There is a custom of eating "wuhuang" on the Dragon Boat Festival in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Wuhuang refers to cucumber, Monopterus albus, yellow croaker, duck egg yolk from Gaoyou and realgar wine. In addition, there is a custom of eating tofu during the Dragon Boat Festival in northern Zhejiang.

The Dragon Boat Festival is not only a time to eat zongzi, but also the most tender and nutritious time of eel meat in a year, so there is a common saying that "the eel competes with ginseng in the Dragon Boat Festival". Monopterus albus has always been a popular kind of freshwater aquatic products because of its soft and smooth taste, especially for children and the elderly, and it is a good tonic. Monopterus albus is warm and sweet, and enters the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer and invigorating qi, nourishing blood and removing stagnation, warming yang and invigorating spleen, strengthening essence and stopping bleeding, nourishing liver and kidney, expelling wind and dredging collaterals and so on.

3. Eat tea eggs: In the west Nanchang area, tea eggs and salted eggs should be cooked during the Dragon Boat Festival. Eggs include eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs. The eggshell is painted red, packed in colorful net bags and hung around the child's neck, which means wishing the child good luck and safety.

4. Eat oil cake: On the Dragon Boat Festival, besides zongzi, you should also eat oil cake. The oil cake should be made of well-scalded oil noodles, wrapped with stuffing made of white sugar, yellow cinnamon, rose, walnut kernel and lard, and fried in an oil pan. The epidermis is loose, the stuffing is sweet and the appearance is beautiful.