The significance of Xionghuang wine at the Dragon Boat Festival is to honor Qu Yuan and prevent him from being harmed by insects and snakes.

Ancient people believed that xionghuang wine could drive away demons and evil spirits, so the custom of drinking xionghuang wine at the Dragon Boat Festival was formed. At the same time, but also to rub the children's cheeks, ears and nose, or in the forehead corner of the word "king", compared to a tiger, in order to Wei evil.

The Dragon Boat Festival drink andrographis legend:

The legend says that after Qu Yuan threw himself into the river, Qu Yuan's hometown, in order to prevent the dragon from eating Qu Yuan's remains, they have to put the dumplings, salted eggs thrown into the river. An old doctor brought an altar of yellow wine and poured it into the river, saying that it could stun the dragon and protect Qu Yuan.

A moment later, the water surface really floating a dragon. So, people pulled the dragon to shore, its tendons, skin, and then the dragon tendons wrapped around the wrists and necks of the children, and then wipe the seven orifices of the andrography wine, thinking that this will enable the children to be free from insects and snakes. This is said to be the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival drinking Xionghuang wine. So far, many places in China have the habit of drinking Xionghuang wine.