As China’s first festival recognised by Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates the life and death of the revered poet Qu Yuan, a loyal minister who ...

Dragon boat racing started in ancient China more than 2,000 years ago. It is traditionally linked to the legend of Qu Yuan, a ...

According to the legend, Qu Yuan(who lived during the Warring States period of ancient China), in despair over the state of his country, drowned himself in the Miluo River. The festival commemorates ...

Duān Wǔ Jié) is a traditional festival in China to commemorate the life and death of Qu Yuan. The legend goes that Qu Yuan served in high offices and wrote a lot of poetry about China while ...