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Can you recognize this kind of plant? Mugwort plants 艾草 What do you think of when it comes to mugwort plants? Which festival will cross your mind at the sight of the picture of Qu Yuan? Dragon Boat Festival About its names The Dragon Boat Festival is also called the Duanwu Festival. Since it is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar, it earns another name — Double Fifth Festival. Actually, it has a variety of names in Chinese. List 端阳节、龙舟节、 女儿节、午日节、 五月节、艾节、 端五、重五、 夏节、天中节、 浴兰节、屈原日、诗人节 Its popularity It is a popular and traditional festival celebrated by the Hans, Koreans朝鲜人 Mongolians, Huis, Yis, Bais, Miaos, Zhuangs and others, altogether 27 of the 56 nationalities in China. The origins of Dragon Boat Festival There are a great many of legends about the origin of Dragon Boat Festival. The most popular theory of the origin of the festival is that it was derived from the activities commemorating [k?‘mem?reiti?] （纪念）Qu Yuan. The story about Qu Yuan has been deeply rooted in Chinese culture and this festival, so it is definitely a very important factor for the origin of the festival. Qu Yuan’s drowning into the  Miluo River Qu Yuan was a minister of the State of Chu situated in present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period (475-221BC)（战国时期）. He was upright, loyal and highly esteemed （德高望重）for his wise counsel [‘kauns?l] （进谏）that brought peace and prosperity to the state. However, when a dishonest and corrupt prince vilified [‘vilifaid] （中伤） Qu Yuan, he was disgraced, dismissed from office, and eventually exiled. During his exile, Qu Yuan did not give up. He traveled extensively, taught and wrote about his ideas. His works, the Lament [l?ment] (Li Sao), the Nine Chapters (Jiu Zhang), and Wen tian, are masterpieces and invaluable for studying ancient Chinese culture. He saw the gradual decline of his mother country, the Chu State. And when he heard that the Chu State was de