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Dragon Boat Festival Ma Xiaomei The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Solar calendar. Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popular of which is in commemoration of Qu Yuan (340-278 BC). After his death, the people of Chu crowded to the bank of the river to pay their respects to him. People threw into the water zongzi and eggs to divert possible fish or shrimp from attacking his body. The story of Qu Yuan Qu Yuan served as minister to the Zhou Emperor. A wise and articulate man, he was loved by the common people. He did much to fight against the rampant corruption that plagued the court-- thereby earning the envy and fear of other officials. Therefore, when he urged the emperor to avoid conflict with the Qin Kingdom, the officials pressured the Emperor to have him removed from service. In exile, he traveled, taught and wrote for several years. Hearing that the Zhou had been defeated by the Qin, and on the fifth day of the fifth moon in the year 295 B.C.(Before Christ), at the age of 37, Qu Yuan clasped a stone to his chest and plunged into the Milo River(汨罗江) in the Hunan Province. The customs vary a lot in different areas of the country, but most of the families would do like that. 独写菖蒲竹叶杯， 蓬城芳草踏初回。 　　情知不向瓯江死， 舟楫何劳吊屈来 。 1、Dragon Boat Race 2、The Culture of Zongzi 3、Hang calamus(菖蒲) and artemisia(艾草) 4、Realgar Wine(雄黄酒) 5、Spice Bag (香包)  Respecting the minister as an upright and honest man, the people who lived in the area jumped into their boats and rushed out in a vain search for him. This unsuccessful rescue a