The pomegranate flowers are gorgeous in May. The green poplar trees are covered with heavy rain. Five-color new silk wrapped horn rice dumplings. Delivered on a gold plate. Raw silk painted fan plate with double phoenixes.
It is the season of bath orchids. The calamus wine is beautiful and pure. There are orioles in the leaves. Still indifferent. It’s easy to break the screen window dream.
——Ouyang Xiu’s “The Proud Fisherman”
The weather is getting hotter, and summer has finally entered our lives.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the Dragon Boat Festival in 2019 is finally here.
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanyang Festival, Chongwu Festival, Bath Orchid Festival, etc., originated from the worship of celestial phenomena. It was originally a festival for ancient ancestors to worship the dragon ancestors in the form of dragon boat races. It is also said that the tradition of dragon boat racing originated from the ancient Chu people who threw themselves into the river because of their unwillingness to leave their virtuous minister Qu Yuan. People rowed boats to chase and save him, but there was no trace of him when they chased him to Dongting Lake.
Therefore, people rowed dragon boats every May 5th to commemorate the event. He rowed dragon boats to disperse the fish in the river to prevent them from eating Qu Yuan’s body.
Speaking of the Dragon Boat Festival, I seem to smell the fragrance of rice dumpling leaves again and see dragon boats filling the river. Everyone knows that the Dragon Boat Festival has the custom of eating rice dumplings and racing dragon boats. In fact, there are many other activities during the Dragon Boat Festival, such as mulan soup, flying kites, and hanging wormwood.
Are you looking forward to the traditional festival and family reunion?
While midsummer is not yet here, the weather is not too hot yet, and the weather is nice and sunny, why not make a small plan for a family outing?
The mellow taste of Suzhou in the ancient town, the fresh breeze by Taihu Lake, and the Dragon Boat Festival race at Jinji Lake…
Why not quickly incorporate the beautiful scenery and fun into your Dragon Boat Festival travel plans and spend a happy festival with your family!
