Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival 2011: Dragon Boat Festival in Singapore, All About Dragon Boat Festival: 端午节 (duānwǔjié), better known to the English-speaking world as Dragon Boat Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month each year. In 2011, that’s this coming Monday (June 6), and across China people will be eating 粽子 (zòngzi) and enjoying a long weekend in honor of … what, exactly? Keep reading and find out!

6th June 2011, Bedok Reservoir, Singapore
In Singapore this weekend? We suggested you head down to the Bedok Reservoir to catch a glimpse of the annual Dragon Boat Festival in Singapore. It invites both national and international teams to race along in decorated boats. 

The dragon boat race crew consists of 22 athletic member paddling furiously to the rhythm of  a drummer sitting at the head. Participating can be rather taxing on the old knees; the technique does not require the team to row, instead, they sit on their knees and paddle. Ouch! Like so many other Chinese events, there is a story behind the dragon boat race and it goes back two millennia.
 

So, what does 端午 mean, anyway?
The Chinese name of the holiday comes from the date upon which it is celebrated, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. 端 means “beginning,” and 午 is the label for the fifth lunar month. Thus 端午 means “beginning of the fifth month.” The holiday is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month specifically because that was the day that Qu Yuan cast himself into the Miluo River.
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中国人喜欢崇拜悲剧英雄。比如屈原，岳飞
Chinese adore the tragic hero,such as Qu yuan,Yue fei

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