Who are the historical figures of China Dragon Boat Festival?

Historical figures related to the Dragon Boat Festival are Qu Yuan, Wu Zixu and Cao E.

1, Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan, a poet of Chu (now Hubei) in the Warring States Period, threw himself into the river that day.

In order to establish the label of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, the rulers regard the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan.

2. Wu Zixu. (559 BC-484 BC) was a courtier, a friend of Chu, a doctor and strategist of Wu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period.

3. Cao Yu. Cao E (A.D. 130- 143) was born in Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His father, Cao Xu, drowned in Shunjiang (now Cao E) on May 5, and his body was not seen until a few days later. At that time, his filial daughter Cao E was only fourteen years old, crying day and night by the river. 17 days later, he also threw himself into the river on May 22nd. Five days later, Cao E's body surfaced with his father's body in his arms. This was passed down as a myth, and then to the governor of the county government, who made it a monument for disciple Han Danchun to make a eulogy. Therefore, the village where he lived was renamed Cao 'ejiang Town, and the river where he mourned his father was Cao 'ejiang, and a temple was built to comfort his filial piety.