When does Leiyang Dragon Boat Festival start?

Ten o'clock in the morning. According to official website's inquiry, the Dragon Boat Festival in Leiyang starts at 10 a.m. and can be seen on both sides of the lake. Dragon boat rowing is a traditional program of the Dragon Boat Festival. The most distinctive feature of the annual Dragon Boat Festival is eating zongzi and racing dragon boats. Dragon boat race originated from the sacrificial activities of the Yue people to worship the water god or the dragon prince. It has a long history and can be traced back to the end of primitive society. It is said that Chu people who originated in ancient times did not want to bow to the river and committed suicide. Everyone rowed after them. Later, people used to row a dragon boat on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month to commemorate it, and the fish in the river were dispersed by rowing a dragon boat.