The purpose and significance of dragon boat rowing on the Dragon Boat Festival

The purpose of the dragon boat race is to commemorate Cao E, Qu Yuan and Wu Zixu, and to pray for a bumper harvest in agriculture, good weather and all the best, and to express people's good wishes. Dragon boat race is one of the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in China, and it is the most popular folk sports and entertainment activities of the broad masses of the people. The process of dragon boat race expresses the positive, brave and indomitable spirit.

During the Warring States period, there was a custom of dragon boat racing. During the Warring States period, people rowed dragon-shaped canoes with drums and played race games. At that time, dragon boat racing was a semi-religious and semi-entertainment program.

Dragon boat racing is very common in southern China, and there are also customs of dragon boat racing in cities near rivers and lakes in the north, mostly in the form of dragon boat rowing and jumping.

Dragon boat racing is also a great opportunity for many literati to capture inspiration and show their talents. For thousands of years, there are countless poems about dragon boat racing, which show the rich cultural connotation of China's traditional customs.