Chinese traditional culture why the Dragon Boat Festival to race dragon boat story

The Story of Dragon Boat Racing at Dragon Boat Festival

History records that dragon boat racing was sprung up to honor the patriotic poet Qu Yuan.

Legend has it that during the Warring States period, there was a minister of Chu, Qu Yuan, who served King Huai of Chu faithfully and was determined to save the country, but was repeatedly ostracized, and after the death of King Huai, he was exiled because King Haixiang listened to the slanderous rumors, and finally threw himself into the Miluo River and died. Local people in the Qu Yuan cast the river after the spontaneous rowing dragon boat, to the river threw packaged dumplings for the sea fish to eat, the speed of the dragon boat can also drive away the fish, but also the same can protect the body of Qu Yuan, and will not eat Qu Yuan, so there is a Dragon Boat Race at the Dragon Boat Festival.