Duanwu is China's first of four traditional Chinese festivals

The Dragon Boat Festival is the first of the four traditional Chinese festivals to be selected as one of the world's intangible cultural heritages.

Duanwu Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Chongwu Festival, etc. in China, is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. It is known as one of China's four major traditional festivals along with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. In September 2009, UNESCO formally approved its inclusion in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and the Dragon Boat Festival became the first Chinese festival to be selected as part of the world's intangible heritage.

According to historical documents, the Dragon Boat Festival can be traced back to the pre-Qin period, originating from the dragon totem rituals of the Wu-Yue ethnic group in the south. As we all know, Chinese civilization is mainly based on the dragon as a totem symbol, the ancient ancestors chose the day of the fifth day of the fifth month, choose the dragon to ascend to heaven, sacrificing the dragon ancestor, so it is also called the Dragon Day Festival. Due to the vastness of our country, the Dragon Boat Festival customs are also due to different regions and there are differences. There are mainly dragon boat racing, dragon festival, pick herbs, hanging wormwood, playing the afternoon water, wash the herbal water, worship God ancestor, dip the dragon boat water, eat rice dumplings, paper dragons, paper kites, tethered to the five-color silk thread, Pei Xiangbao and other customs.