Today is Thursday, 22nd June 2023- Dragon Boat Festival 2023…. in which celebrates offering of Dragon boat racing, consumption of realgar wine and zongzi..
“also known as Tuen Ng, falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, a Chinese poet and minister known for his patriotism and contributions to classical poetry and who eventually became a national hero.”
Though heartbroken to see his country being intruded, Qu Yuan never abandoned his faith and country. On May 5th(in Chinese lunar calendar), after writing down his last poem, Qu Yuan drowned himself in Miluo River(a branch of Yangtze River) as a gesture of dying along with his beloved motherland.
Why is it called Duan Wu Jie? The Dragon Boat Festival is called Duan wu Jie (端午节) in Mandarin Chinese. Duan (端) means ‘start’, while wu (午) means ‘noon’, but also ‘the fifth solar month’ in the traditional Chinese calendar (approximately June 6 – July 6), centered around the summer solstice. ‘The month of noon’ marks the middle of summer.
Where did dragon boats originate? Southern central China The use of dragon boats for racing is believed to have originated in southern central China more than 2500 years ago, in Dongting Lake and along the banks of the Chang Jiang (now called the Yangtze river).
How old is the Dragon Boat Festival? 2,000 years…….The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It has a history of more than 2,000 years, and is believed to have originated during the Warring States period.
What do Dragon Boat Festival people eat during the festival? For Dragon Boat Festival the Chinese usually eat zongzi (rice dumpling) and various other foods below, depending on the region.
Zongzi — Sticky Rice Dumplings. Zongzi. …
Dagao — Glutinous Rice Cake. Dagao. …
Mianshanzi. Mianshanzi. …
Fried Cake (Jiandui) Fried Cake (Jiandui) …
Eel. …
Thin Pancakes. …
Eggs Steamed with Tea. …
Egg with Garlic.
CNSA –China National Space Administration CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program – Lunar- Mars 端午安康 “Zong” has a light-year road to explore, and it has to ride the wind and waves to reach it! Rabbit Xingxing wishes everyone a healthy Dragon Boat Festival !
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CNSA –China National Space Administration CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program – Lunar- Mars 端午安康 “Zong” has a light-year road to explore, and it has to ride the wind and waves to reach it! Rabbit Xingxing wishes everyone a healthy Dragon Boat Festival !
CNSA –China National Space Administration CLEP- China Lunar Exploration Program – Lunar- Mars Deep Space Exploration Laboratory 端午安康 “Zong” has a light-year road to explore, and it has to ride the wind and waves to reach it! Rabbit Xingxing wishes everyone a healthy Dragon Boat Festival !
“Zong” is more than exploring the universe] 端午节 The festival in the sky, and the Dragon Boat Festival again. In the early summer of the north of the Great Wall and the south of the Yangtze River, things change and stars move freely. On the occasion of nine days, how to place the family? “Chang’e” looks at the moon, and “Heavenly Questions” detects fires; they have searched for thousands of years, and studied the deep space and universe. May everyone be healthy and happy during the Dragon Boat Festival. (Planning/Drawing by Shi Meng/Liang Minchang)
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Flying back to the nebula
to explore the stars, chasing dreams, sky,
mayflies, heaven and earth, the mind of Hongyu, the
more you know, the more clear you are, the more you act, the more you will
be determined, and the road is far away Healthy!
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