Chinese Traditional Festival Series: Our Dragon Boat Festival

Author: Peng Guoliang, Yang Liang
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: When it comes to the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone has some unforgettable memories. This is a collection of essays centered around the Dragon Boat Festival. The book approaches the topic from an interesting perspective, incorporating history, emotions, and even differing opinions. It is particularly noteworthy that the book collects a large number of images related to the Dragon Boat Festival, providing readers with something to enjoy and helping them rediscover some childhood memories.
On the fifth day of the fifth month, during the Dragon Boat Festival, my grandmother asked me to visit. My aunt asked me to wrap zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), and my uncle asked me to weave bamboo boats. The bamboo boats were great, and there were plenty of zongzi. The zongzi floated on the boats across the river. But what for? To rescue Grandpa Qu Yuan from the river. In the big river, boats lined up one after another, and my grandfather took me to watch the dragon boat races. The dragon boats were long, and there were many of them. They raced like they were weaving through the water. He clapped his hands, you sang songs, and I shouted slogans—it was so much fun.