The Dragon Boat Festival in china

The Dragon Boat Festival, originated in China, was originally the ancient ancestors choose "dragon ascended heaven" Auspicious Day to worship the Dragon Ancestors Festival. According to legend, Qu Yuan, a poet in Chu during the Warring States period, committed suicide by jumping over a rock in Miluo River during the Dragon Boat Festival. Later, people also celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival as a festival in memory of Qu Yuan. There are also stories of remembering Wu Zixu, Cao e and Jie Zitui. Generally speaking, the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the Dragon Totem sacrifice of the ancestors of Wu and Yue in the South [6-8] The Dragon Boat Festival is regarded as the evil day on the bad moon, which began in the north, and was commemorated by Qu Yuan and other historical figures

The Dragon Boat Festival, together with the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the mid-autumn Festival, are known as the four traditional Chinese festivals. The Dragon Boat Festival culture has a wide influence in the world, some countries and regions in the world also have activities to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. In May 2006, the State Council listed it as one of the first national intangible cultural heritage; since 2008, it has been listed as a national legal holiday. In September 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization officially approved its inclusion in the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, making the Dragon Boat Festival the first Chinese festival to be recognized as a World Heritage Site