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DragonBoatFestivalTheDragonBoatFestivalalsocalledtheDuanwuFestivaliscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.Forthousandsofyearsthefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyeatingzongzi(glutinousrice（糯米）wrappedtoformapyramidusingbambooorreedleaves)andracingdragonboats.Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatracesespeciallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.Thisregatta（赛舟会）commemoratesthedeathofQuYuananhonestministerwhoissaidtohavecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfinariver.QuwasaministeroftheStateofChusituatedinpresent-dayHunanandHubeiprovincesduringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221BC)（战国时期）.Hewasuprightloyalandhighlyesteemedforhiswisecounselthatbroughtpeaceandprosperitytothestate.HoweverwhenadishonestandcorruptprincevilifiedQuhewasdisgracedanddismissedfromoffice.RealizingthatthecountrywasnowinthehandsofevilandcorruptofficialsQugrabbedalargestoneandleaptintotheMiluoRiveronthefifthdayofthefifthmonth.Nearbyfishermenrushedovertotryandsavehimbutwereunabletoevenrecoverhisbody.ThereafterthestatedeclinedandwaseventuallyconqueredbytheStateofQin.ThepeopleofChuwhomournedthedeathofQuthrewriceintotherivertofeedhisghosteveryyearonthefifthdayofthefifthmonth.ButoneyearthespiritofQuappearedandtoldthemournersthatahugereptile（爬行动物）intheriverhadstolentherice.Thespiritthenadvisedthemtowrapthericeinsilkandbinditwithfivedifferent-coloredthreadsbeforetossingitintotheriver.DuringtheDuanwuFestivalaglutinousricepuddingcalledzongziiseatentosymbolizethericeofferingstoQu.Ingredientssuchasbeanslotusseeds（莲子）chestnuts（栗子）porkfatandthegoldenyolkofasaltedduckeggareoftenaddedtotheglutinousrice.Thepuddingisthenwrappedwithbambooleavesb