The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Of all the legends (传说) about it, (famous) one is about Qu Yuan. Qu was a poet of the State of Chu. He was very faithful to his state. When he realized that his state was becoming weaker weaker, he felt heartbroken. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 278 BC, Qu threw (he) into the Miluo River and died for his homeland. People who lived near the river rushed into their boats(search) for him. They threw zongzi and other food into the river to keep fish eating
Qu's body.
To remember Qu, the /'kʌstəmz/ of holding dragon boat races and throwing zongzi into the river on that day were passed down, and the holiday was (name) "Dragon Boat Festival." In 2009, the Dragon Boat Festival became China's (one) festival to be recognized as one of the world's intangible cultural heritages(非物质文化遗产).
In Qu's hometown, a dragon boat race is (real) welcome every year during the festival.
Dragon boat racing, in fact, has developed from a local activity into international sporting event. China's dragon boats have "rowed" throughout the world.
