Dragon Boat Festival (or Duanwu Festival) falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. For thousands of years, the Festival has been characterized by dragon boat racing, and eating Zongzi. This holiday will provide ample chances for all to be involved in celebrations.

    It is a folk festival widely passed down with a history of over two thousand years, and one of the most important festivals as well. There are various celebrating activities on the day of Dragon Boat Festival, among which eating rice dumplings (zongzi, the steamed glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves) and dragon boat race are important customs.

    There will be a 3-day holiday for the coming Dragon Boat Festival, starting from May 28 (Sunday) to May 30 (Tuesday, the Dragon Boat Festival).

    The Final of the Fourth Hunan Mass Dragon Boat Race ‘Our Festival-Dragon Boat Festival-Quyuan Cup 2017’ kicked off on Qianlong Lake of Changsha City on May 23, 2017. The event was organized by the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee Publicity Department, Hunan Provincial Civilization Office, Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau, and Hunan Broadcasting System. Twenty teams from Hunan’s one prefecture and thirteen cities joined in the race. After the preliminaries, semi-finals, and finals, 16 teams won the final qualifications.