As the Dragon Boat Festival arrives, the scent of zongzi leaves and the competition of dragon boats fill the air.
China, with its vast history and expansive civilization, celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival, one of the four major traditional Chinese festivals, with a history spanning over 2000 years. Despite varying local customs, the unique festival rituals such as wrapping zongzi, dragon boat racing, hanging mugwort, and tying colored ropes are imbued with the genetic essence of Chinese civilization. These elements, alongside famous poetic verses like “The road ahead is long and has no ending, yet high and low I’ll search with my will unbending,” create a shared cultural memory for the Chinese people related to the Dragon Boat Festival, serving as a cultural link that strengthens the cohesion of the Chinese nation.
The traditional and modern meld and interact, propelling the creative transformation and innovative development of China’s excellent traditional culture, allowing the ancient Dragon Boat Festival to continue shining brightly in the flowing river of culture.
The Dragon Boat
