Upcoming Dragon Boat Festival marked in hometown of Qu Yuan
Updated: June 12, 2021 09:45Xinhua
People make sachets with mugwort to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Zigui, Central China's Hubei province, June 11, 2021. Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar in memory of the death of famous Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). Zigui county is regarded as the hometown of Qu Yuan. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman marks a dot with realgar wine, a Chinese alcoholic drink also called Xionghuang wine, for a child in Zigui, Central China's Hubei province, June 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman walks in an alley with a bundle of mugwort in Zigui, Central China's Hubei province, June 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman makes Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Zigui, Central China's Hubei province, June 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on June 11, 2021 shows the opening ceremony of a local cultural festival for the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Zigui, Central China's Hubei province. [Photo/Xinhua]
A man makes dragon-boat-shaped handicrafts to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Zigui, Central China's Hubei province, June 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
People make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Zigui, Central China's Hubei province, June 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Mugwort bundles are seen in Zigui, Central China's Hubei province, June 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
