8. 赛龙舟

The Dragon Boat Festival is a grand festival celebrated on the 5th day of 5th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This is the source of the alternative name of Double Fifth Festival. According to a widely stated story, the festival developed to commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan of Chu State in Warring States Period. If that is true, Dragon Boat Festival has a history of about 2,500 years. The most popular activities of Dragon Boat festival are racing dragon boats and eating rice dumplings. Since 2008, Dragon Boat Festival has been celebrated not only as a festival but also a public holiday in China.

农历五月初五的端午节（the Dragon Boat Festival）是个盛大的节日。它的另一名称——“重五节”就来源于这个日期。这个节日根据一个广为流传的故事，演变为纪念战国时期（the Warring States Period）楚国伟大爱国诗人屈原的日子。如果事实果真如此，那么端午节已经有大约2500年的历史了。端午节最盛行的活动是赛龙舟和吃粽子（rice dumpling）。自2008年以来，端午节在中国已不仅仅是一个传统节日，还是公共假期。