Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (infographic)

chinese Boat Festival Dragon 5th day of 5th month in Chinese calendar In the ancient Chinese country of Chu,there was living a very Zhao Qi Wei Han smart and well known minister and poet. His name was Qu Yuan. Qin Chu Poem in Pinyin: Zhão fā rèn yú cãng wú xi, xĩ yú zhì hũ xiàn pũ. yù shào liú că líng sŭo xĩ, rì hũ hũ gí jiāng mù. wů ling xĩ hé mi jié xT, wàng yãn zī ér công pò. lù màn màn qí xiū yuăn xĩ, wů jiāng shàng xià ér qiú sủo. Poem in English I set off from the the Cangwu (Jiuyi Hill) in the morning, And I arrived at the county garden (Kunlun Mountains)in the evening; I would like to stay quietly in this wonderland, The sun sets soon and twilight deepening; I have given Xi He walking slower, Looking to the Yan Zi Mountain leisured; The way is boundless and long-term, I will pursuit the truth in heaven and earth. hu. BAD BOYS Note: Xi He is the god that makes the sun move. And the king banned him to the very south of China - far away from his own country close to the river Mi Luo Jiang. Qu Yuan was not happy being so far from his home country. So he comitted suicide by drowning himself in the river Mi Luo Jiang. But the people liked Qu Yuan very much. So they sent out dragon boats to find his dead body soon - but they didn't find him. So they made Zong Zi (Traditional Chinese food) so the fish would eat this instead of the dead body. Nowadays people in China (especially in the south where Qu Yuan died) are celebrating his day of death with dragon boat races and eating Zong Zi. And this is how to prepare them: 1.Have bamb00 leaves watered 2.Fill the boat shaps with a few tablespoons of the soaked sticky rice. Top with a sprinkling of mung beans 3. Add some smoked meat and 3 shrimps. 4.Packed it with line with three, four, or five angles. 5.Boiled them, first with big fire, then turn to small fire till rip. 4 We wish you fun with Dragon boat racings all over the world and we hope you try Zong Zi for your Dragon Boat Festival as well! This Infographic is brought to you by www.yoybuy.com Thank you for your help: www.xuexizhongwen.de YOYBUY.COM Produced in 2012 朝 发 和 于 苍 播 分 , タ 会 至 乎 县 圃 歌 少 留 此 灵 琐 公 , 日息 忽 其 将 暮 吾 令 豪 和 拜 节 分 , 望 唯 而 南 迫 。