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The Dragon Boat Festival, also referred to as the Tuen Ng Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the 31st<\/sup> day of the Dragon Boat month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It is renowned for various significant events like the dragon boat races, which are vibrant and very competitive events where teams paddle heavily decorated dragon boats to the rhythm of pounding drums by other people offshore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This festival is one of great significance as it commemorates the life and death of a famous Chinese scholar and poet Qu Yuan, who lived during the Warring States period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History has it that Qu Yuan drowned himself in a river and people, who admired him greatly did all they could to save him or recover his body, and when they couldn\u2019t find him, they threw rice dumplings, zongzi in Chinese language into the river to distract the fish and prevent them from eating his body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zongzi are traditional Chinese rice dumplings prepared from rice stuffed with various fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. It has become a traditional practice in China to eat zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival and this act has continued to thrive over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, it\u2019s safe to say that this tradition serves as both a tribute to Qu Yuan and a show of culinary expertise of the Chinese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fillings for zongzi vary from region to region and can include varieties of quality ingredients like pork, salted duck eggs, mushrooms, or other sweet options like red bean paste and dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classic Rice Dumpling  (ZONGZI) Varieties<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the most popular dish is Zongzi, Chinese rice dumplings. It is like the signature of this festival and without it, the celebration is not valid. This is because of that singular act of throwing rice dumplings into the river where Qu Yuan drowned. Therefore eating Zongzi on this day is a way the Chinese remember the hero’s past and pay tribute to him to show that history never forgot him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These pyramid-shaped rice dumplings are packed with a delicious combo of fillings like glutinous rice, pork belly, salted egg yolk, and shiitake mushrooms, creating a savory meal wrapped in woodworm leaves which automatically give you that cultural vibe and make your mouth water just by looking at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some popular types of Zongzi include:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n