The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous ricewrapped to form a pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon boats.The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. Thisregattacommemorates the death of Qu Yuan , an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. The dragon-boat races symbolize the many attempts to rescue and recover Qu's body. A typical dragon boat ranges from 50-100 feet in length, with a beam of about 5.5 feet, accommodating two paddlers seated side by side.
　　龍舟節(jié)，也叫端午節(jié)，是在中國(guó)的農(nóng)歷五月初五這一天慶祝。千百年來，吃粽子（用竹葉或蘆葦葉把糯米包裹起來，形成一個(gè)金字塔）和賽龍舟已經(jīng)成為這個(gè)節(jié)日的標(biāo)志。這個(gè)節(jié)日最出名的是龍舟賽，尤其是在有很多河流和湖泊的南方省份。這一劃船比賽是為了紀(jì)念屈原的死，據(jù)說他是一位正直的大臣，他是投江自刎的。龍舟賽象征著拯救和恢復(fù)屈氏體的許多嘗試。一艘典型的龍舟長(zhǎng)度達(dá)50到100英尺不等，束長(zhǎng)約5.5英尺，可容納兩個(gè)槳手并排坐。