The Dragon Boat Festival is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and is one of the "three festivals a year" among the people. According to legend, this day is the day when Qu Yuan, my country's first great poet, committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. Later generations injured him and died unjustly. He threw rice dumplings into the river as a sacrifice and rowed a boat to rescue him. This became the custom of eating rice dumplings and dragon boat racing during the Dragon Boat Festival.
This quatrain of the author also raises a thought-provoking question: Although later generations praise and worship in every possible way, tragedies like Qu Yuan's sinking have happened after all, and such injustice cannot be simply washed away. This poem is about something far-reaching, concise and profound, and very powerful. Extended information
"Dragon Boat Festival"
Who said the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival? The eternal legend is that it is Qu Yuan.
It is laughable that the Chu River is so indistinct that it cannot wash away the grievances of the direct ministers.
Translation:
When did the Dragon Boat Festival begin? According to ancient legend, it was for Qu Yuan, a doctor of Chu State.
It’s ridiculous that the mighty sky can’t wash away the grievances of loyal and upright people.
Author:
Jiangnan poet monk. Zhaozong lived in Chang'an and worshiped Wenwen. He is a poet friend with Zheng Gu and Qi Ji. I once traveled to Nanwutai. His deeds can be found in Volume 74 of "Chronicles of Tang Poems" and Volume 3 of "Biography of Talented Scholars of the Tang Dynasty". There is one poem in "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty". In addition, 2 lines of Wenxiu's poems are preserved in the fourth volume of "Jinxiu Wanhua Valley Houji", which is included in "Continued Collection of Complete Tang Poems".