according to the biographies of qu yuan and Jia sheng in historical records, qu yuan was a minister of Chu Huaiwang in the spring and autumn period. His advocacy of promoting talents and empowering people, enriching Qiang Bing, and uniting Qi against Qin met with strong opposition from Zi Lan, a nobleman, and Qu Yuan was driven out of the capital and exiled to the Yuan and Xiang river basins. When he was in exile, he wrote immortal poems such as Li Sao, Tian Wen and Jiu Ge, which were concerned about the country and the people. In 278 BC, Qin Jun invaded Kyoto, Chu, and Qu Yuan could not bear to abandon his motherland. On the fifth day of May, after writing his masterpiece Huai Sha, he threw himself into the Miluo River and died.
It is said that after the death of Qu Yuan, the people of Chu were so sad that they flocked to the Miluo River to pay their respects to Qu Yuan. Fishermen rowed boats and fished for his real body back and forth on the river. They scrambled to catch up with each other and disappeared when they reached Dongting Lake. After that, I will row a dragon boat on May 5th every year to commemorate it. Dispel the fish in the river by rowing dragon boats, so as not to eat Qu Yuan's body.
In Miluo County, Hunan Province, before the race, you must go to the Quzi Temple to worship the dragon head, put red cloth on the dragon head, and then race on the boat, not only to worship the dragon god, but also to commemorate Qu Yuan. In Zigui, Qu Yuan's hometown in Hubei, there are also ceremonies to worship Qu Yuan. The custom of offering sacrifices to Qu Yuan is recorded in "Geography of Sui Shu": "It is swift and swift, singing loudly, shaking the land and water, and the audience is like a cloud." Liu Yuxi's "Jingdu Qu" in Tang Dynasty is self-explanatory: "Jingdu started in Wuling, and now it is combined with it. Its sound is salty and says:' Where is it', and the meaning of Sibogu Qu.
2. Introduction to Dragon Boat Race:
Dragon Boat Race is a custom of the Dragon Boat Festival, and it is also one of the most important folk activities of the Han people during the Dragon Boat Festival. It is very popular in the Chinese people and the south of China, and there is also the habit of rowing dry dragon boats in the north. There are many theories about its origin, such as offering sacrifices to Cao E, Qu Yuan, water god or dragon god, and its origin can be traced back to the end of primitive society. It has been listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list. Dragon boat race was first introduced to neighboring countries such as Japan, Vietnam and Britain, and it was the official event of Guangzhou Asian Games in 21.
on may 18th, 21, the Ministry of culture of China announced the list of the third batch of recommended projects in the national intangible cultural heritage list (newly selected projects). Yuanling County, Hunan Province, Wanjiang District, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, and the "Dragon Boat Race" jointly declared by tongren city and zhenyuan county, Guizhou Province were selected and included in the intangible cultural heritage of traditional sports, entertainment and acrobatics.