The Dragon Boat Festival

端午节的故事

Duānwǔjié de gùshi

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About "The Dragon Boat Festival"

Reading level: 4

The legend of the loyal poet Qu Yuan, and why a family today races dragon boats and eats zongzi.

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端午节 Duān wǔ jié
the Dragon Boat Festival
屈原 Qū Yuán
Qu Yuan (name)
诗人 shī rén
poet
粽子 zòng zi
zongzi (rice dumpling)
龙舟 lóng zhōu
dragon boats
纪念 jì niàn
to commemorate
jiāng
the river