The Dragon Boat Festival,aslo called Double Fifth Festival,is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar.It is one of the most important Chinese festival,which has a history of more than 2000 years.It is usually in June in the Solar calendar.Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage,May 20,2006,the State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultrual heritage.

On this day,Chinese have Zongzi.Many cities and countysides will have the Dragon Boat Racing on the sea or river.

Dragon boat racing is an important activity of Duanwu Festival (also known as Dragon Boat Festival), and is particularly popular in the south of China. As for its origin, one version is that it is held in memory of Qu Yuan, a famous patriotic poet in ancient China. The dragon boats vary in sizes and styles, but they are generally rigged with decorative Chinese dragon heads and tails. Dragon boat racing is not only a kind of sports and recreational activities, but also reflects the spirit of people’s collectivism and patriotism. Dragon boat racing is now among the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List.