In 2022, the annual festival will take place across a three-day public holiday from June 3rd - 5th.
The Dragon Boat Festival is an important celebration in China, closely followed by their Lantern Festival. In 2022, the annual festival will take place across a three-day public holiday from June 3rd - 5th. Also known as Duanwu Festival, this 2000 year tradition honors Qu Yuan, Wu Zixu, and Cao E with dragon boat racing and festival food. It originates from the legend of patriotic poet Qu Yuan (343–278 BC), who drowned himself in a River. It is said people hurriedly paddled out on boats to seek his body.