There are many theories about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, such as: the theory of commemorating Qu Yuan; the theory of commemorating Wu Zixu; the theory of commemorating Cao E; the theory of starting from the Summer Solstice Festival in three generations; the theory of avoiding evil months and evil days, and the theory of Wuyue Nationality Totem sacrifice said wait. Each of the above statements has its own origin. According to more than 100 ancient book records and expert archaeological research listed in the "Dragon Boat Test" and "Dragon Boat History Education" by scholar Wen Yiduo, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is a totem festival held by the Wuyue people in southern China in ancient China, earlier than Qu Yuan . However, for thousands of years, Qu Yuan's patriotic spirit and touching poems have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Therefore, people "cherish and mourn him, comment on his words from generation to generation, and pass them on from generation to generation." Therefore, commemorating Qu Yuan has the widest and deepest influence. occupy a mainstream position. In the field of folk culture, the Chinese people associate the dragon boat racing and eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival with the commemoration of Qu Yuan

South Korea’s successful application as a World Heritage Site will not have any impact on our Dragon Boat Festival culture. Intangible cultural heritage It is the wealth shared by all mankind. I personally think it is not a bad thing for our cultural traditions to be recognized by other countries," Liu Kuili, chairman of the Chinese Folklore Society and researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said in an interview with reporters in the morning. Professor Liu introduced , UNESCO’s requirement for intangible heritage declaration is that each country can declare one item every two years. China has many intangible heritages that are in urgent need of protection, which is why South Korea rushed to declare this time

“Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival In fact, it is not the same thing as our Dragon Boat Festival. Gao Bingzhong, secretary-general of the Chinese Folklore Society and professor at Peking University, said in an interview with reporters that South Korea's Dragon Boat Festival actually consists of dance, shaman sacrifices, folk art displays and other contents, which is similar to the Chinese eating rice dumplings, rowing dragon boats, and commemorating Qu Yuan. They are two different things, “The only similarity is the time frame, they are both held during the Dragon Boat Festival in China. "Professor Gao said that South Korea's success in applying for World Heritage has actually given us a very good lesson: they have injected modern elements into traditional cultural activities, successfully achieved modern transformation, and gained international recognition. For Chinese cultural heritage The protection has reference significance.