Qu Yuan, who lived in the Warring States period, was ambitious and showed amazing talent when he was young. He won the trust of Chu Huaiwang and became a "leftist". According to Sima Qian's Historical Records, he was a minister in charge of internal affairs and foreign affairs.
The Warring States period was a chaotic period in which Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei and Qin competed for hegemony. After Shang Yang's political reform, Qin became more and more powerful and often attacked six countries. At that time, only Chu and Qi could compete with it.
In view of the situation at that time, Qu Yuan advocated improving internal affairs at home and uniting with Qin State abroad, which violated the interests of the upper ruling class and was excluded and framed by the favored concubine, Shangguan doctor and Lingyin Zijiao who were bribed by Qin State.
Confused Wang Huai listened to slanders, alienated Qu Yuan and exiled him to Hanbei. As a result, Chu Huaiwang was tricked into being a prisoner for three years by the State of Qin and died in a foreign country. When Qu Yuan saw all this, he was extremely angry. He resolutely opposed humiliating and surrendering to the State of Qin, which was more severely persecuted by political enemies. King Xiang of Chu, who was newly enthroned, was more fatuous than his father and exiled Qu Yuan to a more remote place than Hanbei.
During his long exile, Qu Yuan's spirit and life were greatly destroyed. One day, when he was singing by the river, he met a hermit who was fishing. Seeing that he was haggard, the hermit advised him to "not stick to the rules" and "be easy-going" and go along with the dignitaries. Qu Yuan said: "It's better to go to Hunan and be buried in the belly of a river fish;" Ann can be white and covered with worldly dust? "
In 278 A.D., the capital of Chu State was breached by Qin Jun, and the poet suffered a great spiritual blow. Seeing that the country was ruined, he was powerless. He's worried. In extreme disappointment and pain, the poet came to the Miluo River east of the Yangtze River and bowed down. He was about sixty-two years old when he died, which was the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
The Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month is one of the four traditional festivals in China. According to the Chronicle of Jingchu, it is midsummer when the sun is on the mountain and it is midsummer in May. Its first afternoon is a sunny day to climb mountains in the sun, so the fifth day of May is also called "Duanyang Festival".
In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Zhengyang Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Noon Festival, May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Bathing Orchid Festival, Tianzhong Festival and so on. The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival mainly include eating zongzi and dragon boat racing. The custom of eating zongzi has been popular in China for thousands of years. The dragon boat race is very popular in the southern coastal areas of China. Since it spread abroad, it has been deeply loved by people of all countries and formed an international competition.
References:
Dragon Boat Festival-Baidu Encyclopedia