Qu Yuan was a native of Chu during the Warring States Period. At the age of 22, he was already a formal disciple and a Class 3 doctor, assisting Chu Huaiwang. At that time, Chu Huaiwang was exiled by treacherous court officials and did not accept Qu Yuan's idea of uniting against Qin. He was lured into house arrest by lobbyist Zhang Yi, forcing him to cede territory to the city. Later, he became ill because of anxiety and soon died in the state of Qin.
Qu Yuan was heartbroken when he learned that, and wrote a letter asking King Xiang of Qin to avenge King Huai. However, Xiang Wang liked treacherous people very much. He exiled Qu Yuan to the south of the Yangtze River. Later, the State of Chu was captured by the State of Qin and was in danger. Qu Yuan's desire to save the country was shattered. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 278 BC (when Qu Yuan was sixty-two), he plunged into the choppy Miluo River with great sadness and grief.
When the Chu people heard the news, they rowed after him, but when they arrived at Dongting Lake, Qu Yuan was no longer there. This has become the beginning of the dragon boat race on this day every year. Since then, people have thrown rice into the river at this time every year as a sacrifice to him. But because the rice sacrificed to Qu Yuan was eaten by the dragon on the river, people later wrapped the rice dumplings with leaves of rice dumplings, reed leaves and colorful silk. From generation to generation, it evolved into the custom of eating palm seed on the Dragon Boat Festival.
2. Wu Zixu's death day
Wu Zixu was a famous minister and a native of Chu. His father and brother were both killed by the King of Chu. Later, Wu Zixu abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, and went to Wu to help Wu cut Chu, and entered the capital city of Chu in the Five Wars. At that time, King Chu Ping was dead, and Wu Zixu dug a grave and whipped three hundred corpses to avenge his father and brother. After the death of He Lu, the king of Wu, his son Fu Cha succeeded to the throne. Wu Jun's morale was high and he was defeated by Yue. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, made peace, and Fu Cha agreed. Wu Zixu suggested the complete elimination of Yue State, but Fu Cha did not listen. Wu State slaughtered it and was bought by Yue State. Wu Zixu was framed by slanderers, Fu Cha believed it, gave Wu Zixu a sword, and Wu Zixu died. Wu Zixu, a loyal minister, is dead. Before he died, he said to his neighbors, "After I die, I will gouge out my eyes and hang them on the east gate of Jason Wu, watching the Vietnamese army enter the city and destroy Wu." On May 5th, Fu Cha was furious when he heard that Wu Zixu's body was put in a leather bag and thrown into the river. Therefore, it is said that the Dragon Boat Festival is also a day to commemorate Wu Zixu.
In memory of Cao E, the filial daughter of the Eastern Han Dynasty, she saved her father from drowning.
Cao E was a native of Shangyu in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her father drowned in the river, and her body was not seen for several days. At that time, Cao E, the filial daughter, was only fourteen years old and cried day and night by the river. 17 days later, he also threw himself into the river on May 5, and fished out his father's body five days later. This was handed down as a myth and then passed on to the county governor, who praised the degree as a monument and a speech for his disciples. The tomb of the filial daughter is in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province today, and there is a monument made by Jin. Later, in order to commemorate Cao E's filial piety, Cao E Temple was built where Cao E threw himself into the river. The village where she lived was renamed Cao E Town, and the place where Cao E died was named Cao E River.
4. In memory of Qiu Jin, a modern revolutionary poetess.
Qiu Jin was martyred on June 5th. Later generations admired his poems and mourned his heroic deeds. It was held to commemorate the Poets' Day, and the Poets' Day was designated as the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Qiu Jin was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. When she was young, she was good at poetry and lyrics, and she liked riding and fencing. She is called Mulan and Qin Liangyu. Joining the revolution at the age of 28 had a great influence. He planned an uprising. He was arrested by the Qing soldiers at the meeting and persevered. Guangxu died heroically in Xuanhengkou, Shaoxing on June 5th, thirty-three years ago.