Are a lot of people excited that the Dragon Boat Festival will soon began?”
The dragon is the most highly regarded of the Chinese zodiac deities, thought to have the ability to control water. Dragon boat racing has an interresting history dating back around 2000 years, to China’s Warring States period. [Henry Wan, HK Dragon Boat Festival NY Chairman]: “In Chinese history the dragon is a divine animal that has the power to call for the rain. So by awakening them they would bring good luck to the festival.” New York’s annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival at Flushing Meadows Park attracts around 60,000 visitors. This year, it will be held the second weekend of August. To welcome the festival, festival organizers and those with a passion for Chinese culture came together at New York’s iconic Central Park…to show demonstrate some traditional Chinese martial arts. Like Ditang Chuan, also known as ground tumbling kungfu. These were some tough guys. And one Buddhist monk blessed the dragon boats by putting red paint in their eyes. This was supposed to awaken the slee
The Dragon Boat Festival should get extra attention this year. In addition to the popular tradition of dragon boat races, a variety of activities is planned across the country to celebrate today’s festival. More than 100 noted poets gathered in Beijing for a three-day seminar which ends today. They studied the poems of Qu Yuan the patriot poet in the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) from when the festival originates and also composed their own verses in memory of the late hero. The Chinese capital will also host a park carnival and a seminar, both focusing on folk customs during the festival. (REF URL http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8818032.html) he Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (the Duanwu Festival) is a significant holiday celebrated in China, and the one with the longest history. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by boat races in the shape of dragons. Competing teams row their boats forward to a drumbea
