{"id":22161,"date":"2026-06-21T15:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/patriotism-boats-and-rice-dumplings-the-chinese-governments-favourite-festival\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:40:11","slug":"patriotism-boats-and-rice-dumplings-the-chinese-governments-favourite-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/patriotism-boats-and-rice-dumplings-the-chinese-governments-favourite-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriotism, boats and rice dumplings: The Chinese government\u2019s favourite festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-06-21T13:45:00+10:00\">June 21, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 1:45pm<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"26\">\n<p><b>Beijing: <\/b>It was dreary weather for a public holiday &mdash; smoggy, humid and raining. Still, several thousand people jostled for a spot along Beijing&rsquo;s Grand Canal for the dragon boat festival.<\/p>\n<p>From early morning on Friday, racers sprinted down the canal in long, slender boats to the beat of drummers in the bow setting the pace. They are racing for fun, but also for glory after weeks of training for the event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;Everybody wants to win for health and for happiness,&rdquo; says William Guo, 45, captain of the Tongzhou team.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s very meaningful for us because today is dragon boat day and this is the Beijing city games.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Rooted in 2000 years of lore and traditions, this year&rsquo;s festival set up a long weekend of carnival activities centred around waterways across China. But the sporting prowess is just one part of it.<\/p>\n<p>The dragon boat festival is infused with lessons of patriotism and loyalty. Though it has long been observed in China, it only became a public holiday in 2008 and has been increasingly embraced and sponsored by local governments in line with President Xi Jinping&rsquo;s nationalistic push to emphasise Chinese cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.164%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e8a674436f76b0c01ceff82969f4a7c8d6f7f43685629fc3dbeedd50d7060a79, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.164%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e8a674436f76b0c01ceff82969f4a7c8d6f7f43685629fc3dbeedd50d7060a79 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.164%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e8a674436f76b0c01ceff82969f4a7c8d6f7f43685629fc3dbeedd50d7060a79, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.164%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e8a674436f76b0c01ceff82969f4a7c8d6f7f43685629fc3dbeedd50d7060a79 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Racing teams compete on Beijing&rsquo;s Grand Canal for the annual Dragon Boat Festival.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.164,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/e8a674436f76b0c01ceff82969f4a7c8d6f7f43685629fc3dbeedd50d7060a79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.164%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e8a674436f76b0c01ceff82969f4a7c8d6f7f43685629fc3dbeedd50d7060a79, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.164%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e8a674436f76b0c01ceff82969f4a7c8d6f7f43685629fc3dbeedd50d7060a79 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Racing teams compete on Beijing&rsquo;s Grand Canal for the annual Dragon Boat Festival.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">The Sydney Morning Herald<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The day is widely associated with the story of Qu Yuan, an ancient poet and statesman from southern China who advocated political reforms and resistance to a warring neighbouring state, but was ultimately exiled by powerful enemies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Watching the races with her family is Zhang Yuxin, a 19-year-old student who is planning to take up an offer to study data science at the University of Sydney later this year. The festival can be interpreted in many ways, she says, but she finds a message of national pride and patriotism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>&ldquo;Qu Yuan is a person who wanted to protect his nation,&rdquo; Zhang says. &ldquo;It can express a [strong] spirit and teenagers must protect their countries and make their country become stronger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Qu drowned himself in a river, becoming an instant martyr among his followers, who are said to have raced out in boats to search for his body, banging drums and throwing rice into the water to stop the fish from eating his remains.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/13f13332fa6eeb8b3ab063eea1125a8eb85b8e7eadcc2c9b624171a5ae954c35, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/13f13332fa6eeb8b3ab063eea1125a8eb85b8e7eadcc2c9b624171a5ae954c35 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/13f13332fa6eeb8b3ab063eea1125a8eb85b8e7eadcc2c9b624171a5ae954c35, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/13f13332fa6eeb8b3ab063eea1125a8eb85b8e7eadcc2c9b624171a5ae954c35 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zhang Yuxin, 19, with her family at the Dragon Boat Festival on Beijing&rsquo;s Grand Canal. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.149,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/13f13332fa6eeb8b3ab063eea1125a8eb85b8e7eadcc2c9b624171a5ae954c35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/13f13332fa6eeb8b3ab063eea1125a8eb85b8e7eadcc2c9b624171a5ae954c35, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/13f13332fa6eeb8b3ab063eea1125a8eb85b8e7eadcc2c9b624171a5ae954c35 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Zhang Yuxin, 19, with her family at the Dragon Boat Festival on Beijing&rsquo;s Grand Canal. <\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">The Sydney Morning Herald<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This legend has continued through dragon boat races but also the eating of zongzi &mdash; sticky rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves, and traditionally stuffed with either a sweet red bean or date filling or with pork.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Qu held different political views from the government. He would rather throw himself into the river and die than submit to them. This is the spirit of unyielding perseverance and indomitable resolve,&rdquo; says Qu Pu, 65, a calligraphy artist who is also watching the races.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"24\">\n<p>&ldquo;Although this is not a breathtaking festival, it is a holiday deep in my bones and a core childhood memory. Back then, there were not so many programs as there are now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Qu recalls waking up at 2am to pick mugwort or calamus roots with his family in the dark &mdash; an age-old tradition that involves hanging bouquets of herbs in doorways to ward off disease and insects.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After coming back, we used to boil eggs and put the mugwort upside-down on the eaves or doors. Then, after eating eggs, we went to school because it was not a public holiday back then,&rdquo; he says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f185da4c6d28e0d184417b0890c59897db60e2d4e11108370ee2a8b1a5f56b45, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f185da4c6d28e0d184417b0890c59897db60e2d4e11108370ee2a8b1a5f56b45 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f185da4c6d28e0d184417b0890c59897db60e2d4e11108370ee2a8b1a5f56b45, 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