Chinese Dragon Boat Festival

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Dragon Boat Festival, is also known as Duanwu Festival.
https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/dragon-boat-festival.htm

Facts to Understand Dragon Boat Festival

Chinese name: 端午节 Duānwǔ Jié /dwann-woo jyeah/ 'start [of the] fifth traditional solar month festival'

Date: month 5 day 5 of the Chinese lunar calendar

History: over 2,000 years

Celebrations: dragon boat racing, health-related customs, honoring Qu Yuan and others

Popular festival food: sticky rice dumplings (zongzi)

What Is China's Dragon Boat Festival?

It's a traditional festival full of traditions and superstitions, maybe originating from dragon worship; an event on the sporting calendar; and a day of remembrance/worship for Qu Yuan, Wu Zixu, and Cao E.
The festival has long been a traditional holiday in China.

Why Dragon Boat Racing is Held for the Day?

Dragon boat racing is said to originate from the legend of people paddling out on boats to seek the body of patriotic poet Qu Yuan (343–278 BC), who drowned himself in a River.
Dragon boat racing is the most important activity during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Where to See Dragon Boat Racing

Dragon boat racing has become an important competitive sport. Many places in China hold dragon boat races during the festival. Here we recommend the four most ceremonious places.

The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival: Victoria Harbor, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Yueyang International Dragon Boat Festival: Yueyang Prefecture, Hunan Province

Guizhou Dragon Canoe Festival of the Miao Ethnic People: Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province

Hangzhou Dragon Boat Festival: Xixi National Wetland Park, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province