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In Shanghai, those who want to get into the spirit of old-time celebrations, minus the Dragon Boats, can visit Yuyuan Garden or Yunnan Road. On offer are many types of zongzi and snacks, fragrant decorated herb sachets (xiang dai) and lots of arts and crafts.
It's also said that if you can balance a raw egg on its end on a flat surface at midday on the fesitval, then you will have good luck for the rest of the year. Marking folk culture Drag yourself out of Shanghai and celebrate an authentic Dragon Boat Festival in Jiaxing in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta. Eat zongi, drink wine. What's a Dragon Boat Festival without dragon boat races, zongzi dumplings, and raising a flagon to the dragon for good luck?
You can enjoy all these traditional pastimes - and an exuberant folk culture carnival - in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta in Jiaxing and its Nanhu or South Lake.
The city, near famous water towns Wuzhen and Xitang, is just 110 kilometers and an hour's drive from Shanghai.
The Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, was traditionally considered an unlucky day, at the beginning of summer when disease and pestilence arrived.
The dragon is central, as dragons live in the clouds and bless the earth with rain and fertility, especially important as rice seedlings are transplanted.
The festival also commemorates the death of patriotic poet and minister Qu Yuan (340-278 BC) during the Warring States Period (476-221 BC). Legend has it that Qu battled corruption and made many enemies among powerful officials, but was beloved by ordinary people.
For the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, a carnival will be held in Jiaxing on Nanhu Lake near Meiwan Old Street.
The old street retains the traditional look of the ancient water town with architecture of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. The area was home to four noble families, the Xu, Shen, Chu and Huang. Previous [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Next
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