I look forward to participating in Chinese traditions and events while I am here. NFL football star Dhani Jones showed the way. His show "Dhani Tackles the World" features him in across the globe competing in indigenous sports, and recently featured him in the Dragon Boat races in China and I hoped to catch a glimpse of some racing.
This weekend marks the four day Dragon Boat Holiday. The holiday memorializes a Chinese hero who won the heart of the people. In 278BC, Qu Yuan drowned himself in Milou River in protest against a corrupt throne. A beloved minister and poet in the state of Chu, his suicide drew rescuers from nearby villages; they made zongzi and threw them in the river to protect Qu Yuan's body from being eaten by the fish. Zongzi is a traditional Chinese dish made of gelatinous rice, stuffed with either savory or sweet fillings, wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves and steamed or boiled (basically a Chipotle burrito with bamboo instead of a tortilla, except you don't eat the bamboo). Locals were also said to have paddled out on boats, either to scare the fish away or to retrieve his body. This is said to be the origin of dragon boat racing.
I missed the Expat (foreign nationals who live/work in China) dragon boat race last Sunday and most of the races across China seem to happen the Sunday before the holiday. But there was one today at 2pm on Suzhou Creek. I have an important meeting with my host and a corporate partner, so I missed the race and caught the news coverage last night.
This weekend marks the four day Dragon Boat Holiday. The holiday memorializes a Chinese hero who won the heart of the people. In 278BC, Qu Yuan drowned himself in Milou River in protest against a corrupt throne. A beloved minister and poet in the state of Chu, his suicide drew rescuers from nearby villages; they made zongzi and threw them in the river to protect Qu Yuan's body from being eaten by the fish. Zongzi is a traditional Chinese dish made of gelatinous rice, stuffed with either savory or sweet fillings, wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves and steamed or boiled (basically a Chipotle burrito with bamboo instead of a tortilla, except you don't eat the bamboo). Locals were also said to have paddled out on boats, either to scare the fish away or to retrieve his body. This is said to be the origin of dragon boat racing.
I missed the Expat (foreign nationals who live/work in China) dragon boat race last Sunday and most of the races across China seem to happen the Sunday before the holiday. But there was one today at 2pm on Suzhou Creek. I have an important meeting with my host and a corporate partner, so I missed the race and caught the news coverage last night.
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