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Your online friend Matthew would like to learn about the Dragon Boat Festival. You e-mail him and tell him about it. The following notes are for your reference.
DATE: On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month
ORIGIN: In memory of Qu Yuan,a patriot and poet
STORY: Why Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Miluo River
How people celebrate it: Hold boat races;make zongzi,or rice dumplings

The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.

There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popular of which is in commemoration of Qu Yuan (340-278 BC). Qu Yuan was minister of the State of Chu and one of China's earliest poets. In face of great pressure from the powerful Qin State, he advocated enriching the country and strengthening its military forces so as to fight against the Qin. However, he was opposed by aristocrats headed by Zi Lan, and later deposed and exiled by King Huai. In his exiled days, he still cared much for his country and people and composed immortal poems including Li Sao (The Lament), Tian Wen (Heavenly Questions) and Jiu Ge (Nine Songs), which had far-reaching influences. In 278 BC, he heard the news that Qin troops had finally conquered Chu's capital, so he finished his last piece Huai Sha (Embracing Sand) an