The Dragon Boat Festival, which
is also known as Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the the fifth day of
the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. When it comes to
this festival, every Chinese would think of rice dumplings, which are meant
to honor a divine person, Qu Yuan (340-278 BC.), the pioneer poet of ancient
China.
(www.hudong.com)
The origin
of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named
Chu Yuan . He was a good and respected man, but because of the misdeeds of
jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor's court. Unable
to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into
the Mi Low river. Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people
living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him
while dropping dumplings of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves
into the river in order to keep the fishes from attacking his body. (Shi
Liwei, the Dragon Boat Festival)This
is also believed as the origin of rice dumplings.
（By:caijunjun www.nipic.com）
Zong Zi - a
glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. The bamboo or reed leaves which form
the wrapping and make Zong Zi distinct from other types of Chinese dumplings.
The filling often contains either dates, sweetened red bean paste or meat. You are sure to be impressed
with the delicacy of this snack, and with the faint scent of the leaves
imprinted on the skin of the dumplings.
（By:chen wang www.nipic.com）
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