English
The Duanwu Festival, also often known as the Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional holiday originating in China, occurring near the summer solstice. It is also known as Zhongxiao Festival (Chinese: 忠孝節; pinyin: Zhōngxiàojié), commemorating fealty and filial piety. The festival now occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar, which is the source of the festival's alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival. The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, so the date of the festival varies from year to year on the Gregorian calendar.
Treats for your inner dragon

Tasty rice dumplings with local variations in fillings have been a tradition of China's Dragon Boat Festival for centuries, the China Daily team reports

Dragon Boat Festival begins

People across China are preparing to celebrate the annual Dragon Boat Festival, which includes many traditions and customs that date back more than two thousand years ago. Today they are still vibrantly alive.

Giant panda enjoys zongzi at zoo in Yangzhou
People collect herbs to make Duanwu tea around festival in E China