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1、Canyourecognizethiskindofplant?Mugwortplants艾草Whatdoyouthinkofwhenitcomestomugwortplants?Howaboutthisone?WhichfestivalwillcrossyourmindatthesightofthepictureofQuYuan?DragonBoatFestivalAboutitsnamesTheDragonBoatFestivalisalsocalledtheDuanwuFestival.Sinceitiscelebratedon
2、thefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar,itearnsanothername—DoubleFifthFestival.Actually,ithasavarietyofnamesinChinese.List端阳节、龙舟节、女儿节、午日节、五月节、艾节、端五、重五、夏节、天中节、浴兰节、屈原日、诗人节ItspopularityItisapopularandtraditionalfestivalcelebratedbytheHans,Koreans,Mongolian
3、s,Huis,Yis,Bais,Miaos,Zhuangsandothers,altogether27ofthe56nationalitiesinChina.TheoriginsofDragonBoatFestivalThereareagreatmanyoflegendsabouttheoriginofDragonBoatFestival.Themostpopulartheoryoftheoriginofthefestivalisthatitwasderivedfromtheactivitiescommemorating[kə‘me
4、məreitiŋ]（纪念）QuYuan.ThestoryaboutQuYuanhasbeendeeplyrootedinChinesecultureandthisfestival,soitisdefinitelyaveryimportantfactorfortheoriginofthefestival.QuYuan’sdrowningintotheMiluoRiverQuYuanwasaministeroftheStateofChusituatedinpresent-dayHunanandHubeiprovinces,duringt
5、heWarringStatesPeriod(475-221BC)（战国时期）.Hewasupright,loyalandhighlyesteemed（德高望重）forhiswisecounsel[‘kaunsəl]（进谏）thatbroughtpeaceandprosperitytothestate.However,whenadishonestandcorruptprincevilified[‘vilifaid]（中伤）QuYuan,hewasdisgraced,dismissedfromoffice,andeventuallyex
6、iled.Duringhisexile,QuYuandidnotgiveup.Hetraveledextensively,taughtandwroteabouthisideas.Hisworks,theLament[lə'ment](LiSao),theNineChapters(JiuZhang),andWentian,aremasterpiecesandinvaluableforstudyingancientChineseculture.Hesawthegradualdeclineofhismothercountry,theChu
7、State.AndwhenheheardthattheChuStatewasdefeatedbythestrongQinState,hewassodespairedthatheendedhislifebyflinginghimselfintotheMiluoRiver.Legendsaysafterpeopleheardhedrowned,theyweregreatlydismayed.Fishermenracedtothespotintheirboatstosearchforhisbody.Unabletofindhisbody,
8、peoplethrewzongzi,eggsandotherfoodintotherivertofeedfish,hopingtosecurehiscorpse.Sincethen,peoplestartedtocommemorate
