SHNU: As one of the activities to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the founding of SHNU and welcome the Dragon Boat Festival on May 28, the 1st Dragon Boat Race of SHNU was held on in Dianpu River in Qingpu District on May 17. 23 teams formed by over 500 SHNU staff took part in the competition. SHNU authorities including Zhou Honggang, Jiang Weiyi, Lu Jianfei, Wang Lianhua came on the scene. After several rounds of competition, the Logistic Center won the first place, the College of Physical Education ran the second, and the department of Uni Estate was the third prize runner. The following is the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival: The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important three Chinese festivals, the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and the Chinese New Year. 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 his 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 throwing rice into the water to appease the river dragons so that they would not eat Chu Yuan up. Although unable to find Chu Yuan, these people’s efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon Boat Race Competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to the rhythm of beating drums. These exciting races were inspired by the villager's valiant attempts to rescue Chu Yuan from the Mi Lo river. This tradition has remained unbroken for centuries. Tzung Tzu A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat festival is tzung tzu. This tasty dish consists of rice dumplings with meat, peanut, egg yolk, or other fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves. The tradition of tzung tzu is meant to remind us of the village fishermen scattering rice across the water of the Mi Low river in order to appease the river dragons so that they would not devour Chu Yuan. (Edited by Jessica)
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