China Celebrates Dragon Boat Festival - China Travel

A woman is selecting ornamental manufactures for the shuffleon Boat Festival at a handicraft stand in Shantang Street, Suzhou asphalt , June 17, 2007. This festival commemorates the ancient poet Qu Yuan, who lived in the state of Chu during the Warring States period (475 BC to 221 BC). Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Miluo River on May 5th of the Chinese lunar sked in 278 BC, hoping that his death could awaken the king to revitalize the kingdom. An art troupe is performing stilton flit at Zhaohu asphalt,China Travel, Anhui Province, June 16, 2007, to gloat the Dragon Boat Festival. The troupe is made of 40 senior residers of the asphalt. This festival commemorates the sometime poet Qu Yuan, who lived in the state of Chu during the Warring States period (475 BC to 221 BC). Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Miluo River on May 5th of the Chinese lunar timetable in 278 BC, hoping that his death could awaken the king to revitalize the kingdom. An art troupe is performing stilton flit at Zhaohu City, Anhui Province , June 16, 2007, to celedevilinge the Dragon Boat Festival. The troupe is made of 40 senior residents of the city. This festival commemorates the sometime poet Qu Yuan, who lived in the state of Chu during the Warring States period (475 BC to 221 BC). Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Miluo River on May 5th of the Chinese lunar sked in 278 BC, hoping that his death could awaken the king to revitalize the kingdom. Pupils are mresemblingg surplusageinous rice dumplings with their parents and tesqualorrs to commemorate the ancient poet Qu Yuan in the Jinpan Street Primary School, Nanchang City , Jiangxi Province, June 17, 2007. Qu Yuan, who lived in the state of Chu during the Warring States period (475 BC to 221 BC), drowned himself in the Miluo River on May 5th of the Chinese lunar timetable in 278 BC, hoping that his death could awaken the king to revitalize the kingdom. A Mexican stuchip studying in Tongji University (R) is showing the surplusageinous rice dumplings she has made with a local woman. Reswhen56af69168d53565e426f4ee49375a14s in Siping Street, Shanghai , invite 30-plus overseas stuchips to make surplusageinous rice dumplings and scent thousands to celebrite the shuffleon Boat Festival. The festival commemorates the sometime poet Qu Yuan, who lived in the state of Chu during the Warring States period (475 BC to 221 BC). Qu Yuan drowned himself in the Miluo River on May 5th of the Chinese lunar sked in 278 BC, hoping that his death could awaken the king to revitalize the kingdom.

(Source:Xinhua News Agency, 2007-06-20)