Dragon Boat Festival commemorates the death of Qu Yuan,an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river
And,because of their admiration for Qu-Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lou River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons.
Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan, their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival.
