★★ WHY DID I VISIT MILUO ON DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL? ★★ Because Qu Yuan committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River of Miluo County... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ★★ WHAT'S DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL? ★★ Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is a traditional and important celebration in China. Dragon Boat Festival 2020 falls on June 25 (Thursday). China has 3 days of holiday from Thursday (June 25) to Saturday (June 27), and we will be back at work on Sunday , June 28. It's a traditional festival full of traditions and superstitions, maybe originating from dragon worship; an event on the sporting calendar; and a day of remembrance for Qu Yuan. The festival has long been a traditional holiday in China. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ★★ WHO IS QU YUAN? ★★ Qu Yuan (340–278 BC) was a patriotic poet and a loyal official of the state of Chu during the Warring States Period. Qu Yuan was born in a ruling family and served in high offices. He was the number one advisor of the Kingdom of Chu, and dedicated his whole life to assisting the king to build the State of Chu stronger. He advised the King to ally with the State of Qi (one of the seven warring states: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin) to fight against the most powerful State of Qin. However, he was slandered by jealous officials and accused of treason, and the King dismissed and exiled him. During his exile, Qu Yuan wrote a great deal of enduring poems showing his love and passion for his country, some of which are still very famous in China. In 278 BC, the Qin State conquered the capital of Chu. On hearing of the defeat, Qu Yuan in great despair committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. The rest is legend… When they heard of Qu Yuan's death, the local people were very sad, and rowed out on the river to search for his body, but were unable to find him. To preserve his body, the locals paddled their boats up and down the river, hitting the water with their paddles and beating drums to scare evil spirits away. They threw lumps of rice into the river to feed the fish, so that they would not eat Qu Yuan's body. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SO, VISITING MILUO ON DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IS VERY MEANINGFUL. AND I TOOK A WALKING TOUR IN THE QU YUAN TEMPLE OF MILUO TO WORSHIP QU YUAN. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Key Timestamps: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:30 an ancient library named with Qu Yuan ★★ 12:58 Qu Yuan Memorial Temple ★★ 18:05 the whole Traditional Sacrificial Ceremony For Qu Yuan ★★ 23:45 The Stone Tablet Calligraphy Memorial Temple For Qu Yuan★★ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hope you enjoy the walking tour. ★★ Guys, I'm looking forward to know how do you feel about this video.★★ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ★★ Other Walking Tour Videos ★★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73R0Ap6ZeZA If you enjoy my videos, please ★SUBSCRIBE★ my next walk, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCip2HiAmspOVMeh0yxMcEaA Love and peace. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- #QuYuan #Miluo #DragonBoatFestival