The legend of the Dragon Boat Festival 端午节传说
1.Qu Yuan jumped off river In order to commemorate patriotic poet Qu Yuan who jumped into the Miluo river, and avoid his body to be eaten by fish and shrimp, so people cast many of bamboo rice (rice dumplings) in the river, and compete to row (acetate ship) hoping to find the body of Qu yuan.
1、屈原跳江
为了纪念跳入汨罗江的爱国主义诗人屈原，并使其尸体免受鱼虾吞食，人们向江中投入粽子，同时赛龙舟（醋酸盐船）希望能找到屈原尸体。
2.Cao E looked for her father’s corpse Cao E, dutiful girl of the eastern Han dynasty, whose father drowned in the river when she was 14-year old.She cried along the river, still didn’t see his father’s corpse after 17 days, and she jumped into the river on May 1st as well, after five days the two corpses folded together and float.That was a moving story, so people in the township worship her.
2、曹娥寻父遗体
东汉孝女曹娥14岁时父亲跳江。她沿河而哭，但17天后仍然不见父亲遗体，于是在5月1日时也跳入江中，5天后两副遗体相抱浮出江面。故事感人，同镇百姓尊崇她。
3.Madam White Snake The legend of white snake Bai Suzhen, in order to repay Xu Xian, fell in love with him and finally got married.On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival white snake drink realgar wine, almost reveal herself snakelike, and among the white snake, Fa Hai and water logging Jinshan temple, are popular folk opera repertoire.
3、白蛇传
白蛇白素贞为了报答许仙，与他相爱并最终结婚。白娘子在端午节时喝雄黄酒，结果差点显现蛇形，法海和洪水冲入金山塔的剧情在民间剧目中受人欢迎。
4.Wu Zixu’s death anniversary
It’s a legend that after He Lu, the king of Wu died, the prince Fuchai ascended the throne, send armed forces to suppre Yue and won.Goujian, the king of Yue please reconciliation, Fuchai didn’t listen but agreed treacherous official and judged Wu Zixu commit suicide.And jumped his body into river on May 5, since then people commemorated him on Dragon Boat Festival.
4、伍子胥周年祭
传说吴王阖闾去世后，王子夫差继承王位，派军队镇压越国，获得胜利。越王勾践求和，夫差不听，而是听信小人谗言，命令伍子胥自杀。伍子胥尸首于5月5日投入江中，此后人们在端午节纪念他。
