(Forthousandsofyears,thetraditionoftheDuanwuFestivalhasbeenpasseddownfromonegenerationtothenext.ButwherediditcomefromandwhydidpeopleeatZongziandracedragonboats?Man...
QuYuanwasbornin340BC,duringtheWarringStatesPeriod.Atthattime,thereweresevenstatesstrugglingamongthemselvestounifyChina.Ofthesevenstates,QinwasthestrongestandChuthelargest.QuYuanwasanobleofChu.Duringhislifetime,thepowerfulkingdomofChufellintoadecline.Earlyinhislife,QuYuanwontheconfidenceoftheKingofChu,andwashisdeputypri
imeminister,helpingdraftlawsanddetermineforeignpolicy.