The Dragon Boat Festival is an ancient traditional festival of the Chinese nation. It began in the Warring States Period and has a history of more than 2,200 years. Dragon boat racing is the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it is said to commemorate the Dragon Boat Festival and the great poet Qu Yuan of the Chu State. Every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the people of Xinjin spontaneously hold dragon boat races, duck grabbing and other commemorative activities in the Nanhe River, which has a history of more than 1,300 years. Geographical location: Xinjin’s traditional Dragon Boat Races are widely distributed, covering all 12 towns in the county. Each town has a dragon boat race team and its own racing boat. The traditional Dragon Boat Races to commemorate the Dragon Boat Festival are mainly held in the Nanhe River in Xinjin and the Sichuan Water Sports School. Historical evolution: Xinjin’s Dragon Boat Races began in the early Tang Dynasty. It is said to be a folk culture passed down to commemorate the great poet Qu Yuan of the Chu State. At that time, after Qu Yuan jumped into the river, the people spontaneously organized boats to salvage his body and threw rice dumplings into the water to prevent fish from eating his flesh. Therefore, the folk custom of rowing dragon boats and eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival has been passed down. According to the county chronicles of the Qing Dynasty Daoguang edition, "On May 5, people make jiaoshu (i.e. zongzi), hang swords, cattails, mugwort and tigers on the door, drink wine, and compete in boat races in the south of the city." This is enough to show that the folk customs of dragon boat racing and making zongzi in our county have a long history. Main value and impact: The development of dragon boat racing in our county will have a great impact, which includes a large number of local folk customs and folk culture, such as: snatching ducks, lion lantern performances, myth performances, Sichuan opera excerpts, dragon boat night tours, water lanterns, fireworks, dragon lantern dances, making zongzi, wearing various sachets, drinking wine, releasing river lanterns, releasing Kongming lanterns, etc. In particular: in 1987, the third "Qu Yuan Cup" Dragon Boat Race, the highest level in the country, was successfully held; in 1997, with the approval of the State Sports Commission, the 97 Xinjin "Baoshan Cup" National Dragon Boat Race was successfully held, which lasted for three days and attracted nearly 500,000 people. It was the domestic dragon boat race with the highest prize in my country's history; in 2007, the "2007 Chengdu Water City Xinjin Traditional Dragon Boat Race" was successfully held, attracting 200,000 guests from home and abroad, and CDTV?5 broadcast the whole process live. In addition, the county party committee and government also combined the Dragon Boat Festival traditional dragon boat race with modern culture, sports performances, and economic exchanges, which was highly praised by domestic and foreign audiences. In 1996, the State Sports General Administration awarded Xinjin County the "National Advanced County for Dragon Boat Activities". Xinjin Dragon Boat Festival traditional dragon boat races are widely distributed, covering all 12 towns in the county. Each town has dragon boat race team members and their own racing boats. The Dragon Boat Festival traditional dragon boat races are mainly held in Xinjin Nanhe and Sichuan Water Sports School. The dragon boat race in Xinjin began in the early Tang Dynasty. It is said that it is a folk culture passed down to commemorate the great poet Qu Yuan of the Chu State. After Qu Yuan jumped into the river, the people spontaneously organized boats to salvage his body and threw zongzi into the water to prevent fish from eating his flesh. Therefore, the folk custom of rowing dragon boats and eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival has been passed down. According to the Daoguang edition of the county annals of our county in the Qing Dynasty, "On May 5th, people make jiaoshu (i.e. zongzi), hang swords, cattails, mugwort and tigers on the door, drink wine, and compete in the south of the city." This is enough to show that the folk customs of dragon boat racing and making zongzi in our county have a long history. The Dragon Boat Festival is an ancient traditional festival of the Chinese nation. It began in the Warring States Period and has a history of more than 2,200 years. Dragon boat racing is the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it is said to be to commemorate the Dragon Boat Festival and the great poet Qu Yuan of the Chu State. Every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the people of Xinjin spontaneously hold dragon boat races, grab ducks and other commemorative activities in the Nanhe River, which has a history of more than 1,300 years. In addition to watching the dragon boat race, people also make flower boats. On the flower boats, people are responsible for releasing ducks into the water for the rowers to compete for. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, people eat rice dumplings and salt-soaked duck eggs at noon, drink wine, and wear various sachets. At night, they use old mugwort, wormwood and other herbs to wash and detoxify. At the same time, they sprinkle wine indoors to eliminate the five poisons. Information source: Chengdu Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center Information source: Chengdu Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center