The Dragon Boat Festival (also known as Duanwu Festival) has a history of more than two thousand years. It is steeped in many legends and customs, but one of the best-known is the commemoration of the poet Qu Yuan. Supposedly, an ancient Chinese loyal minister, Qu Yuan, threw himself into the Miluo River in response to a political corruption ruler. In turn, the villagers, so devastated by his death, quickly took to their boats to search for his body - marking the tradition of dragon boat races, that we see today. Since then the festival has evolved to include a mixture of Taoist and Confucian philosophy, making it a time for family…