Two girls in Zigui pick out Zongzi from a steamer during their celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 10, 2010. The festival, falling on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, is for people to remember Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet more than 2,000 years ago. Zigui, a county in central China's Hubei province, is thought to be the poet's hometown. [Photo: Xinhua/Hao Tongqian]
Residents in Zigui make Zongzi (a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves) during their celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 10, 2010. Eating Zongzi is a traditional way to celebrate the festival. [Photo: Xinhua/Hao Tongqian]
An old man in Zigui is producing realgar wine during the celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 10, 2010. People usually drink realgar wine during the festival. [Photo: Xinhua/Hao Tongqian]
Women in Zigui make sachets with different aromatic spices to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday, June 10, 2010. This year's festival falls on June 16th [Photo: Xinhua/Hao Tongqian]
