The first Dragon Boat Festival was held in Hunan. Every year, people always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. Each team of the match has twenty members. Beside them there is a man on the boat. He beats a drum. It’s an exciting match, especiallywhen they are getting the end. The audiencebeside the lake shout for their favourite teams. From this match, we have the name of the festival---Dragon Boat Festival.This specialfestival has anothername---Duanwu Festival. It has a story. The story is about a poet called Qu Yuan.
