Taste the Dragon Boat Festival and pass on civilization The word “DuanWu” first appeared in the .”Western Jin Dynasty’s “Record of the Land“: “Midsummer Duanwu is on the fifth day of the fifth month, according to custom, people attach importance to this day, just as they attach importance to the summer solstice.” Duan, in ancient Chinese, has the meaning of beginning, initial. “Shuowen Jiezi“: “Duan, the first thing born of…
