Asking Heaven...
Jun. 16th, 2010 11:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
khiemtranToday is the Dragon Boat festival (Duanwu in Mandarin), which is nominally to commemorate the self-drowning of the poet Qu Yuan in protest at the corruption of his kingdom (and the impending end of the Warring States Period).
But, this year, instead of just wrapping sticky rice in leaves and steaming them to make dumplings as you normally do, why not also try reading one of his poems....
But, this year, instead of just wrapping sticky rice in leaves and steaming them to make dumplings as you normally do, why not also try reading one of his poems....
