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1、【端午節(jié)作文】端午節(jié)英語作文LegendoftheDragonBoatFestival'sOriginAttheendoftheZhouDynasty,theareawenowknowasChinahadfallenintoastateoffragmentationandconflict.WhiletheZhoudynastyhadruledforseveralcenturies,severalotherstates,originallyfeudaldomains,triedtocarveouttheirownkingdoms.ThestateofQin
2、wouldeventuallyemergethevictorandunifyallofChinaunderoneruleforthefirsttimeinhistory.QuYuanservedasministertotheZhouEmperor.Awiseandarticulateman,hewaslovedbythecommonpeople.Hedidmuchtofightagainsttherampantcorruptionthatplaguedthecourt--therebyearningtheenvyandfearofotherofficia
3、ls.Therefore,whenheurgedtheemperortoavoidconflictwiththeQinKingdom,theofficialspressuredtheEmperortohavehimremovedfromservice.Inexile,hetraveled,taughtandwroteforseveralyears.HearingthattheZhouhadbeendefeatedbytheQin,hefellintodespairandthrewhimselfintotheMilouRiver.Hislastpoemre
4、ads:ManyaheavysighIhaveinmydespair,GrievingthatIwasborninsuchanunluckytime.Iyokedateamofjadedragonstoaphoenixchariot,Andwaitedforthewindtocome,tosouruponmyjourneyAshewassolovedbythepeople,fishermenrushedoutinlongboats,beatingdrumstoscarethefishaway,andthrowingzongziintothewaterto
5、feedbraverfishsothattheywouldnoteatQuYuan'sbody.DragonBoatracesarethemostexcitingpartofthefestival,drawingcrowdsofspectators.DragonBoatsaregenerallybrightlypaintedanddecoratedcanoes.Ranginganywherefrom40to100feetinlength,theirheadsareshapedlikeopen-moutheddragons,whilethesternsen
6、dwithascalytail.Dependingonthelength,upto80rowerscanpowertheboat.Adrummerandflag-catcherstandatthefrontoftheboat.Beforeadragonboatenterscompetition,itmustbe"broughttolife"bypaintingtheeyesinasacredceremony.Racescanhaveanynumberofboatscompeting,withthewinnerbeingthefirstteamtograb
7、aflagattheendofthecourse.AnnualracestakeplacealloverChina,HongKong,Macao,Taiwan,andotheroverseasChinesecommunities.
