Dragon boat racing is the main custom in Chinese Dragon Boat Festival day. The original of this custom can data back to the Warring State Period, people didn’t want Qu yuan who came from ancientChu State, jumped into a river to commit suicide, thus they rowing pursued to save him .From them on ,for memory ,people rowed dragon boat in annual May 5^th in Chinese calendar .People used the dragon boat racing to dispersal shoal in case of the fishes ate the body of Qu yuan . This custom continues today.

The weather of the day after Dragon Boat Festival is muggy .The sun is still climbing but the atmosphere of the Huichang River of Wenzhou is so busy. That is theChinalongzhou tournament; you can see a number of people around and colorful flags fluttering. The boats are ready in their own starting line .After a while, the race begins. Look! These dragon boats start as a swore when the gun goes off. “come on , come on !” The shouting from the sides of the river without stop. The drummers sit on the head of the boat beat with rhythm .They are trying their best and beat to row. Behind their boat is a set of ripples, to see the unity of the team. And besides the fierce racing, there are many cute kids with all kind of style. All of these make us to remember this historical custom more impress.