When the Duanwu or Dragon Boat Festival comes, Chinese people go on some most widespread activities on celebration.

1. Dragon Boat races is the most attractively exciting activity for celebration of the festival. The races will be held on the rivers near local villages and town and always draw a lot of audiences.

2. Most of housewives are to prepare zongzi at home. Zongzi fiiled with various ingredients offer a good taste for the festival. The people drink some medicated liquor like realgar (king's yellow) wine for health.

3. The leaves of flagleaf and argy wormwood are kept hanging on the upper corner of doors and windows for days, which are designed to ward off disease or evil from the house.

4. Pictures of Zhong Kui (mythical guardian against evil spirits) and Joss paper with spell are sticked to doors for a wish of blessings.

5. Pretty Chinese knots, little aroma pouch are given to Children for luckiness.

6. Swing and more popular game are playing near houses.

Generally speaking, dragon boat race and Zongzi eating are the most widespread througout the country. That is Must-do things. And other activities and game are of some local difference.