Dragon Boat Festival in Guangzhou

[Luffy Lu]

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival with more than 2000-year history, which started from the Warring States Period.

 

There are many folk stories about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival. One version is to memorize the great poet Qu Yuan. One version goes that it’s for Cao E, a dutiful daughter in Chinese history. Whatever the truth is, the Dragon Boat Festival has been a important day in Chinese culture.

 

How to spend the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday? Well, there are some suggestions.

 

The First Destination: Ruyuan Grand Canyon.

 

According to Geologists, the Ruyuan Grand Canyon belongs to quartz sandstone landform. Thousands of years of weathering and erosion form the Ruyuan Grand Canyon magnificent, peculiar, beautiful landscape. The Ruyuan Grand Canyon boasts waterfalls, fresh air and various plants. The Tenglong Waterfall falls down from the 200-meter high cliff and bring you a breath-taking view.

 

 

The Second Destination: Shawan Ancient Town

 

Shawan Ancient Town, with a history of more than 800 years, is located in the center of Pearl River Delta. With an air of traditional Guangzhou, prosperous commerce, Shawan Ancient Town is renowned for its name of Sanjie Liushi (Three Streets and Six Markets). It ‘s a concentration area of stylish constructions in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

 

The Third Destination: Dashatou Wharf