The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. This year, the festival falls on June 22nd. GINTEC, a leading surveying and monitoring company, joins in the festivities by taking a break from June 22nd to June 24th. With a history dating back over 2,000 years, the Dragon Boat Festival commemorates the renowned poet and statesman Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was a loyal patriot who drowned himself in the Miluo River during the Warring States period. To prevent fish from eating his body, local people raced their boats to the spot where he entered the water, beating drums and throwing rice dumplings (zongzi) into the river as offerings. This cultural heritage has given rise to the popular Dragon Boat Races, where teams paddle vigorously in long, narrow boats deco...