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centers around a scholarly governmentofficial named chu yuan. he was a good and respected man, but because of themisdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperorscourt.unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow chu yuan threwhimself into the mi low river. because of their admiration for chu yuan, thelocal people living adjacent to the mi lo river rushed into their boats tosearch for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the riverdragons.although they were unable to find chu yuan, their efforts are stillmemorated today during the dragon boat festival.dragon boat race traditions at the center of this festival are the dragonboat races. peting teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to therhythm of beating drums. these exciting races were inspired by the villagersvaliant attempts to rescue chu yuan from the mi lo river. this tradition hasremained unbroken for centuries.tzung tzu a very popular dish during the dragon