• Dragon - boat Racing: Usually held on rivers and lakes, the dragon boats are gorgeously decorated. The rowers work together with the drums thundering. It is especially popular in Guangdong.

• Eating Zongzi: In order to prevent fish and shrimp from nibbling on Qu Yuan's body, people wrapped glutinous rice in bamboo leaves and threw it into the river. Zongzi has different flavors in different places, including sweet Zongzi (such as red - bean paste Zongzi, jujube - paste Zongzi) and salty Zongzi (such as meat Zongzi, salted - egg - yolk Zongzi).

• Hanging Wormwood and Sweet Flag: On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, people hang wormwood and sweet flag on the lintel, believing that it can drive away evil spirits and prevent diseases.

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It is a festival for many ethnic minorities, such as the "Small New Year" of the Bouyei ethnic group, the "Mountain - Song Festival" of the Miao ethnic group, the "Sun's Birthday" of the Tujia ethnic group, the "Kitchen - God - Worshiping Festival" of the Zhuang ethnic group, the "Xianglang Festival" of the Tibetan ethnic group, and the "Insect - King Festival" of the Manchu ethnic group.​

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The Torch Festival is an ancient and important traditional festival of ethnic groups such as Yi, Bai, Naxi, Jinuo, and Lahu. It has profound folk culture connotations and is known as the “Oriental Carnival”. During the festival, people light torches and hold various celebration activities such as singing, dancing, and competitions.

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Chinese Love Story: Niu Lang was an orphan on earth. After his parents died, he was mistreated by his elder brother and sister - in - law. They only gave him an old ox and a broken cart. Niu Lang depended on this old ox. Zhi Nu was a fairy in the heaven, good at weaving. She and other fairies often went to the Milky Way to bathe. One day, the old ox suddenly spoke and told Niu Lang that Zhi Nu and other fairies would bathe by the Milky Way. He should steal Zhi Nu's clothes so that she would stay on earth. Niu Lang followed the old ox's instructions and hid Zhi Nu's clothes. After Zhi Nu and other fairies finished bathing, they found their clothes missing. The other fairies flew back to heaven, but Zhi Nu couldn't leave. Niu Lang pleaded with Zhi Nu to stay, and Zhi Nu was moved by his sincerity and finally agreed to be his wife. When the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother learned that Zhi Nu had married on earth, they were furious and ordered the heavenly soldiers to take Zhi Nu back to heaven. When Niu Lang returned home and found Zhi Nu was taken away, he quickly put on the cowhide left by the old ox before it died and chased after her with their two children. Just as he was about to catch up, the Queen Mother pulled out the gold hairpin from her head and drew a line in the air. A surging Tianhe River (Milky Way) appeared instantly, separating Niu Lang and Zhi Nu. Niu Lang and Zhi Nu could only look at each other across the river. Their cries moved the Jade Emperor, and finally, the Jade Emperor allowed them to meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Every year on this day, magpies fly to form a magpie bridge, allowing Niu Lang and Zhi Nu to meet on the bridge.

Therefore, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month has become Chinese Valentine's Day.

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The Ghost Festival, also known as Zhongyuan Festival, is a traditional Chinese sacrifice festival, mainly combined with the Buddhist Ullambana Festival and the Taoist Zhongyuan Festival. The main activities are sacrificing ancestors and wandering ghosts.

• Grave-sweeping and Ancestor-worshiping: During the Zhongyuan Festival, people will prepare sumptuous offerings such as wine, meat, fruits, and pastries, visit the graves, and worship their ancestors.

• Offering to Wandering Ghosts: During the Zhongyuan Festival, people will set up offering platforms on the streets or in temples, place offerings, burn paper money, and offer sacrifices to wandering ghosts.

• Releasing River Lanterns: People put paper lanterns or lotus lanterns into the river and let them float away. River lanterns are believed to light the way for wandering ghosts to find their way home.

• Burning Paper Money: During the Zhongyuan Festival, people burn paper money, paper clothes and other offerings, believing that these can be used by ancestors and wandering ghosts in the underworld.

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