The Dragon Boat Festival is a key holiday in China and many other East and Southeast Asian countries. Join us at the Museum to make your own dragon boat and learn more about this ancient festival!
With origins tracing back to at least 250 BC in China, the Dragon Boat Festival is still celebrated today with thrilling dragon boat races, sticky rice dumplings, and realgar wine. The Dragon Boat Festival is so significant it has been added to UNESCO list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.