Bak changs are one of the must-haves during the Dragon Boat Festival season, when the rice dumplings are enjoyed by Chinese families all over the world. With the festival just around the bend, here’s a list of where you can get your fix of this year’s most unique flavours, from the most creative to super quirky and unusual variants, to.
May 19, 2021
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
The Dragon Boat Festival commemorates the life and death of famed Chinese scholar Qu Yuan who lived in the Chu kingdom of third century BCE. The story goes that he was essentially too smart for his own good, so court officials framed him for conspiracy which led to his exile.
While in exile, Qu Yan drowned his anger in writing poems and eventually himself in the Miluo River by attaching a stone to his chest. The people of Chu, who never doubted him, quickly launched a rescue mission, jumping into boats to search for him. He was, however, never to be found.