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news On a quiet Tuen Ng: Appreciating Hong Kong’s dragon boat culture By Truston Yu Tuen Ng, commonly referred to as the Dragon Boat Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. 2021 marks a significant occasion for dragon boat in Hong Kong and the rest of the world. It has been three decades since this ancient Chinese tradition was institutionalized into a competitive sport, and Hong Kong will be hosting one of the biggest race events later this year. © Hong Kong Free Press Dragon boats racing in Hong Kong. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Today, Tuen Ng is mostly associated with a patriotic statesman called Qu Yuan. Qu was an official in the Kingdom of Chu during China’s Warring States period. After being falsely accused by other court officials and losing favour with the king, Qu committed suicide by jumping into the river. Countrymen paddled on long boats in search of Qu, and tried to scare away the fishes with loud splashes. They threw in glutinous ri

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