Over the years, the story of Qu’s demise transformed into the traditions of racing dragon boats and eating zongzi – a kind of rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. The races have certainly captured the imagination of people from all over the world. Every spring there are nearly 60 dragon boat races held outside of China in cities from Vancouver to Sydney, from Gdańsk, Poland to Cape Town, South Africa. Canada alone has nearly 50 dragon boat teams and Germany has nearly 30.

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　　多年来，屈原逝世的故事演变成了赛龙舟和吃粽子的传统--一种用竹叶包起来的米饭。种族当然吸引了来自世界各地的人们的想象力。每年春天有将近60场龙舟赛在中国举行的城市从温哥华到悉尼，从波兰到开普敦ńGDA的SK，南非。仅加拿大就有近50支龙舟队，而德国队有近30支。