What to expect in Yangzhou during Dragon Boat Festival

3. Heyuan Garden 

Staff at the Heyuan Garden weave colorful threads, and give away to visitors during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is said to have the effect of driving away poisonous vermin. [Photo/Yangzhou Municipal Bureau of Tourism]

Located in the city center of Yangzhou, Heyuan Garden, another classic Chinese garden in the city, was named after its owner, He Zhidao, a government official in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

On the very day of Dragon Boat Festival, He’s descendants will be present to wrap up rice dumplings with tourists and attach colorful threads to their wrists, which is said to have the effect of driving away poisonous vermin like snakes.

Additionally, the first 100 ticker buyers can get a sachet for free.

Time: 9:00a.m, June 18

4. Shugang Tangzi City Scenic Area

A ceremony worshiping Qu Yuan is set to be held at a place near the Shugang Tangzi City Scenic Area in Yangzhou.

Visitors are able to witness a suite of traditional Chinese sacrificing rituals such as burning incenses during the ceremony, which it is hoped can help them deepen their understanding of the Chinese scholar as well as the traditional Chinese festival.

Time: 2.30p.m-4.30p.m, June 18