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Held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, Duan Wu, more commonly known as the Dragon Boat Festival, commemorates the life and death of Chinese scholar Qu Yuan. But why dragon boats?  During the Zhou Dynasty, Qu Yuan was slandered by jealous government officials and banished by the king. In despair and disappointment, he drowned himself in the Miluo River, and commoners rushed to the water in boats to recover his body. Thus the tradition was born to hold dragon boat races on the day of his death. There’s so much more to Duan Wu than boats though, including the food served to commemorate the holiday. Thankfully for us, the Baology team, husband and wife Judy Ni and Andy Tessier, put on a dinner stuffing COOK guests with Taiwanese cuisine and knowledge. Read on to learn how to make bamboo wrapped dumplings, traditionally served during the Duan Wu Festival!