“Remembering Qu Yuan: The Heart Behind the Dragon Boat Festival” Long ago, in ancient China, there was a wise and kind poet named Qu Yuan. He loved his country very much. One day, Qu Yuan told the king, “Please listen to my advice. War is coming.” But the...
The Dragon Boat Festival (Cantonese: Tuen Ng Jit / 端午節) is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It honours a famous and successful scholar-poet Qu Yuan who took his life by jumping into a river after the fall of the Qin Dynasty to the Zhou Dynasty. He...
Aarav, an international student from India, hesitated outside the community centre near his campus. Inside, refugee children laughed and played. He whispered to Mei, a student from China, “What if I can’t connect with them?” Mei smiled. “Just be present. They don’t...
