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May 19, 2021 The Fullerton Hotel Singapore The Dragon Boat Festival commemorates the life and death of famed Chinese scholar Qu Yuan who lived in the Chu kingdom of third century BCE. The story goes that he was essentially too smart for his own good, so court officials framed him for conspiracy which led to his exile. While in exile, Qu Yan drowned his anger in writing poems and eventually himself in the Miluo River by attaching a stone to his chest. The people of Chu, who never doubted him, quickly launched a rescue mission, jumping into boats to search for him. He was, however, never to be...
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