Exiled from the kingdom of Chu for his fierce opposition to Qin (which did indeed demolish all, in its imperial ambition), he drowned himself in the Miluo River. 1/
Hence Duanwu is also known as the #DragonBoatFestival & sticky rice packets (zongzi) are eaten. 2/
Sighs come from me often
the heart swells within
sad that I and these times
never will be matched.
As it is then, as it is now. 4/
For #everynightapoem on each year’s Duanwu. #DragonBoatFestival
Duanwu 端午 marks the beginning of summer heat and pestilence, and the in southern China and throughout southeast Asia it was an occasion to fumigate the household and eat restorative foods wrapped in naturally antiseptic leaves. 5/
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FIFTH DAY OF FIFTH LUNAR MONTH: ALL THINGS WICKED AND PESTILENT TO BE VANQUISHED INSTANTLY WITH THIS SPELL
We could *really* do with such a 急急如律令 these days. Happy #端午節 all! 7/7
[Dunhuang fragment @britishlibrary S.799]