Research Paper On Zongzi

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It was said that zongzi was invented in Spring and Autumn Period in 770 - 476 BC and it was used to worship the ancestors and divinities. It had a history of more than 2,000 years. However, zongzi became popular because of the story attached to it.

A popular belief of eating zongzi was to commemorate the death of Qu Yuan, a famous Chinese poet from the kingdom of Chu who lived during the Warring States period. Known for his patriotism, Qu Yuan tried unsuccessfully to warn his king and countrymen against the expansionism of their neighbor, the kingdom of Qin. When the general of kingdom Qin, Bai Qi took Yingdu, the capital of kingdom Chu, in 278 BC, Qu Yuan's grief was so intense that he drowned himself in the Miluo river. According to legend,

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