Through a Bundle of Mugwort, Binjiang Property and Its Residents Turn the Dragon Boat Festival into a Folk Culture Gathering
Publisher： Release time：2025-06-03
We prepare a bundle of mugwort, a fan, and a sachet for you for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. But what kind of zongzi do you like?
Residents from the north and the south have different preferences for salty or sweet zongzi. “First, roll the reed leaves into a funnel, put some glutinous rice in the funnel, add a piece of meat, then fill it with more glutinous rice, and finally fold the reed leaves and tie the zongzi tightly with a string…” At the Dragon Boat Festival event organized by Binjiang Property, zongzi experts among the residents were teaching other residents how to make zongzi step by step. Making zongzi sounds easy, but it’s a test of the maker’s technique. The zongzi newbies learned carefully, and with good teachers, their zongzi-making skills improved quickly. At the end of the event, residents took photos with their handmade zongzi, proudly showcasing their greatest achievements for the Dragon Boat Festival.
The Dragon Boat Festival is an intangible cultural heritage, featuring customs such as commemorating Qu Yuan, eating zongzi, hanging mugwort and calamus, wearing sachets, and dragon boat racing. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the Dragon Boat Festival, Binjiang Property and its residents immersed themselves in the cultural traditions of the festival and turned the festival into a folk culture gathering that embodied a deep sense of national pride.
Thousand Island Lake The City Star
The Dragon Boat Festival activities at The Cit Star in Thousand Island Lake were rich and colorful. The property management staff delivered bundles of mugwort to residents’ doorsteps one week before the festival, earning high praise for such special festive service.
Hangzhou Renbin Apartment
“Zongzi spreads love, and skillful hands pass on blessings”. At the Dragon Boat Festival event of Hangzhou Renbin Apartment, grannies taught their grandkids how to wrap four-cornered zongzi, and parents made mugwort sachets and dragon boat ornaments with their children. Together, they shared a cultural journey blending the charm of intangible heritage and the warmth of everyday life.
Hangzhou Wangtao Yueming
“Zongzi brings the joy of Dragon Boat Festival shared by the neighborhood”. Taking affections as strings and zongzi as a medium, the service center of Hangzhou Wangtao Yueming invited the residents to make zongzi together to pass down the intangible cultural heritage of the Dragon Boat Festival and make the residential quarter a vibrant, happy home for all.
Hangzhou Dream Lake
A small fan brings a gentle breeze; leisurely the summer day grows long. The residents of Hangzhou Dream Lake enjoyed a DIY workshop crafting silk-covered fans, an intangible cultural heritage, on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival. With elegant archaic designs, they spun silk into art, letting traditional skills shine brilliantly at their fingertips.
Hangzhou Yurun Qianchaofu
At Hangzhou Yurun Qianchaofu, nearly a hundred residents joined the joyful Dragon Boat Festival party, where they made zongzi, crafted sachets, tried 3D dragon boat puzzles, decorated eggs, shot “five poisons”, accepted free health consultations, and received five-colored ropes, enjoying the diverse cultural traditions of the festival to the full.
Hangzhou Guanpin Mingyu
A boisterous Dragon Boat Festival event also unfolded at Hangzhou Guanpin Mingyu. There, residents made zongzi filled with sweet red beans, savory meat, and fragrant dates. The northern and southern flavors were blended into a unique culinary experience. It was also an elegant gathering where lacquer fans brought a breeze from the ancient time and bundles of mugwort were gifted as tokens of wellness.
Hangzhou Urban Oasis
With the arrival of the Dragon Boat Festival, the fragrance of mugwort fills the air. The property management staff of Hangzhou Urban Oasis made traditional mugwort boats themselves and hung them on each door handle to usher the Dragon Boat Festival in.
Hangyuan Imperial Mansion
Aiming to embrace the timeless charm and share the joy of Dragon Boat Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival event at Hangyuan Imperial Mansion attracted over 200 residents to participate. Many residents shared their unique zongzi-making skills. “Handmade zongzi really tastes different from those I bought from stores!” said young residents. Wearing sachets is also a Dragon Boat Festival tradition. In the DIY zone, parents enjoyed a happy time making sachets and fans with their children.
Hangzhou Xingmanli
The Dragon Boat Festival event of Hangzhou Xingmanli was filled with the aroma of bamboo leaves. Zongzi experts among residents showcased their skilled techniques in wrapping zongzi. They were also happy to share their experience with beginners who learned a lot from them.
Quzhou Classic Chinese Chic
The zongzi-making event there was a beautiful blend of traditional folk culture and community warmth. Angular zongzi quickly took shape one after another in the hands of residents. “Thanks to this event, now I can enjoy sweet northern-style zongzi here in the south,” said a resident from the north.
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