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Dragon Boat Festival without the Dragon Boats (but with Captain America!)

This Thursday is Duanwu Jie, otherwise known as Dragon Boat Festival in English. There are various stories on the origin of this festival, usually including the somewhat macabre tale of villagers tossing zongzi (keep reading for what these are) into… Continue Reading →

June 7, 2016 2

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