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　　scholars may provide many other explanations about the origin of the duanwu festival. but if you ask ordinary people about its origin, you'll get the same answer. they will tell you that the duanwu festival honors the great poet, qu yuan. they'll also tell you the story that has been passed down for more than 2,000 years.

　　qu yuan was born in 340 bc, during the warring states period. at that time, there were seven states struggling among themselves to unify china. of the seven states, qin was the strongest and chu the largest.

　　qu yuan was a noble of chu. during his lifetime, the powerful kingdom of chu fell into a decline.

　　early in his life, qu yuan won the confidence of the king of chu, and was his deputy prime minister, helping draft laws and determine foreign policy. when he saw the danger posed by the ambitious qin state, he proposed government reforms and an alliance with the neighboring qi st

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