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The Origin of Dragon Boat Festival--China ----Poet Quyuan and the Dragon Boat Festival (edited and illustrated by Lynn fm Predatex Silk)

The Dragon Boat Festival (aka Duanwu Festival) is believed to be originated in ancient China. There are a number of theories about its origins. There are also a number folk traditions, beliefs and explanatory myths connected to the observance. Today, the best, most widely accepted version is that the Duanwu festival originated in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan (340-278 BC) who lived in the Chu State during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).

        Quyuan---one of the greated poet in China who loved his country deeply!

The best-known traditional story holds that the festival commemorates the death by suicide of poet Qu Yuan, a Confucius scholar and minister of the ancient Chu state during the Warring States period. Qu Yuan, a descendant of the Chu royal family, served in high offices in his state. He wrote influential Chinese literary works like "Li Sao", including poetry. He is commonly referred to as a a great patriotic "poet" and a "statesperson". works in literature. However, he is more properly considered as a ministerial Confucius scholar.

Duanwu Festival ChinaQu Yuan always put forward policies and encouraged the king of Chu to make his state stronger independently. Qu Yuan' measures were carried out and his state become thriving and strong. Unfortunately, the good time did't last long. He was entrapped by evil speech and dismissed by the king because of his action against alliance between Chu state and Qin State. During his exile, Qu Yuan wrote a great deal of famous literary works to express deep worry about his state. Qu Yuan's worry was proved to be right. Twenty-eight years later, Qin conquered the Chu capital. In despair at not being able to halt the decline the state, he drowned himself in the Miluo Rover on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

Heard Qu Yuan's suicide, the local people who admired his patriotic action rowed their boats out onto the river to search for his corpse. At the same time, some people threw food into the water to prevent Qu Yuan's corpse from being eaten by prawns, fish and crabs.

Despite the modern popularity of the Qu Yuan origin theory, in the former territory of the state of Wu the festival commemorated Wu Zixu (526 BC - 484 BC). Like Qu Yuan, Wu Zixu was a loyal advisor whose advice was ignored by the king to the detriment of the kingdom. Wu Zixu was forced to commit suicide by the king Fuchai, with his body thrown into the river on the fifth day of the fifth month. After his death, Wu Zixu was revered as a river god. The local people used the ways (similar to that people used for Qu Yuan) as sacrifice ritual to worship the river god. In places such as Suzhou, in Jiangsu province, Wu Zixu is remembered during the Dragon Boat Festival to this day.

It is said the the food the people threw into the river water is the origin of Zongzi (Chinese rice dumplings). It is said to be the origin of dragon boat racing that the local people were paddling out on boats onto the the local river. that is what the Chu people used their ways to offer mourning to Quyuan after his death. The date and the ways were developed into a custom, troditiona and festival now.

                          Yammy!! Zonzi!!!

Modern researchers have theorized that the commemoration of Qu Yuan or Wu Zixu were superimposed onto an existing holiday tradition, but has subsequently overtaken the original significance. More people agree that traditional rituals of the Duanwu Festival represent offerings to the Gods and worship of dragon king and mostly relate to avoiding diseases and luck blessings in Chinese culture.

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Why there are more and more people love digital printing silks? ---By Lynn at Predatex Silk

It is more and more a trend that people love digital printing silk fashion, wedding gown or evening wear! Why? We’d like to list the following reason that we could think of.

1. Traditionally, the prints on the fabrics are via traditional screen or rotary screen printing methord, which means there are maximun colors of 10 due to limitation of fecility! Thus there is a great limitation on the designs to put on fabrics. However digital prints break through that limits! Digital prints is like print on a A4 paper. You are able to print any designs or photos on fabrics! What you see on the computer is what could be printed on the silk fabrics!

2. However, digital prints is no cheap at the moment comparing to the traditional printing methord. Some brands use polyester background fabric for the digital prints. Here is a problem! Normally 1mtr of polyester chiffon/cdc fabric would be about USD1.00! (Of course it is the price in China. When many middleman bring them to Europe or America, price doubles or triples…)  However the cost for digital prints would be at least USD5.00!!  Is it like you are “killing a mouse use a gun”?  Then which fabric is to match digital prints then?

3. Without any doubt, silk fabric is the best to match digital prints! When the digital prints encountered with the luxury of silk fabrics, you could already imagine how they are matching each other!

4. Every article comes to the last topic. Where to buy or how to buy digital printing silk fabrics? We strongly suggest Predatex Silk Co.,Ltd----a Chinese exporter for only 100% silk fabrics. There will be no MOQ for a digital prints on silk fabrics! Please kindly check our website: www.predatextile.com and start to put your own designs into silk fabrics!!!

Time for examples of screen printing silk fabric prices now!

Silk Chiffon 8mm(weight) 140cm(width) ===About USD6.50/mtr

Silk Satin Charmeuse 19mm(weight) 140cm(width) ===About USD13.50/mtr

Silk Crepe de Chine 40mm(weight) 140cm(width) === About USD26.50/mtr

If you have purchased silk fabrics with price more or less than above mentioned list, congratulations to you, you are dealing with a reasonable silk supplier! If the price is lower than that or even much lower, trust me, your "silk" must be fake with polyesters or viscose! If the price reached you are much higher, please do not hesitate to contact Predatex Silk ASAP for reasonable price and reliable quality! Predatex Silk, based in Mainland China, deals with only 100% Mulberry silk fabrics in best quality!

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