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BeChinatown hosts zong zi event to welcome Lunar May 5 Dragon Boat Festival

Photo of Portia Li / 李秀蘭
Portia Li / 李秀蘭
May 28, 2022
Among the zong zi teachers, a number of them are seniors over 90 years old. Photo by Portia Li.

(SAN FRANCISCO) BeChinatown hosted its first zong zi event in Chinatown on May 21 to welcome and celebrate the upcoming lunar May 5 Dragon Boat Festival.

The official day of the lunar May 5 Dragon Boat Festival this year is on June 3rd. Traditionally for over hundreds of years, zong zi is the food which is wrapped by lotus leaves to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. The food materials inside the lotus leaves include rice, meat, green beans, peanuts and more that would serve as a meal for your lunch.

Younger generations also participate in the zong zi event in Chinatown. Photo by Portia Li

The zong zi event was held at the Victory Hall on Stockton Street on May 21. The chefs from 10 Chinatown restaurants and dim sim places were invited to the event to showcase the skill of cooking and wrapping the zong zi.

“Zong zi also represents the profound history of Chinese culture and Chinese food. We also want to celebrate and promote the Chinatown businesses with hosting the event to bring in more customers to Chinatown,” said Lily Lo, President of BeChinatown.

BeChinatown announces its first zong zi event at Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. Courtesy BeChinatown

Among the zong zi teachers at the event, a number of them were seniors over 90 years old. They enjoyed sharing the tips of wrapping good zong zi with the young people.