Lucky Chinatown celebrates its first Dragon Boat Festival

From June 24 to 30, shoppers can try new varieties of machang, discover how the Dragon Boat came about, and enjoy fun art activities at Lucky Chinatown’s first ever Dragon Boat Festival celebration!

 

Enjoy machang and other delicious Chinese delicacies at the Chinese Food Fair
 

Zong zi, known locally as machang, is one of the dishes popularly eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. It is usually made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo and reed leaves. 

 

There are many variations of zong zi across the different regions of China and at Lucky Chinatown’s Chinese Food Fair from June 24 -30, shoppers can get a taste of our own 13 different types of locally-made machang from DEC, Hap Chan, Sincerity Café & Restaurant, Salazar ‘s Bakery Spring by Ha Yuan and more. Two of these – the Hong Kong Style machang from DEC and Vegetarian machang from Sincerity Café & Restaurant will be offered exclusively at the Chinese Food Fair. 

 

Guests can also try other Chinese snacks and products like milk tea, pastries, Mantao, Radish Cake, Beef Jerky, lumpia, herbal medicines and more from Mochiko, Kashi Maki, Happy Fanshu, Souq Organics, Dimsum N’ Dumplings, Aging’s Delights, Eat Fresh Hong Kong Style Street Food, Salazar’s Bakery, Jasmine’s Handicrafts, Ersao, Uniku, Bee Cheng Hiang and Quickly, among others. 

 

Discover the origins of the Dragon Boat Festival at “The Story of Qu Yuan” exhibit and float
 

The Dragon Boat Festival actually has its roots in the legend of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman who lived during the Warring States Period of China. Qu Yuan was an honorable and dedicated minister of the Chu State but he was exiled after jealous government officials conspired against him. During his exile, he penned poetry that expressed his love for the Chu state and his sorrow that he could not help save his motherland from corruption. 

 

Years later, after learning that the Qin had conquered the Chu capital, he despaired and drowned himself in the Milou River. Local fisherman raced to their boats to recover his body, beating drums and splashing their paddles on the water to scare away the fish and throwing rice packets to prevent the fish from devouring Qu Yuan’s body.  This gave  rise to some of the most popular practices in the Dragon Boat Festival -  the dragon boat races and celebrating the day with zong zi - delicious dumplings made with glutinous rice that are stuffed in bamboo leaves.

 

Shoppers can learn more about the great poet Qu Yuan and the stories behind the Dragon Boat Festival at “The Story of Qu Yuan” Exhibit, located at the ground floor of Lucky Chinatown from June 24 to 30. They can also get their picture taken with the statue of Qu Yuan and the majestic Dragon Boat Float, located near the entrance of Lucky Chinatown.  

 

Brush up on the arts at the Sketch n’ Paint Workshop with Disney Art Attack

 

Poetry isn’t the only art being celebrated at Lucky Chinatown’s Dragon Boat Festival. For a minimum single purchase of P100 of any Art Attack material, Kids can also learn how to draw a dragon boat, and brush up on their coloring and painting skills with Disney Art Attack at the Dragon Boat Sketch & Paint Workshop on June 29 to 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., also at the ground floor of Lucky Chinatown. 

 

Eat, learn and experience all the fun of the Dragon Boat Festival here at Lucky Chinatown!

 

Lucky Chinatown is located at Reina Regente St. corner Dela Reina St., Binondo, Manila and is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.. For more information, call the Lucky Chinatown Concierge at 

(02) 5768139 or visit their website.

Press release and photos from Megaworld Lifestyle Malls