Umnyhadala weSikhephe seDragon,ekwaziwa ngokuba yiDragon Boat Festival, iDragon Boat Festival, kunye noMnyhadala weTianzhong, zisuka kunqulo lweziganeko zendalo zezulu.
Yavela kwidini linamba kumaxesha amandulo.KuMnyhadala weSikhephe seDragon ephakathi ehlotyeni, iCanglong Qi Su inyukela emazantsi esibhakabhakeni,
Ikweyona ndawo “embindini” wonyaka, kwaye imvelaphi yayo ibandakanya inkcubeko yamandulo yokuvumisa ngeenkwenkwezi,
Ifilosofi yobuntu kunye neminye imiba ineentsingiselo ezinzulu nezityebileyo zenkcubeko.
Kwilifa kunye nophuhliso, amasiko ahlukeneyo ahlukeneyo adibeneyo, kwaye umxholo womthendeleko ucebile.

Dragon Boat Riding (Stealing Dragon Boat) kunye nokutya amadombolo irayisingamasiko amabini oMnyhadala weSikhephe seDragon.
Ezi zithethe zimbini ziye zadluliselwa eChina ukususela kumaxesha amandulo, kwaye ziyaqhubeka nanamhla.

I-Dragon Boat Festival ekuqaleni yayingumthendeleko owadalwa ngookhokho bamandulo ukuze banqule izinyanya zenamba kwaye bathandazele iintsikelelo kwaye bagxothe imimoya engendawo.
Ngokwentsomi, uQu Yuan, imbongi yaseChu State ngexesha leXesha leMfazwe, wazibulala ngokutsiba kuMlambo iMiluo ngoMeyi 5.
Kamva, abantu baphinde bawuthatha uMthendeleko weSikhephe seDragon njengomthendeleko wokukhumbula iQu Yuan;
Kukwakho namazwi okukhumbula uWu Zixu, uCao E, kunye noJie Zitui.Nje,
Umnyhadala weSikhephe seDragon wavela kwizinyanya zamandulo ezazikhetha “iidragoni eziphaphazelayo esibhakabhakeni” iintsuku ezimnandi zokunqula izinyanya zenamba, zithandazela iintsikelelo kwaye zigxothe imimoya engendawo.
Tofa ixesha lehlobo "lokupheliswa kunye nokuthintela ubhubhane" ifashoni;
Ngokubhekiselele kuMnyhadala weSikhephe seDragon njenge "inyanga embi kunye nosuku olubi" lwaqala kumathafa asemantla,
Okuqhotyoshelwe apha kuya kukhumbula iQu Yuan kunye namanye amanani embali.

I-Dragon Boat Festival, i-Spring Festival, i-Ching Ming Festival, kunye ne-Mid-Autumn Festival zikwabizwa ngokuba yiminyhadala emine yaseTshayina.
Inkcubeko yeDragon Boat Festival inefuthe elibanzi kwihlabathi,
Amanye amazwe kunye nemimandla yehlabathi nayo inemisebenzi yokubhiyozela uMnyhadala weSikhephe seDragon.NgoMeyi ka-2006,
IBhunga likaRhulumente liwufake kwibhetshi yokuqala yoluhlu lwelifa lenkcubeko eliphathekayo;ukusukela ngo-2008,
Idweliswe njengeholide yesizwe.Septemba 2009,

I-UNESCO ivume ngokusesikweni ukuba ibandakanywe “kuLuhlu oluMeleyo lweLifa leMveli leNkcubeko eNgaphathekiyo loLuntu”, kwaye uMnyhadala weDragon Boat ube ngumnyhadala wokuqala waseTshayina ukunyulwa njengelifa lenkcubeko elingaphathekiyo kwihlabathi.