Long long ago, the region
around Hemu Bridge had very serious drought in a year. The 5th month of lunar
calendar was the most critical period for agricultural production of the year,
as the bean and wheat in the fields must be harvested and rice must be planted
in this month. However, there was no water in the rivers and it was even
difficult for people to find drinking water. In this most difficult time, a
small dragon lived in the mountains leapt up to the sky and brought heavy rain
for the region. The small dragon saved people’s lives, but its activity violated
the laws of the heaven, so the small dragon was killed by the Jade Emperor in
heaven. On the 5th day of the 5th month of lunar calendar, the dragon head was
dropped on the river near Jiangcun, but the soul of the dragon didn’t leave
immediately. The dragon tail flied above the area for 8 days with the wind
before it dropped on the river near Hemu Bridge on the 13th day of the 5th month
in lunar calendar. The local people hold dragon boat race in the river near
Jiangcun each year to memorize this small dragon on the 5th day and 13th day of
the 5th month in lunar calendar.