The Yuanling dragon boat race was for sacrificial purpose to Pan Hu-the ancestor of Miao minority group.

沅陵龙舟竞渡是为了祭祀苗族先祖盘瓠，它远远早于祭祀屈原的龙舟竞渡。

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Pan Xingui; Wang Yang; Feng Xiaodong; Hu Libo ( Department of Pharmacy of Remin Hospital; Wuhan University; Wuhan 430060; P. R. China; School of Pharmacy; Wuhan University);

武汉大学人民医院药学部； 武汉大学药学院； 430060；

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