The Dumpling Festival is a grand event which is celebrated during the fifth month of the lunar calendar. During this time of year many locals and tourists alike engage in a dumpling eating frenzy, which will no doubt prove to be quite extraordinary for the first timer. During this celebratory season visitors can buy dumplings from a variety of restaurants across the city which offer a wide selection, from rice dumplings with meat fillings to those stuffed with red beans. These rice dumplings are more popularly known as Zongi and are triangular in shape due to the traditional form of wrapping in bamboo leaves.

According to legend, a Chinese poet once sacrificed his life by jumping in to the Milo River to put an end to the corruption and injustice which prevailed in the region. In an effort to save the poet the local fishermen are said to have thrown rice dumplings in to the river while they took to their boats moving up and down the river. To commemorate the death of this Chinese poet Singaporeans organized a festival of nothing but boat racing and eating dumplings, thus the Dumpling Festival was born. The Dragon Boat Races which takes place are a wonderful spectacle for the visitor, as the races are fiercely contested events.

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