A Taiwanese man tries to stand an egg during the annual Dragon Boat Festival in Taipei May 31, 2006. Egg-standing at noon is a custom that takes place during the Dragon Boat Festival, commemorated in memory of the drowned poet Qu Yuan. [Reuters]

                               
Taiwaneses try to stand an egg during the annual Dragon Boat Festival in Taipei May 31, 2006. Egg-standing at noon is a custom that takes place during the Dragon Boat Festival, commemorated in memory of the drowned poet Qu Yuan. [Reuters]

                      
A resident buys "Zhong Zi", or steamed rice balls, for the annual Dragon Boat Festival at market in Taipei May 31, 2006. "Zhong Zi" are rice balls wrapped in leaves and steamed with meat and vegetables. Eating rice balls is a traditional custom to remember the patriotic poet Qu Yuan who drowned in 277 B.C. [Reuters]

                      
The leader of a dragon boat takes the victory flag as his team nears the finish line during a race in Taipei May 31, 2006. The Dragon Boat festival is commemorated in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan, who drowned on the day in 277 B.C. [Reuters]