湖北地处祖国腹地,境内河网纵横交错,湖泊星罗棋布,素有“千湖之省”之称,长江由西向东横贯全省,汉水是长江最大的支流。因而,湖北省是我国重要的淡水鱼养殖基地。说起湖北小吃,首先不能不提到粽子。端午节吃粽子起源于湖北,有几种不同传说。在屈原故里秭归,传说屈原投汨罗江后,热爱屈原的楚人很悲痛,纷纷从四面八方赶到江边,有的还划着渔舟去打捞诗人的遗体。为了祭吊屈原,人们纷纷用竹筒贮米投于江中。也有传说在汉代的建武年间,长沙有个叫区回的人,忽然遇到一个自称三间大夫(屈原)的人。这人对他说:你每年祭我的竹筒米很好,可惜都被蛟龙偷食了,以后请用楝树的叶子塞住筒口,上面再用五色丝线捆牢,蛟龙就不敢再偷吃了。此事传开,在屈原的故里,每年五月初五,人们就按屈原所说的办法祭吊他。后来人们便不再将粽子投入江中,而改为食品,逐渐成为 Hubei is located in the hinterland of the motherland, the territory of crisscross river networks, dotted with lakes, known as “the province of thousands of lakes,” said the Yangtze River from west to east across the province, Han River is the largest tributary of the Yangtze River. Therefore, Hubei Province is an important freshwater fish breeding base in China. Speaking of Hubei snacks, first of all can not fail to mention dumplings. Dragon Boat Festival eat dumplings originated in Hubei, there are several different legends. In Qu Yuan’s hometown of Zigui, the legend of Qu Yuan dumped in Luojiang, the villagers who loved Qu Yuan were very sad and rushed to the waterfront from all directions. Some also paddled fishing boats to salvage the remains of poets. In order to sacrifice Qu Yuan, people have put bamboo rice into the river. It is also said that during the Jianwu period in the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Changsha in the district called Changsha who suddenly encountered a man who claimed to be the three doctors (Qu Yuan). This man said to him: You are very good at sacrificing my bamboo rice every year, but all of them were steamed by the dragon. Afterwards, please use the leaves of the neem tree to seal the mouth of the barrel. It’s The matter spread, in Qu Yuan’s hometown, on the fifth day of May each year, people were asked to lift him as Quyuan said. Later, people no longer put rice dumplings into Jiangzhong, but instead changed into food and gradually became