It was Ou Hui and Liu Yuxi who related the Yuanling dragon boat race with Qu Yuan.They associated the Yuanling dragon boat race with patriotism of Qu Yuan.

• 让沅陵龙舟竞渡与屈原人事相关联的人是欧回和刘禹锡，他们使得沅陵龙舟竞渡原始巫祭色彩注入了爱国的新思想。