Dragon Boat Festival Chinese people have the custom of eating zongzi, but enjoy the sweet zongzi such as the slightest attention may cause trouble, zongzi within the nucleus of the date was swallowed whole, stuck in the esophagus. Jujube is the most common esophageal foreign body, two pointed date is easy to get stuck in the esophagus, resulting in swallowing difficulties, pain and other symptoms, such as improper treatment or not timely removal may cause esophageal perforation caused by the neck gap or mediastinal infection, and even puncture the blood vessels and life-threatening. Every year before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, the occurrence of foreign bodies in the esophagus will surge. In addition to date kernels, fish spines, bones, dentures, etc. are common esophageal foreign bodies, children like to play with objects in their mouths, often coins, buttons and other items mistakenly swallowed and stuck in the esophagus. Occurrence of esophageal foreign body should be timely to the conditions of the hospital, strong swallowing buns, rice or drink vinegar, etc. are not scientific, such as fish splinters into the throat or esophageal mucosa when swallowing buns, etc., will only make the bone splinter deeper. Drinking vinegar won’t help either, and too much vinegar can cause mucosal burns. Most foreign bodies can be removed by gastroscopy or rigid esophagoscopy, while some complex or penetrating foreign bodies often require an open chest. Esophageal foreign body focus on prevention, chewing and swallowing when eating, do not swallow dates; denture should be checked frequently, active denture is best to remove when sleeping; education of children not to play in the mouth with nothing. Once a foreign body should go to the hospital in a timely manner, do not dispose of it indiscriminately, so as not to cause more serious consequences.