Dragon boat race is a festival of which minority nationality?

Dragon boat race is one of the customs of China Dragon Boat Festival, and it is also one of the most important festivals and folk activities. It is widespread in the south of China, and there are also dragon boat races in cities near rivers, lakes and seas in the north, and most of them are held in the form of dragon boat rowing and dragon boat dancing.

There are many sayings about the origin of dragon boat racing, such as offering sacrifices to Cao E, Qu Yuan, water god or dragon god, which can be traced back to the Warring States period. Dragon boat race was first introduced to Japan, Vietnam, Britain and other neighboring countries, and it was the official event of Guangzhou Asian Games in 20 10.

The Dai dragon boat race is held in June and July (after Tomb-Sweeping Day 10) every year in the Dai calendar. Each boat has 600 sailors, 4 helmsmen and 4 helmsmen. During the competition, one person beat the gong to command, and the sailors paddled forward according to the rhythm of the gong. There are also women involved in this activity.

Miao people hold a dragon boat race on the "Dragon Boat Festival" from May 24th to 27th every year to celebrate the success of transplanting rice in the dragon boat race and wish a bumper harvest. It is about 20m long and 1m wide. It is made of three straight and thick Chinese fir trees, which are dug into grooves and tied together. Each ship has 38 sailors, one of whom is a drummer and the other is a drummer. In the competition, as soon as the guns were heard, the sailors paddled along with the sound of gongs and drums.

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