Which sport is listed as an intangible cultural heritage

Dragon boat racing has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Dragon boat racing is a sport originated in China, is painted on the boat in the shape of a dragon or made into a boat in the shape of a dragon, dragon boat racing is a traditional Chinese folk water sports and entertainment programs, is held in the festivals, is a multi-people collective paddling competition, is not only a kind of sports and recreational activities, but also reflects the tradition of the country's long history and cultural inheritance and people's collectivism spirit.

Dragon boat racing, as one of the traditional customs of Dragon Boat Festival in China, has been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list. With the arrival of another Dragon Boat Festival, a succession of dragon boat competitions around the world, so that this has a history of more than 2,000 years of ancient sports once again hot "out of the circle".

Cultural connotation of dragon boat racing

"Dragon boat racing" is a custom that existed during the Warring States period. During the Warring States period, people paddled canoes carved into the shape of dragons in the sound of drums, and did racing games to entertain the gods and people, and at this time, the dragon boat race was a semi-religious, semi-entertainment program in the rituals. In the two lakes region, the sacrifice of Qu Yuan and dragon boat racing is closely related. Maybe after the death of Qu Yuan and Cao E, Wu Zixu, etc., the local people also used the soul boat to send their souls to burial, so there is this custom. But in addition to honoring Qu Yuan, people in different parts of the world have given different symbols to the dragon boat races.

Before the dragon boat race, the first to invite the dragon, sacrificing to the gods. Such as Guangdong dragon boat, before the Dragon Boat Festival to rise from underwater, sacrificed in the South China Sea Temple in the South China Sea God, after the installation of the dragon head, dragon tail, and then ready to race. And buy a pair of paper rooster on the dragon boat, that can bless the boat safe. Min, Taiwan is to the Mazu Temple worship. Some directly on the river to sacrifice the dragon, kill the chicken blood on the dragon, such as Sichuan, Guizhou and other individual areas.