Issues related to the opening ceremony of the 5th Yuanling Traditional Dragon Boat Race.

The 5th National Traditional Dragon Boat Race will be held in Yuanling on May 5th. It was decided by the 3rd executive meeting of Yuanling County Government on 20 10 and the Standing Committee of the county party committee that the 5th National Traditional Dragon Boat Race will be held from June 23rd to 25th. It is understood that according to the Letter from the Social Sports Guidance Center of the State Sports General Administration on Agreeing to Hold the 5th National Traditional Dragon Boat Race on 20 10, the organizers of this dragon boat race are the Social Sports Guidance Center of the State Sports General Administration, China Dragon Boat Association, Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau and Huaihua Municipal People's Government, and the organizers are Hunan Dragon Boat Association, Huaihua Municipal Sports Bureau and Yuanling County People's Government. In this dragon boat race, township and county authorities teamed up to participate. The scale of the event is initially determined to be about 30 ships. Dragon boats from Guizhou, Guangdong, Zhangjiajie, Mayang, Hongjiang, Chenxi, Hanshou and Luxi will be invited to participate. At present, in accordance with the requirements of the superior documents, Yuanling has set up a special group to formulate a work plan and actively carry out relevant preparations and organization work.

Yuanling traditional dragon boat race has a long history, large scale and profound cultural connotation. According to historical documents, as early as after Qu Yuan and Huai Sha sank the Miluo River, there was a custom of rowing dragon boats in Yuanling area. There are criss-crossing streams in Yuanling, which is called the water of mountain country. Where there is water, there are boats, and where there are boats, there is competition. These competitions have long been combined with local folk culture, religious culture and Shui Yuan culture, forming a unique traditional dragon boat race and traditional dragon boat culture in Yuanling. Its characteristics are: more boats, more rowers, more spectators and a long race. Both have their own characteristics, but they also have the same * * *. Some kneel and row, some sit and row, and some sit upright; Some beat the boat with two hammers, some won the rudder alone, and some won the boat with two hammers, organically combining unique folk customs such as stealing materials, turning, circling rivers, temples, enjoying red, grabbing red, and grabbing beaches with sports competitions, forming a multi-network, multi-style and multi-basin competition. At present, the list of intangible cultural heritage has been declared to the state. That's all the relevant information that can be found on the internet at present.