Recommended Dragon Boat Races Not to be Missed in 2019 Dragon Boat Festival

To say that it is more convenient to hold dragon boat races, that is also to be counted in the Pearl River Delta region, where there are really quite a lot of dragon boat races. Not to be missed, wonderful dragon boat races, that is really quite a lot. Dragon boat race on the waves splash, everywhere is the sound of thunder and drums, hot and lively, very fun?

The Dragon Boat Festival traditional dragon boat race is a carnival today is already the first day of the fifth lunar month, you are not already starting to enter the rhythm of the Dragon Boat Festival? Being in the Pearl River Delta water town, in addition to the festive dumplings, three consecutive days of the Dragon Boat Festival mini vacation, if you do not see a Dragon Boat Festival during the Dragon Boat Festival, it is not authentic, and not enough to enjoy.

Duanwu period, around Guangzhou, large and small, lively dragon boat racing activities are in full swing. There are so many dragon boat activities, which ones we can't miss? Travel Weekly has prepared this guide to watch dragon boat races in Guangzhou and four neighboring cities, so that you can have a lively and traditional Dragon Boat Festival.

Recommended place: Foshan

Experience the passion of dragon boat characteristics

Foshan City, the city's rivers and waterways, water village Dragon Boat Festival has a long history. Compared with the conventional daytime "dragon boat scene" and straight road dragon boat race, Foshan people's Dragon Boat Festival can be said to play out their own local characteristics and dragon boat passion. In the South China Sea District Guicheng stack _ of the dragon boat race "dragon boat has a turn", while Shunde Ronggui has a special night dragon parade.

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The Dragon Boat Race in Guicheng Stack_ Township, Nanhai District, is held every year as scheduled, and has now grown into four races, with four courses: S-shaped, L-shaped, C-shaped and straight.

June 7 (the fifth day of the fifth lunar month) 14:30 to 17:30, held Dongsheng Cup (S-bend), stacked North Dongsheng Village around the village waterway, the track is characterized by the waterway was S-shaped, winding;

June 8 (the sixth day of the fifth lunar month) 14:30 to 17:30, held Tamtou Cup (C-bend), stacked North Tamtou Village, Li Dazhongzhi on the out of the waterway, the track is characterized by the waterway was C-shaped, the bridge side of the bend at the large wooden piles, increasing the difficulty of entering and exiting the turn;

June 9 (the seventh day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar) 14:30 to 17:30, held the Shengtang Cup (L-bend), the folding of the south of the Kong Dazongzhi out of the waterway, the race track is characterized by the waterway was L-shaped, the bends at the corner of the corner of the stone, commonly known as the "examination of the stone corner";

June 10 (the eighth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar) 14:30 to 17:30, held tea base cup (finale), stacked south tea base village recreation hall to the waterway, the highlight is the finale, there are national non-heritage tea base ten times exhibition, and stacked _ splash water festival.

Shunde District's Ronggui Colorful Dragon Boat Cultural Festival is in full swing, will send nearly 200 dragon boats, the highlight is the night dragon parade on June 4 (the second night of the fifth lunar month) in Shunde Ronggui South section of the river, but also includes nighttime atmospheric performances (Cantonese Opera, Cantonese Opera performances, folk music quartet, singing dragon boat), the Square community dragon boat free parade as well as the special light show show, the scene also has a number of LED There will also be a number of LED screens for the public to watch the spectacle in the river. In addition, June 3 - June 8, in Ronggui street four base, fine _, South, Haiwei, Magang, Hongqi, Rongbian, Rongli, Huakou, Hongxing, Dafuqi, Longchong, and other villages, the workshop community are introduced to the dragon boat parade.

Recommended: Dongguan

Appreciation of national dragon boat non-legacy

Dragon boat racing is a national non-legacy project in Dongguan, Dongguan is the most influential, the largest number of participants in the traditional cultural activities. From the first day of May in the lunar calendar every year, Dongguan began a month-long dragon boat racing, so called dragon boat month. The Dragon Boat Festival vacation is the culmination of the Dragon Boat Month.

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Dongguan Dao_Dao_Dongguan in the South East River tributary of the Dao_River section, Guangdong rhyme hall held Dao_Town Dragon Boat tour of the Dragon to take advantage of the scene of the activities, "Race Dragon to win the brocade," the folk music recital.

Time: June 4 (the second day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar)

Shijie in the South East River tributary of the Heng_Village section of the river, held in the town of Shijie ShuiNan village, Heng_Village, Shijie village dragon boat while the scene activities.

Time: June 3 to 7 (the first five days of May in the lunar calendar)

Hongmei in Hongmei town hall across the river, held in Hongmei dragon boat while the scene.

Time: June 5 (the third day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar)

Wangniudun in Wangniudun Liao Xia River, Wangniudun Dragon Boat Racing activities.

Time: June 7 (the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar)

Recommended place: Guangzhou

Experiencing the tradition and innovation

The biggest battle of the year, of course, is the Guangzhou International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament, which is to wait until June 15 before the official opening. Let's take a look at the dragon boat activities held in the three districts of Haizhu, Panyu and Tianhe during the Dragon Boat Festival, which are not to be missed because of their traditional features and innovative spirit.

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In the Haizhu Wetland in Haizhu District, the 2019 Haizhu Wetland Dragon Boat Scene will be staged from June 6 to 9 on the water, "Speed and Passion". June 6, held a dragon boat to attract the scene to visit relatives, bring the public and visitors to the ancient taste of the view, awakening more nostalgic memories; June 7, Dragon Boat Festival will be held on the day of the Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament, and for the first time to incorporate the overseas teams, to create domestic and international Dragon Boat feast; June 8, is the public open day, will invite tourists into the Dragon Boat Course *** with the carnival, a close-up experience of the traditional culture of dragon boat, will also be held this year, to join the new! Dragon boat racing program - single dragon boat race around the lake. In the dragon boat scene, there will also be "Cantonese storytelling", "nursery rhymes and children's songs", "folklore display", "interactive games" and so on.

In Panyu District, Shiqiao River (the section of the river east of Dexing Bridge), June 9, (the seventh day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar), Panyu District will be held in the "Lotus Cup", "Yushan Cup" Dragon Boat Race activities. As the most awaited Dragon Boat Festival event in Panyu, 108 teams are expected to participate in this year's event, which is a huge scale. The competition includes three events: the "Lotus Cup" traditional dragon boat 1,100-meter race, the "Yushan Cup" standard dragon boat 1,100-meter open race and the colorful dragon race.

In Chepi Village in Tianhe District, from May until December will be the time for the second One Water One Boat - International Dragon Boat Culture and Arts Festival. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the combination of dragon boat tradition and innovation, June 5 (the third day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar) will be held in the dragon boat beckoning scene, the world's first ancestral temple drama will also be previewed, is the "non-heritage culture + appreciation + experience + taste creation" cultural journey; June 7-8 (the fifth and sixth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar) will also be held in the International Dragon Boat Festival of Arts and Culture. Dragon Boat Tourism Special Edition (invited Dragon Boat Drama, Dragon Boat Drama Carnival, Gala Literary and Artistic Performance), of which the 8th is also a cultural tourism experience day, you can take the dragon boat shuttle along the coast between the ancestral temple.

Tianhe District Pearl River Park is also organizing the Dragon Boat Cultural Festival, which, on June 7, Dragon Boat Festival day all day in Hunter Chung, "hundred dragons to beckon the scene" dragon boat race activities.

Recommended: Huizhou

Multi-element combination

Huizhou Huicheng District Dragon Boat Race has a long history, this year has been the 29th, is the people of Huizhou Dragon Boat Race must be program. As a set of traditional culture, national fitness, large-scale water sports as one of the events, compared with previous years, this year's event integrated elements of sports, culture and tourism, will be more exciting.

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Huizhou Huicheng District "OCT Cup" Dragon Boat Race will be held on June 7 (Dragon Boat Festival) at 9:30 a.m. in the Jinshan Lake Park. This year's dragon boat is bigger, the men's program from the previous small dragon boat to the standard dragon boat; track is longer, from the original 300 meters to 500 meters of standard track.

At the same time, the program is richer, there will be a dragon boat parade, mascot display, Chu style cultural performances and Hakka water song duet and other traditional cultural programs.

For the first time, an outdoor LED display will also be set up at the event site to broadcast the event in real time and live through an online platform, so that those who are not at the site can also follow the event.

Recommended: Jiangmen

Chuan Island Sea Dragon Boat Race

Duonwu Dragon Boat Race held in the inner rivers and lakes, we've seen a lot of them, but the Dragon Boat Race held on the island, I believe a lot of people have not seen it. Jiangmen Taishan's Chuan Island this year's Dragon Boat Festival to hold a grand island traditional dragon boat races, blue sky, white clouds, the sea dragon boat with the island fishermen on the water wrestling, interpretation of the Song Dynasty ancient dragon boat culture legend.

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This year's "China - Chuan Island Island traditional dragon boat race", June 7-8 will be held in the town of Chuan Island, Taishan Chuan Island, under the Chuan Island, slightly end of the big beach around. Compared with the common dragon boat race, the island dragon boat race is usually most of the rowing big boat or boat boy, each dragon boat is about 30 people sitting on the copter, plus gongs and drums and coxswain, and one person to splash the water, because the race of the dragon boat will be splashed into the cabin of the waves, there must be a person to splash out the water in the cabin.

And under the river characteristics of the dragon boat race or know how to turn the dragon boat, one-way 500 meters, back and forth rowing 16 courses, the continuous race for 2 days, really more than endurance, more than skills, more than flexible, more than the heart.