Where to hold the 2023 Guangzhou Dragon Boat Race

2023 Guangzhou Dragon Boat Race Venue: Shatian Dragon Boat Park freshwater lake waters.

Dongguan City, Shatian Town, as the country's first "hometown of the dragon boat", in order to inherit and carry forward the culture of the dragon boat, and continue to expand the influence of the "Shatian Impression" cultural brand, to help the "non The "Cultural and Natural Heritage Day" in 2023, the main venue of Guangdong (Dongguan) and Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay Area (Guangdong) Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament.

Shatin Town has specially planned a series of activities for the "Shatin Impression - Dragon Boat Cultural Season" in 2023, which will y integrate traditional culture with trendy elements, empower the cultivation of Shatin Dragon Boat Cultural IP, promote the integration of Dragon Boat culture into modern life, revitalize the new vitality, and create a trendy Dragon Boat Cultural Feast in an all-round way.

Shatin Impression-Dragon Boat Culture Season is divided into three sections, including "Race-Dragon Boat", "Tide-Dragon Boat", "Learn-Dragon Boat", "Reflect-Dragon Boat", "Show-Dragon Boat", "Show-Dragon Boat", "Show-Dragon Boat", "Show-Dragon Boat", "Show-Dragon Boat", and so on. " "Reflections of Dragon Boat" four chapters, with non-heritage, athletics, concerts, storytelling, outdoor camps, experiential activities and other forms of expression, empowering the cultivation of dragon boat cultural IP, all-round to create a dragon boat cultural feast.

Introduction of Dragon Boat Race:

Dragon Boat Race is an ancient Han folklore activity. At the end of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, during the Warring States period, the Chu state doctor Qu Yuan committed suicide by throwing himself into the river with hatred. The people of Chu could not bear to see Qu Yuan die (in the Miluo River in Yueyang), so many people chased after him in boats to save him. They scrambled to be the first to catch up to Yueyang Dongting Lake when they disappeared, which is the origin of the dragon boat race, and then every year on May 5 to commemorate the rowing of the dragon boat.

Borrowing to row the dragon boat to disperse the fish in the river, so that the fish do not eat the body of Qu Yuan. Folk Dragon Boat Racing Dragon Boat Racing is an important activity of the Dragon Boat Festival, in southern China is very popular and attention (fewer rivers in the north), it should be the earliest when the ancient Yue people sacrificed to the God of the water or the God of the Dragon, a ritual activity, whose origins may have begun at the end of the primitive society.

Dragon boat racing is a traditional Han Chinese folk water sports and entertainment programs, has been passed down for more than two thousand years, mostly held in festivals, is a multi-person collective paddle race. History records, dragon boat racing is to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan and the rise. It can be seen that dragon boat racing is not only a kind of sports and recreational activities, but also reflects the spirit of patriotism and collectivism in people's hearts. The size of the boat varies from place to place.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dragon Boat Racing