Information about the Dragon Boat Festival?

Dragon boat race is an important ancient traditional folk activity of Dragon Boat Festival, which is very popular in southern China. According to legend, offering sacrifices to water gods or dragon gods is the earliest sacrificial activity of the Yue people in ancient times, and its origin can be traced back to the end of primitive society.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, Jiangjia Wharf in Zhongshan Ancient Town is always crowded with people, which is very lively. Many dragon boat teams from Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou will compete here. Dragon boats are generally long and narrow wooden boats with scales carved on them. The bow is decorated with a dragon head and the stern is decorated with a dragon tail. There are gongs and drums, flags and other props on the dragon boat. Playing gongs and drums on the dragon boat during the race can not only boost morale, but also keep the crew in a certain rhythm and paddle hard.

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 widely exists 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.