Rules of Dragon Boat Racing in Dragon Boat Festival

The size of dragon boat boats varies from place to place, and the race is held within a specified distance, starting at the same time and deciding the ranking by the order of arrival at the finish line. China's ethnic dragon boat races are slightly different, the Han Chinese mostly in the annual "Dragon Boat Festival" held. Dragon boat races are held within a specified distance, starting at the same time, and the order of arrival at the finish line is determined by the rankings. During the race, a gong is struck by one person to direct the sailors to paddle forward according to the rhythm of the gong. Women also participate in this activity, according to the river conditions, there are men and women 400m, 500m, 600m, 800m, 1000m straight race (can be changed according to the local conditions of the distance).

The race should be set in still water, the course is straight, the start line and finish line must be parallel and perpendicular to the course line. According to the number of teams and site conditions, there shall be 2 or 4, 6 or 8 fairways, and the width of each fairway may be arranged according to 9m, 11m or 13.5m. The shallowest part of the channel shall not be less than 2.50m deep, and there shall be no water plants, reefs or stakes in the channel, and there shall be no obstacles within 5m outside the channel.

Traditional dragon boat can be made according to the custom of the dragon head and tail, and have gongs, gongs, drums and drums, etc., and can be brought with two water markers, ready to paddle a number of paddles.