Wenzhou Asian Games Dragon Boat Race Venue

Wenzhou Asian Games Dragon Boat Race Venue is Wenzhou Dragon Boat Sports Center.

Wenzhou Dragon Boat Sports Center is located in Wenzhou City, Ouhai District, Louqiao Street, Shanghui Road, No. 999, is the Asian Games Dragon Boat project competition venues and training venues, the center has a total floor area of 23,713 square meters, the number of spectator seats 344 seats along the two sides of the river about 20,000 stands, after the race will be retained permanently as the nation's most professional Dragon Boat competition base.

Wenzhou Dragon Boat Sports Center, including the Comprehensive Pavilion, the finish line tower and dragon viewing platform, etc., the first floor is the Dragon Boat Culture Museum. It is understood that the Wenzhou Dragon Boat Sports Center **** has six dragon boat race track, each track length of 1200 meters, width of 130 meters, upstream and downstream **** there are five restraining gates, the depth of water at the time of the game is 3.5 meters, usually can be free to adjust the water level, and play a role in flood prevention and drainage.

Introduction of Dragon Boat Race

Dragon Boat Race is a water sport, originated from the ancient Chinese dragon totem ritual activities, is the main custom of the traditional Han Chinese festival Dragon Boat Festival. According to experts, it first originated from the dragon totem ritual activities of the Wu-Yue tribes in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. In southern China, dragon boat races are very popular and valued, usually held on festive occasions, and are a multi-person collective paddling competition.

The size of dragon boat boats varies from place to place. Dragon boat races have a very long history in China and are popular in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong and Hong Kong. Dragon boat racing is not only a kind of sports and entertainment activities, but also reflects the spirit of patriotism and collectivism in people's hearts.