How many meters is the longest dragon boat in China?

The longest dragon boat in China is 99 meters.

the double radial dragon boat was built by the new village on the north bank of Lanxi Town, Heshan District, Yiyang City, Hunan Province. It is 99.9 meters long and 1.88 meters wide. It has 16 compartments and can seat 42 rowers. On June 12, 223, the Double Radial Dragon Boat officially boarded the river.

At present, this super-long double-radial dragon boat is unique in China and even the world. Guizhou Province once made a dragon boat more than 9 meters long, and Cambodia once made a dragon boat 87.3 meters long, which can accommodate 179 people, breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest dragon boat. Therefore, Beian New Village, Lanxi Town, Heshan District, Yiyang City decided to build this 99.9-meter-long dragon boat and sprint the Guinness World Record for the longest dragon boat.

Introduction of Double-radial Dragon Boat

Double-radial Dragon Boat originated in the Three Kingdoms period and is a unique folk culture in Lanxi. Double radial dragon boat is paddled by two layers of people. Sitting rowing is called sitting radial, and standing rowing is called standing radial. The sitting radial plate is flat and square, which is convenient for swimming and rowing. The standing radial plate is long stick-shaped, which is convenient for hitting the water. When the dragon boat is launched, it sits on the radial plate and paddles backwards and forwards with the sound of gongs and drums.

once rowing, sitting on the radial and standing on the radial with white paddles at the same time, stirring up a thousand waves, the scene is very spectacular. In 216, Lanxi Double Radial Dragon Boat was included in the fourth batch of intangible cultural heritage list in Hunan Province, becoming a striking cultural business card in Yiyang.

Dragon boat race is one of the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in China, and it is also one of the most important festivals and folk activities of the Dragon Boat Festival. It is widespread in southern China, and there are also dragon boat races in cities near rivers and lakes in the north, and most of them are in the form of rowing and dancing dragon boats.

refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Double Radial Dragon Boat for the above contents.