Which is better, traditional dragon boat or competitive dragon boat?

Traditional dragon boat and competitive dragon boat have their own advantages, and which one is better needs to be decided according to personal preferences and competition needs.

Traditional dragon boat has advantages in cultural inheritance and aesthetics. In line with the traditional cultural aesthetics, it is more simple, pure and ritualized. It is usually carved from a whole piece of wood, and the production process requires a lot of manpower and time.

Competitive dragon boat has more advantages in technology, design and speed, and is more suitable for competitive competitions. It is an "Olympic-level" new competitive dragon boat designed and developed by China Canoeing Association on the basis of traditional dragon boats in order to promote the dragon boat to enter the Olympic Games. Compared with the traditional dragon boat, the new competitive dragon boat pays more attention to the sense of technology, design and speed, and is more suitable for competitive competitions.

To sum up, traditional dragon boat and competitive dragon boat have their own advantages, and which one is better needs to be decided according to personal preferences and competition needs.