Chaoshan Dragon Boat Request about the traditional form of Chaoshan Dragon Boat Race

The dragon boat in Chaoshan has various styles, the regular dragon boat has dragon head, dragon neck and dragon tail. The dragon's body is semi-circular and long, with a width of 1.4 meters to 1.6 meters, and its length varies from 12 pairs of paddles, 16 pairs of paddles to 32 pairs of paddles, and the longest one can accommodate 52 pairs of paddles. Dragon boat is divided into red dragon, yellow dragon, green dragon, white dragon several kinds, Wu Long due to easy to accident, and there is a history lesson, for people are taboo. Dragon body and abdomen according to the Lin A model painted, and according to the red, yellow, green and white dragon species, highlighting the various colors. The color is bright and vivid, the pattern is beautiful and dazzling. Different dragon boat hangs a long different color dragon whiskers, mark prominent.

After the dragon boat launch, the village dragon boat to paddle to the Dragon King Temple or other temples nearby, worship the gods, praying for victory and good luck. The dragon boats are trained before the race. During the race, the paddlers sit on both sides, with a drummer in the center and a gong player slightly in front of them. Some places will also find a 10 to 12-year-old boy "by the dragon rules". Generally is the local rich children, good-looking, according to the little chivalrous decorations, tie headscarf, girdle, playing tied legs, painted powder, wearing colorful silk clothes, reclining on the dragon's neck, the competition, while shaking the right hand of the small sunflower fan, while with the rhythm of the gongs and whistles. Before the start of the race, the child was like an opera star, surrounded by a large group of red men and women to watch. Dragon boat racing capsizes happen from time to time, the child to put on a life ring, and by the forefront of the head, the second paddler is responsible for the protection.

As the saying goes: "Chaoshan people have no face to lose death". Dragon boat race in ... very intense atmosphere, the boat on the athletes pour all their strength while paddling side call, the shore of the spectators, but also for their own village's dragon boat hooting and cheering. After many rounds of competition, the winner takes the flag, performs a play and holds a banquet to celebrate.

Dragon boat racing in Chaoshan has a long history. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Ding Richang, governor of Fujian (the original rich ha county people) settled in Jieyang Rongcheng, had invited Jieyang, Chaoyang, Puning and other counties, part of the dragon boat gathered in the Rongjiang River to start the race, Jieyang cotton tree village of the red dragon to win the championship, won the "Minister Ding rewarded" banner.

In addition to the dragon boat according to people's imagination of the image of the shape of the dragon, there is another is a dredging or carrying things converted to small wooden boat, called "Tu channel" or "headless mortar", short and wide, there is no head and tail of the dragon, the side of the boat is simply painted,

The attractiveness of the boat is poor. Rao Ping, Nan'ao color dragon boat, is the use of five belly freight boat temporary decoration on the color, special dragon head, with a long oar rowing, although the speed is a little slow, but there is another scene, for the local people welcome.