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Dragon Boat Racing in Different Parts of China

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Dragon Boat Racing is one of the most important activities of the Dragon Boat Festival, and it is very popular in the south of China. Popular, it is the earliest when the ancient Yue people sacrificed to the god of the water or the dragon god of a ritual activity, its origin may have begun at the end of primitive society. Dragon boat racing is a traditional Chinese folk water sports and entertainment programs, has been passed down for more than two thousand years, mostly held on festive occasions, is a multi-person collective paddle race. History records, dragon boat racing is to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan and the rise. It can be seen that dragon boat racing is not only a kind of sports and recreational activities, but also reflects the spirit of patriotism and collectivism in people's hearts. The size of dragon boat varies from place to place. The race is within the specified distance, at the same time sailing, in order to reach the end of the order to determine the ranking. The dragon boat races of different ethnic groups in China are slightly different. The Han Chinese hold it on the Dragon Boat Festival every year, and the boats are usually 20-30 meters long, with about 30 sailors on each boat.

Editing the origin and development

The word "dragon boat" first appeared in the pre-Qin ancient book "Mu Tien Zi Biography - Volume 5": "The son of heaven by bird boat, dragon boat floating in the great marsh." In the book "The Nine Songs of Xiangjun", scholars believe that "the flying dragon" is a dragon boat, because it is not traveling to the north, and it is not making progress in the Dongting area. Xiangjun" is a poem that describes Xiang people driving a dragon boat and sinking a jade pendant into the river (similar to throwing a trailer into the river) in memory of a historical figure. This is with the "soul boat" allusion, and the state of Chu "characters of the imperial dragon silk painting" of the image of the allusion, can be mutually corroborated. The Jing Chu Chronicle of the Years and Seasons reads: "The fifth day of the fifth month is known as the Orchid Bathing Festival. ...... is the day, the race to the ferry, the race to pick miscellaneous medicines." Since then, through the ages, poems and fugues, notes, books and other records of the race is countless.

Dragon boat, and ordinary boats are not quite the same, different sizes, the number of coppers vary. Such as Guangzhou, Huangpu, suburbs around the dragon boat, 33 meters long, on the road there are lOO people, radius of about 80 people. Nanning dragon boat more than 20 meters long, each boat about 50 or 60 people. Hunan Miluo County dragon boat, on the other hand, 16-22 meters long, scratchers 24-48 people. Fujian Fuzhou dragon boat is 18 meters long, scratchers 32 people. The dragon boat is generally long, narrow and narrow, with the bow decorated with a dragon head and the stern decorated with a dragon tail. The colors of the dragon's head are red, black, gray and other colors, all similar to the head of the dragon lantern, with different postures. Generally carved from wood, painted (also with paper, yarn). Dragon tail more whole wood carving, carved scales and armor. In addition to the dragon's head and tail, the dragon boat also has gongs and drums, flags or hull paintings and other decorations. Such as Guangdong Shunde dragon boat decorated with dragon cards, dragon head and tail flag, handsome flag, embroidered couplets, flowers and plants, and embroidered with dragon wind, the eight immortals and other patterns of umbrellas. General dragon boat does not have so much decoration, more decorated with various colors of triangular flags, hanging colors. Ancient dragon boat is also very ornate, such as painting dragon boat racing "Dragon Pond Racing Scroll" (Yuan Wang Zhenpeng painted), the dragon boat in the picture of the dragon's head is high, large and divine, beautifully carved, the dragon's tail is high and rolled, the dragon body and several layers of heavy eaves and pavilions. If it is realistic, it can prove that the ancient dragon boat is exquisite. Another example is "point stone zhai painting. Tracking Qu Zi" painted Wuhu dragon boat, is also the dragon head high, there are layers of buildings. Some areas of the dragon boat still have the ancient style, very exquisite.

Dragon boat racing, is the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. Legend has it that it originated in ancient times, Chu people could not bear to see the wise minister Qu Yuan threw himself into the river to die, many people rowed boats to catch up with the rescue. They scrambled and chased to Dongting Lake when they disappeared. After that, they rowed dragon boats on May 5 every year to commemorate it. The dragon boat is used to disperse the fish in the river, so that the fish will not eat Qu Yuan's body. The practice of racing, prevalent in Wu, Yue, Chu.

In fact, "dragon boat racing" as early as the Warring States period. In the sound of drums, rowing carved into the shape of a dragon canoe, racing games to entertain the gods and people, is a half-religious, half-entertainment program in the rituals. Later, in addition to commemorating Qu Yuan, people around the world also gave a different meaning to the dragon boat race.

Before the dragon boat racing, first to invite the dragon, sacrificing to the gods. Such as Guangdong dragon boat, before the Dragon Boat Festival to rise from underwater, sacrificed in the South China Sea Temple in the South China Sea God, after the installation of the dragon head, dragon tail, and then ready to race. And buy a pair of paper rooster on the dragon boat, that can bless the boat safe (vaguely corresponding to the ancient bird boat). Min, Taiwan is to Mazu Temple worship. Some directly in the river to sacrifice the dragon, kill the chicken blood on the dragon, such as Sichuan, Guizhou and other individual areas.

Hunan Miluo County, before the race must first to the Qu Zi Temple towards the temple, will be offered to the dragon head in the words of the gods in the Weng worship, Phi red cloth on the dragon head, and then the head of the dragon head in the boat race, both worship the Dragon God, but also to commemorate the Qu Yuan. In zigui, hometown of qu yuan in hubei province, there are also rituals to worship qu yuan circulated. The custom of worshipping Qu Yuan is recorded in "Sui Shu - Geography": "The swift oars and oars are speeding together, and the rowing songs are sounding chaotically, and the noise vibrates on the land and water, and the spectators are like clouds." Liu Yuxi of Tang Dynasty, "Race for the ferry" self note: "Race for the ferry began in Wuling, and now lifting oars and the phase and the sound of the salty call: 'Why in', the meaning of the Swamp Qu." Visible two lakes region, sacrifice qu yuan and dragon boat racing is closely related. May Qu Yuan (and Cao E, Wu Zixu, etc.) died, the local people have also used the soul of the boat to send their souls to be buried, so there is this custom.

Another example is the Zhejiang region, which honors Cao E with a dragon boat race. In the book of the Later Han Dynasty, Cao E threw herself into the river to die, and folklore has it that she went down to the river to look for her father's body. In Zhejiang, the people of Huiji area worship Cao E.

The people of Huiji area worship Cao E, which is depicted in the "Points of Stone Zai Painting Newspaper - Piety Cao E".

The Qingjia Records recorded in the Wu Di (Jiangsu area) race, is derived from the commemoration of Wu Zixu, Suzhou, therefore, there is the Dragon Boat Festival Wu Zixu's old habits, and held on the water race in honor of. There are also ceremonies in honor of Ma Yan in Guangxi and Wang Qinzhi in Fuzhou.

Various rituals of sacrifice and commemoration are nothing more than lighting joss sticks and candles, burning paper money, and offering chickens, rice, meat, fruit offerings, zongzi, etc. Today, these rituals contain superstitious colors. Today, these superstitious colors contained in the ceremony has been rare, but in the past, people worship Dragon God Temple atmosphere is very serious, and more than praying for a good harvest, wind and rain, to evil spirits, busting disaster, everything is as it should be, but also to bless the boating safety. In the words of the people, "I want to have a good luck" and express the good wishes of the people in their hearts.

At the beginning of the official race, the atmosphere is very warm. Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Jianfeng "ferry race song": "...... two sides of the Luo Yi pungent fragrance, silver hairpin shining sun such as frost blade. The drums beat three times and the red flag opened; two dragons jumped out of the floating water. The two dragons jumped out of the floating water. Anchorage shadows of the waves flew ten thousand swords, and the drums split the waves and sounded a thousand thunderbolts. The sound of drums is getting faster and faster, and the two dragons are looking at the mark as if they were in a flash. People on the slope called out thunderbolt and thunder, while the pole head hung with colorful rainbow and neon halo. The front boat has already obtained the mark, the back boat loses its momentum and swings in the air. ......" These verses have written out the magnificent scenery of dragon boat racing. Women usually do not go out, now also scramble to see the dragon boat, silver hairpin shining sun; drums, red flag under the command of the dragon boat sped, fell like flying swords, drums like thunder; the end of the inserted brocade color pole, as a sign. Dragon boat to the standard speeding close to ...... modern dragon boat race is largely the same, but the regulations are slightly stricter. In recent years, international dragon boat races have emerged at home and abroad, attracting athletes from all countries.

Besides the speed of the race, there are a number of other activities involved in dragon boat racing. For example, the dragon boat tour to the countryside is to paddle the dragon boat to nearby familiar villages for fun and gatherings during the dragon boat races. Sometimes the dragon boat also has a variety of fancy paddling, with the meaning of performance. For example, the dragon boat in Guangzhou, the hand with the paddle blade into the water, and then up to pick, so that the splash; the bow and stern of the people are rhythmically foot pressure boat, so that the dragon boat undulation such as swimming dragons playing in the water in general. Zhejiang Yuhang County dragon boat, there are people to step on the dragon's tail low, so that the dragon's head is high, the bow of the rapid waves from the dragon's mouth out, such as the dragon swallowed the clouds and spit out the rain in general.

There are also boat-type races. Such as "huainanzi - this training" "dragon boat 鷁 head, floating blow to entertain", is rowing the dragon boat, rocking the boat on the water to play music, play. In the "dream sorghum record" recorded in Hangzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty "dragon boat six, play in the lake". There are dragon boats on the lake, just part of the boat cruise.

Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, love all generations of emperors, there are near the water's edge to watch the dragon boat entertainment, also belongs to the game and so on. The old book of the Tang Dynasty, Mu Zong, Jing Zong, have "watch the race". Tokyo dream record" volume 7, recorded in the northern song dynasty emperor in the water temple to see jinming pond dragon boat racing custom. One of the colorful boat, music boat, small boat, painting cabin, small dragon boat, tiger boat for viewing, music, there is a long forty feet of the big dragon boat. In addition to the big dragon boat, other boats in formation, competing bidding, as entertainment. Song zhang zeduan "jinming pond to capture the map" that depicts this scene. Ming Dynasty emperors and emperors, in Zhongnanhai Ziguangge to watch the dragon boat, to see the Royal Archery Supervisor warriors running horses and archery. The Qing Dynasty in the Yuanmingyuan Fuhai held a race, Qianlong, Jiaqing Emperor, etc. are to watch.

There are also night dragon boat. In Zhejiang Wujin, there used to be a night dragon boat, hanging small lights on all sides to race. Sichuan Wutongqiao from 1982 onwards, there is a night dragon boat, electric lights on the boat, with fireworks, floating river lamps, brilliant and eye-catching. A few places in zhejiang also set up on the water heaps of floating flames, let the dragon boat from the flames through the lights and colors.

There are also dry dragon boat, is on land to simulate the activities of the dragon boat race. Such as the "Nanchang Province," which reads, "May 5 for the dry dragon boat, so that a number of people under the different (y6, *** with picking up things), pass the drums, fill the overflow of the thoroughfare, the ladies Shi money to pray for blessings, competing with the firecrackers to remove the ominous." Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province, in the past, there is also a dry land to push the custom of the Dragon Boat, but also that can remove evil spirits. Another Guangdong Foshan, Dongguan, Xinyi have dry land dragon boat custom, is actually a dance, but the date is not necessarily in the Dragon Boat Festival. Foshan autumn fall color when the dry-land dragon boat is the most spectacular. Another example is the "Huizhou Fu Zhi" in: "May 5, welcome the god boat chasing the epidemic, the boat with bamboo for the, attack painting like loach, to twelve people as God, carry and swim in Ogushi city." Another small dry dragon boat to children as toys.

When rowing the dragon boat, and more singing to cheer the dragon song circulated. Such as zigui in hubei province rowing dragon boat, there is a complete singing, words and music according to the local folk songs and horns fusion and become, singing sound majestic and magnificent, heart-stopping, that is, "lifting the bow and the phase and the" of the legacy of the wind. Another example is the Dragon Boat Song of Nanxiong County in Guangdong Province, which is sung after the launching of the dragon boat in April until the end of the Dragon Boat Festival, with a wide range of performance contents. The dragon boat song circulating in Guilin, Lingui and other places in the north of Guangxi, in the race by the chorus of the copter, someone leading the call, the performance of the contents of the Dragon Boat, Dragon Boat Festival and related to the custom, the song is far-reaching and touching. Guangxi folk music anthology contains Lingui County (4 Dragon Boat Song) group, such as horn-like rhythm distinctive, enthusiastic, must be very moving to sing.

Additionally, something should be said about the female dragon boat. In the past, many places in the dragon boat race are not allowed to women to participate, that women touch the dragon boat is very unlucky. Nowadays, women's dragon boat teams have appeared in various places, and the women are brave to fight for the glory and compete for the first place, which is not weaker than the men in the eyes of the men.

As with the Spring Festival, there is a dragon dance as well as a phoenix dance, and at the Dragon Boat Festival, there is a dragon boat as well as a phoenix boat. The source of the phoenix boat as mentioned above, is derived from the ancient boat, the boat. Ancient court phoenix a (such as "Tianfu Guangji" in the record of the Ming dynasty court will have), folk phoenix boat racing. The Guangdong capsule: "Dragon boat to hang the doctor, phoenix boat to serve the Queen of Heaven, all with five days for the victory. Gengwu summer, Panyu Shiqiao village into the gathering of 10,000 gold, the system phoenix boat, 10 feet long, wide zhang three, the head and tail held high, the two sides of the heavy wings for the convergence of the Shu, the back of the temple, in order to serve the Queen of Heaven, swim in the water towns." After 1964, Hong Kong again appeared phoenix boat racing. This phoenix boat hull is slightly shorter, can sit 16 members, decorated with phoenix head, phoenix tail, by the female members of the race. It is indeed a very good form of racing, which is in line with the meaning of the dragon and the phoenix.

Some places also have dragon and phoenix boat. Shunde County Records: "the dragon and the wind of Daliang boat wonderful extremely gorgeous." But today has disappeared. Hunan Miluo County dragon boat, front mounted dragon head, rear phoenix tail, phoenix tail is wrapped with red paper gabions into a fan-shaped inserted in the stern, such as the moment of the tail in general, can also be called the dragon and phoenix boat. The dragon and phoenix boat seems to be a trace of the fusion of the dragon boat and the bird boat.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas rowing dragon boat, and commemorate the significance of the local birth of the modern female democratic revolutionaries Qiu Jin. Night on the dragon boat, lights and colors, to and fro, water and underwater, the scene is moving, interesting. Miao people in Guizhou in the lunar calendar May 25-28 held "Dragon Boat Festival" to celebrate the victory of rice-planting and wishing a good harvest. Yunnan Dai compatriots in the Water Festival Dragon Boat Race, in honor of the ancient heroes of the rock red nest. Different ethnic groups, different regions, paddle dragon boat legend is different. Until today in the south of the many near the rivers, lakes and seas of the region, the annual Dragon Boat Festival will be held in their own characteristics of the Dragon Boat Race activities.

Qing dynasty Qianlong twenty-ninth year (1736), Taiwan began to hold dragon boat racing. At that time, Taiwan's governor, Chiang Yuan-jun, hosted a friendly race at the Half Moon Pond of Fahua Temple in Tainan City. Nowadays, dragon boat races are held in Taiwan every year on May 5th. In Hong Kong, races are also held.

In addition, rowing dragon boat has been introduced to neighboring countries such as Japan, Vietnam and the United Kingdom. 1980, dragon boat racing is included in China's national sports competitions, and held annually, "Qu Yuan Cup" Dragon Boat Race. 1991 June 16 (the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar), in the second hometown of the Qu Yuan in Hunan City, China, Yueyang City, the first international dragon boat festival. International Dragon Boat Festival. Prior to the race, the "Dragon Head Festival" was held, which preserved the traditional rituals and injected new modern elements. The "dragon head" was carried into the Qu Zi Ancestral Hall, where the athletes "reddened" the dragon head (draped with a red sash), the officiating priest read out the sacrificial text, and the dragon head was "opened" (i.e. lighted). Then, participate in the sacrifice of the dragon of all personnel three bows, the dragon is carried to the Buro River, running to the dragon boat race. More than 600,000 people participated in the race, fair and celebration, which was an unprecedented event. After that, Hunan will regularly organize the International Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat racing will be prevalent in the world.

There is also a legend that a long time ago, Zou Wei has no river, only a small and dirty ditch. One day, a fisherman caught a small snake in the ditch. This small snake is very peculiar, the tail has nine shiny scales. When the fisherman touched his hand to the scales, the snake's eyes shone with a begging light, very pitiful. The fisherman felt compassion and stroked its scales, and then put it back into the gutter. Who knew that the nine scales suddenly fell, and the little snake grew and danced, transforming into a small dragon. Originally, it is a divine dragon in the sky, because of the violation of the rules of the sky, by the Jade Emperor punishment, into this appearance, its tail was added to the nine locks - is the small snake tail on the nine shining scales. The Jade Emperor once said, "The locks can only be opened with human yang qi." The fisherman had inadvertently opened the thousand-year-old lock on the little dragon. In order to thank the fisherman, the little dragon kept turning over in the gutter and kept spraying water out of its mouth to pour into the small gutter. Slowly, the small ditch into a big river (which is now Zou Wei Qingshui River), the river for the Zou Wei brought a good harvest. In order to commemorate the dragon, the people along the river village known as the dragon's head Zhai, on the dragon's head and other villages. On the day of the ascension of the divine dragon, which is the Dragon Boat Festival held a dragon boat race to celebrate.

In 1984, the former National Sports Commission decided to classify dragon boat racing as a sports event and organized the "Qu Yuan Cup" dragon boat race.

Dragon boat race has a long history, after the introduction of foreign countries, by the people of all countries and the formation of international competitions. 1983, China's first team to participate in the Dragon Boat Racing Competition, won all the two championships. 1984 International Dragon Boat Racing Competition was held in Hong Kong, with the United States, Germany, Japan, Britain, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Macao, Hong Kong, and so on, 16 teams to participate in. The Chinese team won the championship again. The Chinese team won the championship again. Dragon boat race in the southern region of China to carry out more common, has formed an annual "Dragon Boat Festival".

Edit main rules

1, channel

-According to the river conditions, there are men and women 400 meters, 500 meters, 600 meters, 800 meters, 1,000 meters (can be changed according to the local conditions) straight race.

-Races shall be held in still water, the course is straight and the start and finish lines must be parallel and perpendicular to the course line.

-According to the number of teams and the conditions of the venue, there shall be 2 or 4, 6 or 8 lanes, and the width of each lane can be arranged according to 9m, 11m or 13.5m.

-The shallowest part of the channel shall not be less than 2.50m deep, there shall be no water plants, reefs and stakes in the channel, and there shall be no obstacles within 5m outside the channel.

2. Equipment

-Made in accordance with the specifications of traditional dragon boat styles in various places, and the production materials are not limited.

-The rudder and paddle specifications are made according to the traditional requirements.

3, dragon boat accessories

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

4, the players

-The players must be physically fit, know how to swim and familiar with the water.

-Dragon boat participants are 25 people.

-Each team has a captain (athlete and), than cold must wear a sign.

-Each team will have 23 members, including: 1 coxswain, 1 gong player, 1 drummer and 20 rowers.

-There will be 2 substitutes for each team. Replacement is subject to verification of eligibility by the referee, and the replacement will be completed before checking in and boarding the dragon boat, and no replacement will be allowed after boarding the dragon boat.

Editing Dragon Boat Racing in Different Parts of China

Later, in addition to commemorating Qu Yuan, people in different parts of the world also put different meanings on dragon boat racing.

1, Jiangsu and Zhejiang

Jiangsu and Zhejiang area rowing dragon boat, and commemorate the local birth of modern female democratic revolutionaries Qiu Jin meaning. On the night dragon boat, lights and colors, shuttle to and fro, water and underwater, the scene is moving.

2, Fujian

Quanzhou Dragon Boat Festival activities and other places almost the same, but only Hui'an Chongwu more special. In the early years of Chongwu in the Dragon Boat Festival also have a race, but with the field is different, mainly in the typhoon season is coming before the sea held in the wish God exorcism activities. It is rumored that later because of a year of disaster, it is no longer in the sea dragon boat race, but instead of the land dragon boat, parade to sing the "A snail song", whose lyrics are to request the gods to eliminate disasters, but nearly a hundred years has not been held again. From this point of view, Chongwu dragon boat racing, dragon boat and "picking lotus" custom, are folk beliefs in a form of dragon worship, that is, to take advantage of the Dragon King's divine might, to avoid evil and eliminate disasters to protect the peace.

3, Miao

Miao race dragon boat is in the May 24-27 every year, "Dragon Boat Festival" held to celebrate the victory of rice-planting and wishing a bumper harvest, the length of the boat is about 20 meters, 1 meter wide, by three straight and thick cedar tree dug into a groove shape, tied and become the middle of the mother ship, on both sides of the boat for the child, each boat has 38 sailors. There are 38 sailors on board, with an elder as the head drummer and a child dressed as a woman as the drummer. During the race, the sound of the cannon is heard and the sailors paddle according to the beat of the gongs and drums.

4, Dai

It is held every year in June and July of the Dai calendar (about ten days after the Ching Ming Festival), "Water Festival", to commemorate the ancient heroes of the Rock Red Wool. Each boat has 600 sailors, 4 coxswains and 4 guiders. During the race, a gong is struck by one person to direct the sailors, and the sailors paddle according to the rhythm of the gong. Women also participate in this event.

5, Taiwan, Hong Kong

Qing dynasty Qianlong twenty-ninth year (1736), Taiwan began to hold dragon boat racing. At that time, Taiwan Governor Jiang Yuanjun had hosted a friendly race at the Half Moon Pond of Fahua Temple in Tainan City. Nowadays, dragon boat races are held in Taiwan every year on May 5th. In Hong Kong, races are also held.

Editing the Dragon Boat Racing Towards the International

Nowadays, dragon boat rowing has also been introduced to neighboring countries, such as Japan and Vietnam, as well as to the United Kingdom.

In 1980, dragon boat racing was included in China's national sports competitions and the Qu Yuan Cup Dragon Boat Race was held annually. on June 16, 1991 (the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar), the first International Dragon Boat Festival was held in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, China, the second hometown of Qu Yuan. Prior to the race, the "Dragon Head Festival" was held, which preserved traditional rituals and injected new modern elements. The "dragon head" was carried into the Qu Zi Ancestral Hall, where the athletes "reddened" the dragon head (draped with a red sash), the officiating priest read out the sacrificial text, and the dragon head was "enlightened" (i.e., lighted). Then, participate in the sacrifice of the dragon of all personnel three bows, the dragon is carried to the Buro River, running to the dragon boat race. More than 600,000 people participated in the race, fair and celebration, which was an unprecedented event. After that, Hunan will regularly organize the International Dragon Boat Festival. The dragon boat races will be prevalent in the world.

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Douge red flag full of rapid turbulence, the boat window sleep also look at the idle.

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Dragon Boat Racing Duanyang, five-color flags on the water.

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Dragon Boat Racing

Modern Wu Yanze*sings; Shi Guangnan*music; Ren Zhiping*lyrics

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Duanyang Festival Dragon Boat Race (ah) boat. The Dragon Boat Race.

Gongs (yo) dense (yo) drums thick, drums thick

Duanyang race dragon boat, hey! Dragon boat racing in Duan Yang.

The thick-armed boy shows his skill, yolo yolo yolo ho.

The girl with the big voice shouts, "Yolo yolo ho ho ho.

Pulp is the leg of the dragon, and the flag is the head of the dragon.

We will not rest until we have won the top spot on the river

We will not rest until we have won the top spot on the river

We will not rest until we have won the top spot on the river

We will not rest until we have won the top spot on the river!

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yolo, yolo,

No (yam) stopping!

Waving the battle flag, we break through the rapids, we break through the rapids,

With one heart, we fight our way to the top, hey! Strive for the upper reaches of the river.

Seventeen-eighteen youths are fierce tigers, yolo yolo yolo ho.

It's a good time to fight, yolo yolo ho ho ho.

No tail wagging in victory, no head bowing in defeat,

May 5 on Miluo River, you chase me to catch up with the dragon boat races,

You catch up with me to catch up with the dragon boat races,

You chase me to catch up with the dragon boat races,

You catch up with me to catch up with the dragon boat races!

Yolo, yolo, yolo, yolo,

Race the dragon boat!

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Race the dragon boat! Hey!

Dragon boat race, Phoenix people commonly known as climbing the dragon boat, has continued for hundreds of years, with the rest of China as the same annual Dragon Boat Festival held. The difference is that the Dragon Boat Race in Phoenix Dragon Boat in the Cultural Revolution as usual.

The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival has been described in a number of ways -- 1, Wen Yiduo believes that it is a festival of the dragon, that is, the ancient days of the Wu and Yue people to hold totem sacrifices. 2, in honor of Wu Zixu. According to legend, he was thrown into the Qiantang River on the fifth day of the fifth month after being killed by the king of Wu, and was later transformed into a "wave god". 3, in order to avoid the summer heat and eliminate disasters. 4, there is also the most widely rumored commemoration of Qu Yuan.

The most reasonable reason for the Dragon Boat Festival in Phoenix is to honor Qu Yuan. Phoenix people believe that Qu Yuan is a Miao, his works have many components can only be correctly interpreted in the Miao language ...

The Dragon Boat Race in Phoenix is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, usually three days before and after the Dragon Boat Race, and it is the grandest and most lively event of the year for Phoenix people.

Duanwu Dragon Boat Race, people from all over the countryside to watch, people like ants, drums and gongs shake the sky.

In the past, the winners of every two-boat race would be welcomed ashore by their teammates with grand firecrackers, and the excitement infected all those present... Sadly surprisingly banned by the government.

During the race, the drummers are seen sitting at the front of the dragon boat, sounding a trumpet and hammering the drums with a sense of urgency and comfort. The radius hands move on command, waving radius paddle; beckon hand steadily stood on the stern of the boat, eyes watching the eight directions, the rudder set sail, a win in the hands of the wise man demeanor. People who are familiar with it, listening to the rhythm of the drum beat from afar, will know the progress of the event.

The final is paddling dragon boat the most intense moment, when the tight drums and gongs a sound, two dragon boat cleave the river chopping waves, flying straight to the Hongqiao target ...... tens of thousands of viewers on both sides of the river, the heart is suspended, shouts, cheers into a piece of the sky and earth-shattering. Such a dragon boat spectacle has also moved the Southern Song Dynasty poet Lu You, he had this poem: "bucket barge red flag full of rapid turbulence, the boat window sleep also idle look. Qu Ping's hometown is on the fifth day of the year, not more than the usual corner of the millet plate."

A special role of the footstool is to watch the dragon boat race on the fifth day of the fifth month. On that day, on the bridge, by the river, a sea of people, beating drums, a jubilant. With the sound of a clear gong, shouts and yells ring out at the same time. People in the jubilation, the water in the shouting, was squeezed behind the people are like ants on the hot pot, look left and right, see just a back of the head, can not help but sigh, deep regret. At this time, the people standing on the hammock is also excited for the race shouting and cheering, but they do not have to suffer from the pain of crowding, but also more to see the race clearly, more immersive feel the tension and excitement of the atmosphere, and can not wait to jump to the boat to show off their skills. At this point in time, the footstools seem to have become one with the water of the Tuojiang River, *** enjoying its happiness and jubilation.

Duanwu day and drink xionghuang wine, eat zongzi custom. In the past, people drank Xionghuang wine, the remaining sprinkled in the corner of the house under the bed, has the effect of killing insects. Children can not drink, they write a "king" word on the forehead, can also tend to poison.

Eating rice dumplings when sent to friends and relatives are generally multiples of 6, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 for the unavailable numbers.

Phoenix's dragon boat is not big, but to build very elaborate, choose good wood, boat shape like a dragon, flat long, light, two heads, no paddle pile.

Ganjun remembers the previous dragon boat race, the dragon boat is to participate in the race to prepare their own, and is two boats tied together as a race boat, the size of the countryside down to the race team will be the dung boat as a race boat, the scene is very funny...

Because of the special river channel in Phoenix Sandy Bay, only two boats can be carried out at a time, and the track is curved during the dragon boat races, so in order to be fair, the two teams have to race twice, and the winners are determined according to the results.

The requirements for dragon boat racing are very strict, and there are requirements for the number of radial workers on the dragon boat and what they wear. Radius workers have their own division of labor, the boat in front of the head of the station, the boat behind the drag boat,

Phoenix Tuojiang River Dragon Boat Race, landscape and pavilions with the river surface floating mist, with a robust dragon, the picture is really breathtaking, as if in the fairyland in the enjoyment of a competitive activity.

The most interesting part of the Dragon Boat Race is to grab the ducks. At the end of the race, the organizers as well as wealthy good people will be from the rainbow bridge, hammock, the boat threw a lot of ducks, participants from all over the boat rowed to the front, jumped into the water to grab the ducks, grabbed the ducks to their own, a moment of people, but also people on both sides of the river have the pleasure of jumping into the river, and clothing, each show their skills, do not show off, the scene is a chaotic .....

Duanwu Dragon Boat Race results in Phoenix is a supreme honor, so every year to participate in the race team a lot. The winning village, street or unit is the talk of the town for a long time.

Gang Jun deep impression of the race team are: cotton cottage, Xikou, migratory Longge, Shawan, especially migratory Longge, Shawan across the river, defying each other, every year will be fist-pumping, dragon boat race to see the high and low.

Because the Dragon Boat Race is too lively, Phoenix people do not like the tongue-lashing, fighting and other unusual circumstances often occur.

The end of the dragon boat race is sometimes surprising. After the end of the race, the losing boat is not convinced, in a fit of anger to break the coping, smash the dragon boat, to show that the losing boat did not lose.