Dragon Boat Race in Dongguan

Dragon boat race is the most lively scenery in Dongguan. Every year in May of the lunar calendar, every town in Dongguan has its own dragon boat program. Dongguan Dragon Boat Team has won many gold cups in international dragon boat races held in Hong Kong, Macau, Canada, Singapore and locally. Shatian town was also awarded the title of "Dragon Boat Town" by China Dragon Boat Association. In our city, the dragon boat race has developed into a large-scale sports activity in which people actively participate. There are two forms of competition: one is friendly competition, which the masses call "taking advantage". There are no prizes and no organizers are needed. When two or more dragon boats meet on the river, they often compete spontaneously. There is no fixed time and route for this kind of competition, and they can gather and disperse freely. Another form of competition is "bidding", that is, "competing for the scenery", which the masses call "bidding", "competing for the big scenery" and "competing for the end of the scenery" The venue of dragon boat race sponsored by Wanjiang District Government is located on the tributary of Dongjiang River, and the route of each race is between 30 km and 40 km, which takes about 3 hours. There are at least a dozen dragon boats participating in the competition, plus some "scenic" dragon boats, and the total number often exceeds 50. This is a cross-regional or even cross-county sports competition. On the opening day, colorful flags fluttered on both sides of a river, with a sea of people, and the audience exceeded100000. It's time for the race. Dragon boats gather at the starting point and line up on the river according to the waterway line selected by lottery. At this time, the athletes are full of energy and the people on the shore are waiting for orders. At that time, the cannon will start. This ceremony, called "Let your head go", is the best part of the competition.

Viewers can often take a quick look at Let Go. When the "Shoutou" gun rang, dragons and horses contended, and people on the shore often spontaneously formed "cheerleaders" to cheer. Completing the distance and reaching the finish line is called "winning the red" (that is, winning the bid), and the link of "winning the red" is also very attractive to the audience. Although after several hours of competition, it is often difficult to separate the dragon boats and tie for the first place. Then there is the award, and the winning dragon boat needs to go around the field to show its appreciation, and the competition procedure ends here.

The dragon boat race in John Wan is held every three years, and there is also a year of dragon boat race. If you don't compete, you will take advantage of the scenery. The method of the competition is to form a team in the community. John Wan people are required to participate, and outsiders are not allowed to be invited. There are two forms of competition: one is that the dragon boat teams in John Wan villages compete by themselves; The other is that the dragon boat teams in other towns compete as a group. Every year, there are more than 20 local dragon boats and more than 0/0 boats from other places. The Dragon Boat Race on May 14th in Xincun and the Dragon Boat Race on May 4th in Fenxi are held every year. Generally speaking, you are not eligible to participate in the dragon boat race, and both local and foreign countries can sign up. Especially Xincun insists on it every year. Dragon boats usually come from John Wan, Daojiao, Sha Tin, Hongmei and Wangniudun.

There are many people watching the dragon boat race in Xincun, with more than 654.38+10,000 people every year. Dragon Boat Festival is hotter than Spring Festival. Since ancient times, rowing dragon boats has been a man's business. From 65438 to 0986, John Wan began to organize women's rowing. Captain Phoenix 1 0m, head1drummer, 14 speaker. She is wearing a sun hat, short-sleeved sportswear and ball pants. She is graceful and agile. With the drumming of the conductor, she is light and agile, fully demonstrating the strength and wisdom of female athletes. It's really a shame for women.