The custom of Wenzhou dragon boat

The residents in Yueqing who take part in dragon boating are called "Dragon Lake", and a group in Dragon Lake is called "Dragon Bell", and the location of the dragon bell is called "Dragon Bottom". Some natural villages are even divided into independent units to hold some public welfare undertakings or undertake some social obligations. Every year, there is a leader of the waterspout rowing boat, commonly known as "the first thing" or "the first family", who is selected by the waterspouts in turn or by lottery. Hose families pay by quantity or by family. People who take part in boating are subsidized, such as a kilo of pork per person per day in the town. In the name of waterspouts, congratulations to all waterspouts on their weddings, the birth of the first boy, the building of a house and promotion, and the graduation of universities and middle schools after the abolition of the imperial examination. If you want to congratulate, you should tie a HongLing or red cloth on the "Dragon Neck", which is called "hanging red" as the saying goes, as well as "incense gold" and food gifts. In the old society, some hoses often illegally cut down camphor trees or stole the longest Chinese fir in the "tree temple" (wooden line), which led to litigation disputes. In the west of Yueqing County, there are several dragon boats in Nature Village, which are called "Ten Dragons in the Land Group" or "Seven Dragons in the South House". (The biggest dragon boat race in Yueqing is in the North White Elephant, and hundreds of dragon boats take part every time-spontaneously). For example, there are 100 dragon boats in Xiaoyin Lake in Baishi Town, Yueqing. On that day every year, there are more than 100 dragon boats in the whole area, and banners provide prize-winning rewards. Men, women, children and the audience are crowded. Some areas, such as Cocoon in Ryan, don't have their own dragon boats. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, they detained the transport boats on the river and used them as dragon boats with cables. They send the boatmen silver rice every day and let them go three days later. If they win the first place, they will not only give preferential treatment to boaters, but also enjoy rich wine and meat. However, in Wenzhou, which is located in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas, there are many dry lands, few paddy fields, no river ports and no custom of rowing dragon boats on the Dragon Boat Festival.