As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the drums of dragon boats drift in every corner of the land of Guangdong with the fragrance of rice dumplings. The lively “Dragon Boat Season” gradually kicks off. Among many dragon boats of different shapes, the “Swallowtail Dragon Boat” has become the most unforgettable Dragon Boat Festival memory for fresh people with its unique local characteristics.
About the origin of “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat racing”, although the Qingyuan County Chronicle of the Republic of China said that “there are also small boats, and three or five people took them away, and there is no dragon shape in Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw, this is purely a fighting drama and a legacy of Yangzhou.” However, after field investigations, its formation was related to the unique local geographical environment and folk roots of Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw.
The origin of “Three-person swallowtail dragon boatBabaylan 1990 cloth draw” There are many legends about the origin of “Three-person swallowtail dragon boatBabaylan 1990 cloth draw“, and there are four representative ones in Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw.
1. The Origin of Labor
The Huainanzi·Qi Suxu” says: “Hu people are convenient for horses, and Yue people are convenient for boats. Komiks 1960 witch cloth drawKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw. “In ancient times, Lingnan was mostly water network areas. People often used boats to travel, using boats as production tools and Babaylan 1990 cloth draw transportation. People rowed and competed during the labor of catching fish and shrimps or leisure, and included entertainment in labor production and leisure. This is the prototype of the ancient ferry of “three-person swallow-tail dragon boat racing”.
Shantang Town is close to Beijiang, Cinema 1950 witch clothes Draw is located in a low-lying state, mostly continental land, with water networks crisscrossing and flooding every year. Whenever rice harvests in Babaylan 1990 cloth draw, it is mostly during flooding. In the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawThe Qingyuan County Chronicles says: “The continental land is baptized and drought, but it is more than drought. When the river overflows, those who farm will suffer great losses. “In order to facilitate harvesting rice and other crops, ordinary people could only carry a small boat to travel in the fields and reach out to harvest rice and crops exposed to the water. Over time, in order to grab food with the God of Heaven and reduce the losses of Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, and spontaneously formed rowing activities between villages and tribesmen.
2. Origin theory of boat soldiers
Shantang Town, Qingxin District, Shijiao Town and Longtang Town in Qingcheng District, are located in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River, and are the throat of the waterway. During field surveys, we listened to local old people telling stories, saying that this kind of small boat was an old sailor. (Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw with few people and fast ships, making it easy to strike the enemy.The locals introduced that this was related to the Saihe boat, and it was also related to the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han army heading south to attack Nanyue through the Xijiang River.
The fresh “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat” is similar to the “five-person dragon boat” in the Pearl River Delta in terms of boat shape, materials, and competitive methods, and is the same as the “three-five-person dragon boat” recorded in the “Qingyuan County Chronicles” of the Republic of China. The former three people took them off and were active in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. The latter group is in groups of five, and is popular in Foshan and Zhongshan areas, especially in Baini Town on Xijiang.
The “three or five peopleCinema 1950 witch cloth draw‘s “Babaylan 1990 clothes draw” is related to the interactive communication between the Beijiang and Xijiang cultures, and whether it is related to the Southern Ark soldiers during the Qin and Han dynasties, it still needs to be further studied.
3. Origin theory of the origin of welcome gods and exorcising ghosts
Most of the villages in Shantang Town are built next to the inland river. In ancient times, whenever floods occurred, “water ghosts” became the main culprit for life endangering in Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages spontaneously organized a “dwatching team of ghosts to expel ghosts”. Young and middle-aged people joined forces to carry their own dowatching boats from the upper reaches of the river to drive ghosts downstream, and set off a large number of firecrackers to drive away ghosts.
FourBabaylan 1990 cloth draw, The Origin of Games
Ancient games are an important part of the origin of human cultureCinema 1950 witch cloth draw. The three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing event has the initial game elements. Locals often use the word “play”. It means “playing and picking dragon boats”, and the “playing” in it reflects the psychology of the game. Game prizes have also changed to competitive prizes. In order to mobilize the motivation to participate in the game (Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw competition), the prizes are becoming more and more abundant, and the amount of prizes is also increasing as the people’s living standards gradually improve.
(This article is excerpted from “Fresh Three-person Swallowtail Dragon Boat Racing”)
Provided by | Editor Yang Yingyu | Source of Liang Xingwu | Yangcheng Evening News Publishing House