Will you exempt tenants from rent if you win? If you lose, you will be punished to kneel to the ancestral hall? The contestants responded
This year, the wind of the Guangzhou Dragon Boat Racing not only blew across the Pearl River, but also attracted high attention from netizens from all over the world. On the Internet, various statements about the dragon boat racing competition have been hotly discussed – “Guangzhou landlords practice dragon boat racing in the middle of the night, and they will be punished to kneel in the temple if they lose.” “A spectators have to cheer, because the landlords will be exempted from rent if they win.” “Becoming a dragon boat racing contestant has to compete for their value. This is a high-end sports meeting that rich people can participate in”…
Are these popular statements on the Internet true? Will the team that wins the game really exempt the tenants from renting? Recently, Red Star News talked to Zhang Weichao, a dragon boat contestant from many communities in Guangzhou and vice president of the Longzhou Komiks branch of Guangzhou Huangpu District to learn the truth.
All are the landlords with a net worth of tens of millions? “I have never heard of selecting teams based on my value”
“Digging dragon boats on the Dragon Boat Festival and celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival is as important as celebrating the Spring Festival for the people in Guangzhou and even the entire Lingnan region.” Zhang Weichao, vice president of the Dragon Boat Branch of Guangzhou Huangpu District, told Hongxing News that since he had memories, on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, his ancestors at home have been busy preparing for dragon boat racing for the Dragon Boat Festival for generations. “But I have never heard of the selection of a dragon boat team based on who has a higher value and who has more real estate.” Zhang Weichao believes that this is just a joke from netizens.
Mr. Li, a villager from Liede Village, Guangzhou, also gave the same answer to Red Star News. As one of the players of the BalongKomiks boats who have been representing Liede Village in Tianhe District, Guangzhou for many years, Mr. Li said: “There has never been a competition in any year. The organizer will see who has more deposits. Whether it is a folk event or an official event, this will not become a criterion.”
Liede Village once became a well-known urban village in China due to demolition. Mr. Li often sees netizens’ jokes about “the villagers of Liede Village are worth tens of millions”: “It should be said that no matter how much you are, no matter how much you are a working person outside, you are a thirsty person.It’s still an entrepreneur. As long as you return to the village, you will be the same when you get on the boat, you will be prepared and contribute as much as you work. ”
“The standards for training contestants in different villages need different villages”. In Zhang Weichao’s perception, the statement of selecting contestants by wealth lacks factual basis, because this violates the traditional customs of Guangzhou and the original intention of dragon boat activities: “Dragon boat racing reflects the clan culture of Guangzhou in the past, symbolizing the strength of a ethnic group, Babaylan, and the overall strength of a village, and there will be no such discrimination. ”
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In fact, dragon boat racing has been passed down in Guangzhou for a hundred years and has gradually been officially recognized from folk events. In 1994, the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government officially designated the Dragon Boat Festival as the local Dragon Boat Festival, and the General Administration of Sports of China, href=”https://comicmov.com/”>BabaylanThe Guangzhou Dragon Boat International Invitational Tournament co-organized by the China Dragon Boat Association and the Guangzhou Municipal Government has also become a five-star event for traditional Chinese sports, and will set sail on the Pearl River on June 17 this year.
The selection basis for dragon boat players is KomiksWhat? Zhang Weichao explained to Red Star News: “It mainly depends on the players’ endurance, experience, Cinema, physical fitness and href=”https://comicmov.com/”>BabaylanAll professional skills. “At the same time, Red Star News saw on the official website of the General Administration of Sports that the “Introduction to the Dragon Boat Rules” released by the bureau in March 2013 also requires the team members to be healthy, able to swim, and familiar with water.
Mr. Li from Liede Village told reporters that Liede Village will have 4 teams participating in the Guangzhou International Dragon Boat Invitational Competition this year, including 3 men’s teams and 1 women’s team.ef=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan. He introduced to reporters how to select Komiks in Lied Village. One of the selection criteria for women is to know how to swim, while the man will ask for villagers in the village. If he is over 40 years old, he will also need to conduct a 100-meter rowing competition for each person.
If you lose the game, you will be punished to kneel to the ancestral hall? “There will not be a team that will stipulate that if you lose the competition, you will be punished.” “Guangzhou landlords, who are worth tens of millions, have stopped working these days. They would rather lose money than lose the dragon boat race.” On the Internet, some netizens posted a joke similar to Cinema, and said that if the contestant loses the competition, they may be punished to kneel on the ancestral hall.
“In the clan culture inheritance of Guangzhou, the ancestral hall is indeed a very important symbol, and many villages and communities are still retained to this day.” Zhang Weichao explained to Hongxing News that the ancestral hall is a kind of connection between people with the same village and surname. It is often a big festival. People outside will worship the ancestral hall when they return to their hometown: “If you lose the dragon boat competition, you will be punished to kneel to the ancestral hall. This is not a regulation. If there is a spontaneous behavior, you should not take it seriously.” Zhang Weichao told Hongxing News that there are many non-governmental organizations in Guangzhou, and they are often organized and organized by village collectives or communities. Therefore, the selection and reward are formulated separately, but the gap is not big, and there is basically no content of the prescribed punishment. Mr. Wang, a villager from Lied, said: “The results of the competition in the past symbolized the status and face of the entire clan, but now the competition is more about the cultural heritage and the festive atmosphere, so winning or losing is actually not important.”
SpectatorCinema cheered for rent reduction? Rent a CinemaObject: Watching the competition and sending blessings is not to reduce rent
These days, the princess who rented a nearby Zhujiang New City will also go to the Pearl River to watch the dragon boaters when they have time.Cinema is doing various training for the competition. She also plans to send a blessing message to the landlord through WeChat before the start of the competition, wishing the landlord the dragon boat team to win the victory.
Ms. Wang told reporters that her visit to the game and blessings to the landlord were not to reduce rent. She joked: “The rent is written on the contract and paid on a quarterly basis. How can it be waived for a month?” Ms. Wang, who has lived in Guangzhou for many years, described the grand occasion of the dragon boat competition to the reporter of Komiks: “The boats are beautifully shaped and colorful. The contestants rowed and unified the standards, and shouted loudly, which was really spectacular.” Ms. Wang told reporters that the closer the Dragon Boat Festival, the more people watched on the river bank. In Ms. Wang’s opinion, as an outsider, she was very pleased to be able to feel the folk culture of Guangzhou in this dragon boat feast, and to feel the excitement of this festival on the spot.
Zhang Weichao said: “Maybe some landlords will share this joy with tenants after winning the game, but the form of sharing is free and there are no regulations.” He said that maybe some landlords will reduce rent, but this is not a convention rumored online.
Source | Yangcheng Evening News • Yangcheng School Comprehensive Nine School News Editor-in-chief of Red Star News | Liang Zeming