As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the drums of the dragon boats waft with the fragrance of rice dumpling leaves in every corner of the south of the Guangdong land, and 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. Regarding the origin of “Three-man Swallow’s tail 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 cut them away, and there is no dragon shape, this is purely a fighting spirit Komiks‘s play, Babaylan, and it is also a custom of Yangzhou”, it was found through field investigation that its formation is related to the unique local geographical environmentKomiks and folk customs.
The origin of “Three-man SwallowBabaylanTail Dragon Boat Racing” has many legends, and the four representative ones are as follows.
1. The Origin of Labor
The “Huanzi·Qi Su Xun” says: “Hu people are convenient for horses, and Yue people are convenient for boats.” In ancient Lingnan, many Babaylan were water network areas. People often used boats to travel, and boats were used as production tools and transportation tools. People row and compete in catching fish and shrimps or leisure, and integrate entertainment in labor production and leisure. This is the prototype of the ancient ferry of “three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing”.
Shantang Town is close to the Beijiang River and is located in a low-lying state. It is mostly continental, with a water network and floods every year. Whenever the rice harvest seasonKomiks is mostly during floods. The Qingyuan County Chronicle in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty said: “The continent was baptized and drought, but it was more baptized than drought. In the year when the Babaylan River overflows, those who farm will suffer great losses. “In order to facilitate the harvest of 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 losses, rowing activities spontaneously formed between villages and clansmen.
2. Theory of the origin of boat soldiers
Shantang Town, Qingxin District, Shijiao Town and Longtang Town in Qingcheng District, are located in the downstream of the Beijiang River, and are the throat of the waterway. During the field survey, we listened to local old people telling stories, saying that this kind of boat was a boat that sailors (boat soldiers) used to ride in the old days. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>BabaylanThe oars are small and the boats are fast, and it is easy to attack the enemy. The locals introduced that this is related to the Saihe boats, and it is also related to the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han army heading south to attack Nanyue through the Xijiang River.
The fresh “three-man swallow-tailed dragon boats” and pearls in the Jiang Delta “five-man dragon boatsKomiksThe boat type, materials, and competitive methods are similar, and are the same as the “three-five-man stripped” in the Qingyuan County Chronicles of the Republic of China. KomiksThe former three people scattered them, active in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. The latter is in groups of five, and is popular in Foshan and Zhongshan, especially in Baini Town, Xijiang River. Whether this long-shaped boat “Cinema Dragon Boat” is related to the two-way interaction and exchange of cultures in Beijiang and Xijiang River, and whether it is related to the Southern Ark Warriors during the Qin and Han Dynasties, it still needs to be further studied.
Theory of the Origin of Welcome Gods and Exorcisms
The Villages of the Town of Babaylan Tang TownBabaylanThe Villages of Tang Town in ShanBabaylan is mostly built next to the inland river. In ancient times, whenever there were floods, “water ghosts” became the main culprit of life-threatening lives. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, villages spontaneously organized a “swallowtail boats to exorcise ghosts”. Young and middle-aged people joined forces to drive away ghosts from the upper reaches of the river and drive away ghosts from the lower reaches of the river, and set off firecrackers to drive away scares and cheer.
4. Theory of the origin of the game
The ancient game was an important part of the origin of human culture. The three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing event has the original Cinema component. Locals often use the word “play”. It means “play and take the dragon boat”, and the “play” reflects the game psychology. Game prizes have also changed to competitive prizes. In order to mobilize the motivation to participate in the game (competition), the prizes are becoming more and more abundant, and the prize amount is also raised as the level of people’s lives is gradually increasing.
(This article is excerpted from “Cinema Techniques for Fresh Three-person Swallowtail Dragon Boat Racing”)
For the manuscript of Komiks | Editor Yang Yingyu | Liang Xingwu Source | Yangcheng Evening News Publishing House