As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the drums of the dragon boats drift in every corner of the land of Guangdong with the fragrance of rice dumplings, and the lively “Dragon Boat Season” gradually kicks off. Among the many dragon boats of different shapes, the “Swallowtail Dragon Boat” has its unique local characteristics and is the most unforgettable Dragon Boat Festival memory for fresh people.
About the origin of “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat racing”Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, although the Qingyuan County Chronicles 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 drama and a legacy of Yangzhou”, but through the investigation of the field Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw foundBabaylan 1990 clothes draw, its formation is related to the unique local geographical environment and folk roots.
There are many legends about the origin of “three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing”, and the four representative ones are as follows.
1. The Origin of Labor
The Huainan Zi·Qi Su Xun” says: “Hu people are convenient for horses, and Yue people are convenient for boats.” In ancient times, Lingnan was mostly water network areasBabaylan 1990 cloth draw, people often use boats to travel, and use boats 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”.
ShantangKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw Town is close to the Beijiang River. It is located in a low-lying state, mostly continents, and water networks are crisscrossing and floods occur every year. Whenever the rice harvest season is over, it is mostly during floods. The Qingyuan County Chronicle in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty said: “The continents are baptized and drought, but they are more likely to be drought. When the rivers overflow, those who plow will suffer a lot of losses.” In order to facilitate harvesting rice and other crops, the people can only travel to the fields with a small boat and reach out to harvest rice and crops exposed to the water. Over time, in order to grab food with God and reduce losses, rowing activities spontaneously formed between villages and tribesmen and tribesmen.
2. Boat soldiersKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw Origin theory
Shantang Town, Qingxin District, Shijiao Town and Longtang Town in Qingcheng District, are located in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. It is a place where the waterway is throat. In the field survey, we heard stories from local elderly people telling stories that this kind of small boat was a boat that sailors (boat soldiers) used to ride in the old days. There were few people and the boats were fast, so it was easy to attack 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 were exposed to Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw, active in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. The latter group is popular in five peopleFoshan and Zhongshan areas, especially Baini Town in Xijiang.
Whether this long-shaped boat “three-five-man dragon boat” is related to the two-way interaction and exchange of cultures in Beijiang and Xijiang, and whether it is related to the Southern Ark soldiers during the Qin and Han dynasties, it still needs to be further studied.
3. Welcome the gods and exorcises ghostsCinema 1950 witch cloth draw Origin theory
Most of the villages in Shantang Town are built next to the inland river. In ancient times, Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, whenever floods occur, “water ghosts” become the main culprit of life endangering. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages spontaneously organized a “swallowtail boat ghost-driving team”. Young and middle-aged people joined the battle, and supported their own swallow-tails. Komiks 1960 witch clothes draw from the upper reaches of the river to drive away ghosts, and set off a large number of firecrackers to drive away ghosts.
4. The Origin of Games
Ancient games are an important part of the origin of human culture. The three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing event has the original Babaylan 1990 cloth draw game elements. Locals often use the word “play”. It means “Babaylan 1990 cloth drawCinema 1950 witch cloth drawPlay the dragon boat”, and the “play” in it reflects the game psychology. Game prizes are alsoKomiks 1960 witchThe transformation of clothing draw to competitive prizes. In order to mobilize the motivation to participate in games (competitiveness), the prizes are becoming more and more abundant, and the amount of prizes is gradually increased as the people’s living standards are gradually increased.
(This article is excerpted from “Fresh Three-person Swallowtail Dragon Boat Racing”)
Contributed by Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw| Editor Yang Yingyu | Liang Xingwu Source | Yangcheng Wan Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw Report Publishing House