Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Leliu Longyan Village to hold a “Longyan Finishing Custom” ceremony, praying for the smooth and safe Dragon Boat Competition, and looking forward to a good year of weather and good harvests.
Text/Photo Yangcheng School reporter Ouyang Zhiqiang Zhang Taoyuan
Pray for the Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Competition to be smooth and safe, and hope for a good year to have a good weather and good harvest
Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta come to Leliu Longyan Village to “finish the eyes of the longan”
Guo Wenhai, member of the Standing Committee of Foshan Municipal Party Committee, Minister of Propaganda Department, and Secretary of the Party Committee of Shunde District, praised the dragon boat team that came to “LongyanBabaylan 1990 cloth draw“
Children bathe in the dragon boat pool to pray for healthy growth
Villagers like to touch the dragon head and pray for blessings
After arriving in Longyan Village, dragon boat teams from all over the country went to Taiwei Temple for the “Longyan finishing touch”. To welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, on June 16 (the third day of the fifth lunar month), the Propaganda Department of Shunde District Party Committee, District Culture and Sports Bureau, District Tourism Bureau, and Leliu Street Office jointly held the “Civilized Shunde 2018 Grassroots Cultural and Sports Carnival – ‘Rural Revitalization Longteng Leliu’ Leliu Street Dragon Boat Culture Month Promotion of the Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage “Longyan Finishing Tip” custom in Longyan VillageKomiks 1960 witch clothes Draw activity”, dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Leliu Longyan Village to hold the “Longyan Finishing Custom” ceremony, praying for the smooth and safe Dragon Boat Competition, and looking forward to a good year of good weather and good harvests.
At the event, Shunde (Longyan) Community Development Doctoral Research Base, Longyan Community University, and Longyan Ecological Museum Preparatory Office were unveiled at the same time. The doctoral research base also signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Institute of Society and Culture of Macau University of Science and Technology. After the entry of postdoctoral talents such as Tsinghua University, Babaylan 1990 cloth draw was activated. A private house of more than 400 square meters was reborn by the river surf of Longyan Village for many years. According to reports, this year’s longan finishing touch event, in addition to highlighting the longan finishing touch, welcome the dragon banquet, as well as the popular water floating color performances and water “dragon lice” (Note: local traditional name, the smaller dragon Komiks 1960 witch clothes In addition to activities such as the draw boat performance, the ancient village Longyan Village showed new cultural connotations; the villages and communities implemented “rural revitalization” and the upgrading and transformation of village-level industrial parks; echoing the “dragon boats” that day, it concentrated various dragon boat objects and photography award-winning works to show the dragon boat culture and dragon boat spirit of Shunde; at the same time, in order to show the construction of beautiful and civilized villages and the results of ancient villages, the online and offline “Longyan Treasure Hunt” activity that lasted for three days, prompting the Shunde water villages to be in the Pearl River Delta and even the Pearl River DeltaWhat tourists across the country know.
The reporter learned that on that day, Longyan Village also held a signing ceremony for the “Rural Revitalization” village-enterprise pairing project. Longyan Village paired with Zhongdao Reform Institute, Shunde District Dragon Boat Culture Inheritance Association, Leliu Youth Entrepreneurs Association and five enterprises, and held cultural and tourism activities such as calligraphy and painting exhibitions, online and offline interactive attractions “Treasure Hunt”, the second Dragon Culture and Leliu Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawLiu Beautiful Civilized Village Photography Exhibition and other cultural and tourism activities.
At the scene, citizens and tourists watched the water floating colors, dragon lice and colorful dragon parade on the shore, tasted the dragon boat at the Longyan Cityba Station Stadium, and welcomed the dragon together in Longyan Village Square, Taiwei Temple, and other places. The grand ceremony of the “longyan finishing eyes” custom was unanimously praised by the people on the scene. In addition, in Dekang Garden, district and town leaders and guests also carried out the Dragon Boat Festival with students and parents of Longyan Primary School, “Golden Zongzi” and “Little Hands Hold Big Hands” to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. The event was funded by the company, wishing the elderly and condolences to the poor families with low-incomicmov.com/”>Babaylan 1990 clothes drawFamilies in low-incomicmov.com/”>Komiks 1960 witch clothes draw.
It is understood that Longyan Village also held a folk art and cultural and sports program performance for two consecutive nights on June 14 and 15 to mobilize all villagers to actively participate in the dragon and welcome guests, and show the enthusiasm of “hospitable Longyan”.
The origin of “Longyan Finishing”
Shunde is a famous hometown of dragon boats. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the wind has been growing. Babaylan 1990 cloth drawThe complete set of dragon boat instrumentsThe style of Babaylan 1990 cloth draw includes the links of starting the dragon, finishing the eyes, picking green, racing dragon, hidden dragon and scattering dragon.
Luo Longyan Village was built in the Western Han Dynasty. The village has a long history and rich culture. Huang Xiaoyang of the Ming Dynasty revolted in the Longyan Village area. The result of the suppression was that Shunde County was born. In order to strengthen the rule of the Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, the Ming Dynasty was precipitated from the South China Sea and set up Shunde County, named after “Shuntian Mingde”; Longyan was called Longzhu in ancient times, surrounded by water, and built a “Han Taiwei Xianggong Temple” commemorating the Han Dynasty, Zhou Bokuang, the general of the Western Han Dynasty. Liang Dunyan was one of the first students studying in the United States in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Transportation of the Beiyang Government.
Since ancient times, Longyan Village has become a holy place for dragons to gather together. Dragon boats from the surrounding four villages met in the early fifth month of the lunar calendar. Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawSanju Taiwei Temple gave the dragon head a light, so “Longzhu” was gradually replaced by “Longyan”, and the place name of Longyan Village came because of this. When the Dragon Boat Festival comes, the dragon boats in various parts of the Pearl River Delta come to Longyan Village to make a pilgrimage before the official dragon boat race, especially the new dragon boats are launched. It is said that the dragon boats with cinnabar have a spirituality, and the speed is very vigorous, which is similar to the finishing touch of the dragon. Otherwise, it will drag the mud and water, and may even be in danger of turning over.
The custom of dragon boats in this village has been continuing for more than 600 years. Every year on the third day of the fifth lunar month, dragon boats near the Pearl River Delta will spontaneously gather at the Taiwei Temple in Longyan Village for the “finishing the finishing touch”. It has developed to this day into a well-known and popular folk cultural activity. The Taiwei Temple in Longyan Village is therefore called the place where dragon boats “pilgrimage”. According to statistics, in recent years, nearly 100 dragon boats from Shunde, Panyu, Nanhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and other places in the Pearl River Delta have come here to hold a “finishing” ceremony every year.
Longyan finishing ceremony
On the third day of May every year, the Taiwei Temple burns incense and inserts flags, and gongs and drums are noisy. The elders who presided over the ceremony waited in the temple early in the morning to gather together to celebrate the finishing touch of the dragons from all directions. On that day, the village also invited a opera troupe to entertain, and relatives and friends from all over the world returnedCome to visit relatives and friends, have a banquet and drink happily, and the “longyan finishing touch” is more lively than any traditional festival. If it rains that day, Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw is more festive, commonly known as “longgushui”.
A Butou is built about twenty meters in front of the Taiwei Temple, and dragon boats are moored in the river. There are endless dragon boats coming to pilgrimage to finish the highlights. The owner who was waiting in Butou set off firecrackers to show his welcome. When the dragon boat is docked, he removes the dragon head, tail and dragon sign to land. The left door enters the Taiwei Temple. The elder uses a brush to dip the cinnabar to finish the tip of the dragon head. At the same time, the host and the guest give each other gifts. After the “finishing” ceremony, he will exit from the right door. Dragon boats from afar usually eat on the spot, commonly known as “dragon boat rice”.
The people of Longyan Village are particularly welcoming and hospitable. 11 “gift points” have been set up in the rivers in Yanhuan Village to give gifts to the dragon boats that come to participate in the pilgrimage, and to fulfill the friendship of the landlords.
”Longyan finishing the eye” process
Worship: On the evening of the 30th day of the fourth lunar month, the Taiwei Temple beating gongs and drums three times, and worshiping the Taiwei with tribute, praying for the good weather and good weather in the society and the yard, and people are peaceful and auspicious.
Welcome the dragon and the dragon: On the morning of the third day of the fifth month, colorful flags were planted everywhere at the port. Villagers heard the sound of dragon boats and set off firecrackers, and they all served as landlords to send rice wine, fruits and profits. In the Taiwei Mansion, gongs and drums sounded together, warmly connected the “dragon”, and solemnly and clearly marked the place where the dragon boat came from Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw.
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Worship: “Dragon” enters the temple gate, the dragon head, dragon tail and dragon plaque are placed side by side under the statue. The dragon boat team members report their names, burn incense and pray, pray for smooth sailing and good luck. Every time I visit, the gongs and drums will ring.
Finishing: The focus is on the population and read “Smooth wind and smooth water, the faucet goes to the dragon’s tail”, and use the longan’s leaf water to sprinkle the faucet, dragon’s tail, god’s bucket, drum, and colorful flags, and dip the new pen Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw to cinnabar, and dot the dragon’s eye, dragon’s neck and dragon’s tail.
Gift: The finishing touchCinema 1950 witch cloth draw bundle, Komiks 1960 witch cloth drawhospital and guest give each other gifts. The host gave the gift of “HappyBabaylan 1990 cloth drawWelcome to Cambodia”, rice wine, fruits and dragon ears; guests gave the gift of replies, fruits and dragon boat talismans.
Returning to the Dragon: After the ceremony, the dragon boat did not return according to the original route, but was led by a special person to enter and exit from the main hall from the left and right, commonly known as “Traveling the Great Luck”.
Walking Dragon: The dragon boat bows and bows in the ceremony of three advances and two retreats, thanks the gods for their kindness, and then cruising around the river, the sound of gongs and drums and the colorful flags are waving.
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Editor｜Xie Hong