As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the drums of the dragon boats drift in every corner of the land of South 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. Regarding 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 are stripped of them, and there is no dragon shape, this is purely a fighting drama and a legacy of Yangzhou”, but through the field survey of Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw field investigations found that its formation was related to the unique local geographical environment and folk customs.
There are many legends about the origin of “three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing”Babaylan 1990 cloth draw, and the representative ones are as follows.
1. The Origin of Labor
The Huainanzi·Qi Suxu” says: “Hu people are convenient for horses, and Yue people are convenient for boats.” In ancient times, Lingnan was mostly water network areas, and people often used boats to travel, and boats were used as production tools and transportation. People row and compete in catching fish and shrimps or leisure, and integrate entertainment in labor production and leisure. This is exactly Cinema 1950 witch clothesdraw “Three-person swallowtail dragon boat racingBabaylan 1990 cloth draw” The prototype of ancient ferry.
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 season is mostly during the time of flooding. 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 likely to be drought. Komiks 1960 witch cloth drawWhen the river overflows, those who plow will lose a lot.” In order to facilitate harvesting rice and other crops, the people can only support a small boat to swim 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 the villages and the clan members.
2. The Origin of the Boat Soldier
Shantang Town, Qingxin District, Shijiao Town and Longtang Town in Qingcheng District, Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River, and is the throat of the waterway. During field surveys, we listened to local old people telling stories, saying 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 fast boats, which were 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 Babaylan 1990 clothes draw attacking Nanyue through the Xijiang River. Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw
Fresh “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat” and “five-person dragon boat” in the Pearl River Delta, in terms of boat type, materials, and competitive methodsKomiks 1960 witch cloth draws are similar, the same as the “Three or Five People Digit” in the Republic of China version of the Qingyuan County Chronicles. 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, Xijiang River.
Whether this long-shaped boat “three-five 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 War during the Qin and Han Dynasties, it still needs to continue to conduct in-depth research.
3. Origin theory of welcoming gods and exorcising ghosts
Most of the villages in Shantang Town are built next to the inland river. In ancient times, whenever floods were flooded, the “water ghost” became the main culprit of life endangering. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages spontaneously organized the “SwallowtailsKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw‘s ghost-driving team”. Young and middle-aged people joined the battle, supporting their own swallowtail boats to drive away ghosts from the upper reaches of the river and set off a large number of firecrackers to scare and help the power of Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw.
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 initial game elements. Locals often use the word “play”. It means “playing and playing around and taking the dragon boat.” The “playing” in Babaylan 1990 cloth drawThe “playing” reflects the psychology of the game. Game prizes are also awarded to competitive prizesBabaylan 1990 cloth draw product has changed. In order to mobilize the motivation to participate in games (competitiveness), the prizes are becoming more and more abundant, and the bonus amount is also gradually increasing as the people’s living standards are gradually increasing.
(This article is excerpted from “Fresh Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawThree-person swallowtail dragon boat racing”)
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