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, 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 its unique local characteristics.
About 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 have stripped them of them, and there is no dragon shape, this is purely a fighting drama and a legacy of Yangzhou”, it was found through field investigation that its shape was 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 “Huanzi·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 areas, and people often used boats to travel, and boats were used as production tools and transportation tools. People Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw rowing and competing in catching fish and shrimps or leisure, integrating 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 area. Most of them are continental Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw, and the water network is crisscrossing, and floods occur every year.Whenever the rice harvest season is mostly during the time of flooding. In the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, the Qingyuan Chronicles said: “The continent was baptized and drought, but the plight was even worse than drought. When the river overflows in the years, those who ploughed will suffer a lot of losses.” In order to facilitate harvesting, Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, the harvest was cut into rice and other rice. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawCrops, ordinary people can only carry a small boat to swim in the fields, reaching 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, the village and the tribesmen spontaneously formed rowing activities between the tribesmen and the tribesmen.
2. Cinema 1950 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, and are the throat of the waterway. During field surveys, we listened to local old people telling stories about the story of the Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, 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 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.
Fresh “Three-person Swallowtail Dragon Boat” and the Pearl River ThreeCinema 1950 witch cloth drawThe “five-man dragon boat” in the horns is similar in boat shape, materials, and competitive methods, and is the same as the “three or five people are stripped of it” in the national 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 on 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 the Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw is related to the Southern Ark in the Qin and Han Dynasties, it is still necessary to continue to study in depth.
3. Welcome the gods and exorcise ghostsBabaylan 1990 cloth draw Source theory
Most of the villages in Shantang Town are built next to the inland river. In ancient times, whenever floods occurred, “water ghosts” became the main culprit that harmed life. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages were Babaylan 1990 cloth draw spontaneously organized the “Swallowtail boats to expel ghosts” and young people and young people joined forces to drive away ghosts from the upper reaches of the river to the lower reaches of the river, and set off a large number of firecrackers to drive away scares and cheer.
4. Theory of Origin of Games
Ancient games were an important part of the origin of human cultures. Three Babaylan 1990 cloth drawman swallowtail dragon boat racing event has the original game elements. Locals often use the word “play”. It means “playing and picking dragon boats”, and the “playing” in it reflects the psychology of the game. Game Babaylan 1990The prizes have also changed 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 also increased as the people’s lives gradually increases.
(This article is excerpted from “Fresh Three-person Swallowtail Dragon Boat Racing”)
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