18 Jun Dragon Boat Race – Dragon Boat Festival Traditional Activity
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Dragon Boat Race is one of the customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in China as well as one of the most important holiday folk activities in the Dragon Boat Festival. Despite being very common especially in Southern China, also in Northern cities near rivers and lakes people use to celebrate the Dragon Boat Racing, leading colorful dragon-shape boats as you can see from the drawing below!
The origins of this festival are various and range from sacrificial offerings, rituals to the Qu In 2010 it has been the Guangzhou Asian Games official competition.
On May 23, 2011, Dragon Boat Racing was approved by the State Council to be included in the third national intangible cultural heritage list.
Yuan, worshiping water gods or dragon gods and other sacrificial activities. Dated back to the Warring States period, the Dragon Boat Race has been introduced also to neighboring countries such as Japan, Vietnam and the United Kingdom.
According to “Historical Records” and “Qu Yuan Jia Sheng Biography” recorded, Qu Yuan was the Minister of the Warring States Period Chu Huai Wang. His advocacy for empowering talents, fortifying the country and forcing the country, as well as resisting the Qin Dynasty were met with strong opposition from the nobility. Qu Yuan was reeled from his post and subsequently expelled from the capital, banished to the Yonghe River. During the exile, Qu Yuan wrote down monumental poems such as Li Sao and Tian Wen and Jiu Ge. When, in 278 BC, Qin Jun broke through the Chu State of Kyoto, after writing the final book “Huai Sha” on May 5th, Qu Yuan jumped in the Luojiang River and committed suicide. Legend has it that after the death of Qu Yuan, the people of Chu were sorrowful that they flocked to the Jurassic River to pay homage to Qu Yuan. The fishermen rowed their boats and salvaged his real body on the river. They scrambled for fear and found no trace when they went to Dongting Lake. Afterwards, dragon boats are commemorated on May 5 every year, according to Chinese Lunar Calendar – which this year corresponds to June 18.
The dragon boat is used to disperse the fish in the river so that the fish do not eat the body of Qu Yuan.
There are different sizes of dragon boats and the number of pickpockets varies. The head of the ship is decorated with a dragon head and the tail is decorated with a dragon’s tail. The color of the faucet is red, black, gray and other colors, all of which are similar to the head of a dragon lantern and have different postures. Generally carved in wood, painted. Dragon tail use more wood carvings, engraved on scales. In addition to the dragon head dragons, there are gongs, drums, flags or hull paintings on the dragon boat. If it is realistic, it can prove the beauty of the ancient ship.
The Dragon Boat Race of the Han Nationality is held on the annual Dragon Boat Festival. The captain is usually 20-30 meters long and each boat has about 30 sailors. The Miao nationality is held on the Dragon Boat Festival from May 24th to the 27th each year. The captain is about 20 meters long and 1 meter wide. It is made up of three straight and thick fir trees dug into a trough, and the mother ship is in the middle. In the submarine, there are 38 sailors on each ship, and one elderly person is the drummer, and a child dressed as a child is a drummer. During the match, the sound of guns sounded and the sailors proceeded to beat the paddles.
With the overseas Chinese’s footprints spreading all over the world, Western countries have gradually begun to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Among the overseas Chinese and Western Chinese culture lovers in Europe and the United States, the Dragon Boat Festival celebrates with the dragon boat race and combines with the sports culture of western countries. In Germany, the Dragon Boat Festival was translated as the Dragon Boat Festival (Drachenbootfest). The 2016 Dragon Boat Races on the Alster Lake in Hamburg rang out. The picture shows our western friends participating in the dragon boat race in Taiwan.
We wish you a happy Dragon Boat Festival in advance!
The origins of this festival are various and range from sacrificial offerings, rituals to the Qu In 2010 it has been the Guangzhou Asian Games official competition.
On May 23, 2011, Dragon Boat Racing was approved by the State Council to be included in the third national intangible cultural heritage list.
Yuan, worshiping water gods or dragon gods and other sacrificial activities. Dated back to the Warring States period, the Dragon Boat Race has been introduced also to neighboring countries such as Japan, Vietnam and the United Kingdom.
According to “Historical Records” and “Qu Yuan Jia Sheng Biography” recorded, Qu Yuan was the Minister of the Warring States Period Chu Huai Wang. His advocacy for empowering talents, fortifying the country and forcing the country, as well as resisting the Qin Dynasty were met with strong opposition from the nobility. Qu Yuan was reeled from his post and subsequently expelled from the capital, banished to the Yonghe River. During the exile, Qu Yuan wrote down monumental poems such as Li Sao and Tian Wen and Jiu Ge. When, in 278 BC, Qin Jun broke through the Chu State of Kyoto, after writing the final book “Huai Sha” on May 5th, Qu Yuan jumped in the Luojiang River and committed suicide. Legend has it that after the death of Qu Yuan, the people of Chu were sorrowful that they flocked to the Jurassic River to pay homage to Qu Yuan. The fishermen rowed their boats and salvaged his real body on the river. They scrambled for fear and found no trace when they went to Dongting Lake. Afterwards, dragon boats are commemorated on May 5 every year, according to Chinese Lunar Calendar – which this year corresponds to June 18.
The dragon boat is used to disperse the fish in the river so that the fish do not eat the body of Qu Yuan.
There are different sizes of dragon boats and the number of pickpockets varies. The head of the ship is decorated with a dragon head and the tail is decorated with a dragon’s tail. The color of the faucet is red, black, gray and other colors, all of which are similar to the head of a dragon lantern and have different postures. Generally carved in wood, painted. Dragon tail use more wood carvings, engraved on scales. In addition to the dragon head dragons, there are gongs, drums, flags or hull paintings on the dragon boat. If it is realistic, it can prove the beauty of the ancient ship.
The Dragon Boat Race of the Han Nationality is held on the annual Dragon Boat Festival. The captain is usually 20-30 meters long and each boat has about 30 sailors. The Miao nationality is held on the Dragon Boat Festival from May 24th to the 27th each year. The captain is about 20 meters long and 1 meter wide. It is made up of three straight and thick fir trees dug into a trough, and the mother ship is in the middle. In the submarine, there are 38 sailors on each ship, and one elderly person is the drummer, and a child dressed as a child is a drummer. During the match, the sound of guns sounded and the sailors proceeded to beat the paddles.
With the overseas Chinese’s footprints spreading all over the world, Western countries have gradually begun to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Among the overseas Chinese and Western Chinese culture lovers in Europe and the United States, the Dragon Boat Festival celebrates with the dragon boat race and combines with the sports culture of western countries. In Germany, the Dragon Boat Festival was translated as the Dragon Boat Festival (Drachenbootfest). The 2016 Dragon Boat Races on the Alster Lake in Hamburg rang out. The picture shows our western friends participating in the dragon boat race in Taiwan.
We wish you a happy Dragon Boat Festival in advance!