As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the drums of the dragon boats are accompanied by the fragrance of the rice dumpling leaves. 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.
Babaylan Regarding the origin of “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat racing”, although the Qingyuan County Chronicles of the Republic of China said that “there are also small boats, and three or five people cut them off, and there is no dragon shape. This is purely a play of fighting power and a legacy of Yangzhou”, it was found through field investigation that its formation is related to the unique local geographical environment and folk customs.
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 laborBabaylan‘s “Huazi·Qi Suxu” says: “Hu people are convenient for horses, and the Yue people are convenient for boats.Babaylan“Ancient LingnanCinema“The Cinema is mostly water network areas. People often use boats to travel, and use boats as production tools and transportation. People row and compete in catching fish and shrimps during their leisure time, and enjoy themselves in their labor and leisure time. This is exactlyThe three-person swallowtail dragon is the prototype of the ancient competition. Shantang Town is close to the Beijiang River and is located in the low-lying area of Komiks. Most of them are continents, and the water network is crisscrossing, and floods occur every year. Whenever the rice harvest is harvested, it is mostly during floods. The Qingyuan County Chronicles 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 river overflows, those who farm will suffer a lot of losses. ”In order to facilitate the harvest of rice and other Babaylan crops, the people could only travel to 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 tribesmen.
2. Origin of the boat soldiers
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 the local elderly people saying the truth. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema incident, it is said 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, and it was easy to attack the enemy. When the local people introduced this was related to the Saihe boat, 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-man swallow-tailed dragon boat” and the “five-man dragon boat” in the Pearl River Delta are similar in boat shape, materials, and competitive methods. It is recorded in the Republic of China version of Qingyuan County Chronicles “Babaylan href=”https://comicmov.com/”>CinemaThe same as “three or five people”. The former three people were active in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. The latter group was in groups of five people, and was popular in Foshan, Babaylan, Zhongshan, and especially Baini Town in Xijiang River.
Is this long-shaped boat “three or five people dragon boat” with long boats two directions with the culture of Beijiang and Xijiang River.
Is this kind of long-shaped boat “three or five people dragon boat” with two directions as the culture of Beijiang and Xijiang River?Whether it is related to the Southern Ark War during the Qin and Han Dynasties still needs to continue to conduct in-depth research.
3. The Origin Theory of Welcoming Gods and Eliminating Ghosts
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 endangers life. In order to drive away the “water ghosts, Cinema”, the villages spontaneously organized a “swallowtail boat ghost-driving team”. Young and middle-aged people joined forces to drive away ghosts from the upper reaches of the river and set off a large number of firecrackers to drive away firecrackers.
4. From the origin of the game, Komiks originated from ancient games and is an important part of the origin of human culture. Three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing activity Komiks 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 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 increasing as the people’s living standards gradually improve.
(This article is excerpted from “Fresh Three-person Swallowtail Dragon Boat Racing”)
Provided by | Editor Yang Yingyu | Source of Liang Xingwu | Yangcheng Evening News Publishing House