As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the drums of the dragon boats drift in every corner of the land of 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 fresh people with its unique local characteristics. Regarding the origin of “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat racing”, although the “Babaylan” in the Qing Dynasty of the Republic of China said that “Cinema also has small boats. Three or five people cut them off, but there is no dragon shape. This is purely a fighting drama and a custom of Yangzhou”, it was found through field investigation that its formation is related to the unique geographical environment and folk customs of the local area.
The origin of the “three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing” has many legends, and there are four representative ones.
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 row and compete in catching fish and shrimps or leisure, and integrate 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 state. It is mostly continental, with a water network and floods every year. Whenever the rice harvest season is mostly during floods. The Qingyuan County Chronicles in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty said: “The continent was baptized and drought, but it was baptized.ma is worse than drought. KomiksWhen the river overflows, those who plough in Cinema will suffer a big loss. “In order to facilitate harvesting rice and other crops, ordinary people could only carry a small boat to travel 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 villages and clansmen.
2. Origin theory of 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 the field survey of Cinema, we listened to local old people telling stories, saying that this kind of boat was an old sailor (boat soldiers<a The Babaylan boats that Cinema are riding on are small and fast, and are easy to attack the enemy. The locals introduced that this is related to the Saihe boats, and also to the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han army heading south through the Xijiang River to attack Nanyue.
The fresh “three-man swallow-tailed dragon boats” and the “five-man dragon boats” in the Pearl River Delta. Komiks is similar in boat type, materials, and competitive methods, and is the same as the “three or five people scattered” in the Republic of China version of Qingyuan County Chronicles. The former three people scattered it, active in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. The latter group of five people is popular in Foshan and Zhongshan areas. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema, especially Baini Town, Xijiang.
Whether this long-shaped boat “three-five-man dragon boat” is related to the two-way interaction between the Beijiang and Xijiang cultures, and whether it is related to the Southern Ark soldiers during the Qin and Han dynasties, it still needs to be further deepened.mov.com/”>Komiks research.
3. Origin theory of the origin of welcome gods and exorcising ghosts
Most of the villages in Shantang Town were built next to the inland river. In ancient times, whenever floods occurred, “water ghosts” became the main culprit of life. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages spontaneously organized a “dwallowtail boats to exorcise ghosts”. Young and middle-aged people joined the battle, supporting their own dowallowtail boats to drive away ghosts from the upper reaches of the river to the lower reaches, and set off a large number of firecrackers to drive away and cheer.
4. Origin theory of the game. The ancient game was an important part of human culture. The three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing activity has the original game components. Locals often use a word “Komiks to play”. It means “play with a play” href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babylanboat”, the “play” 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 the game (competition), the prizes are becoming more and more abundant, and the prize amount is also increased as the people’s living standards gradually improve.
(This article is excerpted from “Fresh Three-Person Swallowtail Dragon Boat Competition”)
Provided by Yang Yingyu | Liang Xingwu Source | Yangcheng Evening News Publishing House