Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Leliu Longyan Village to hold a “Longyan Finishing Custom” ceremony, praying for the smooth and safe Dragon Boat Competition, and looking forward to a good year of weather and good harvests.
Text/Photo Yangcheng School reporter Ouyang Zhiqiang Zhang Taoyuan
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Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Leliu Longyan Village to “finish the eyes”
Guo Wenhai, member of the Standing Committee of the Foshan Municipal Party Committee, Director of the Propaganda Department, and Secretary of the Shunde District Party Committee, praised the dragon boat team that came to “finish the eyes”
Children bathe in the dragon boat pool to pray for healthy growth
Villagers like to touch the dragon head and pray for blessings
After arriving in Longyan Village, dragon boat teams from all over the country went to the Taiwei Temple for the “longyan finishing touch”. To welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, on June 16 (the third day of the fifth lunar month), the Propaganda Department of Shunde District Party Committee, District Culture and Sports Bureau, District Cinema Tourism Bureau and Leliu Street Office jointly held the “Civilized Shunde 2018 Grassroots Cultural and Sports Carnival – ‘Rural Revitalization Longteng Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ Leliu’ href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan was unveiled. The doctoral research base also signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Institute of Society and Culture of Macau University of Science and Technology. After the entry of postdoctoral students of Tsinghua University and other postdoctoral talents, it revitalized a house of more than 400 square meters that was abandoned by the riverside of Longyan Village for many years.
This year’s Longyan finishing activity, in addition to highlighting the highlights of Longyan finishing, the welcome banquet, as well as the popular water color performances and water “dragon lice” (note: local traditional name, smaller dragon boat) performances, the ancient village Longyan Village showed new cultural connotations; the villages and communities in Leliu implemented “rural revitalization” and the upgrading and transformation of village-level industrial parks; echoing the “piCinema Chinese tourists know.
The reporter learned that on that day, Longyan Village also held a signing ceremony for the “Rural Revitalization Cinema Xing” village-enterprise pairing project. Longyan Village paired with the Zhongdao Reform Institute, Shunde District Dragon Boat Culture Inheritance Association, Leliu Youth Entrepreneurs Association and five enterprises, and held cultural and tourism activities such as calligraphy and painting exhibitions, online and offline interactive attractions “Treasure Hunt”, the Second Dragon Culture and Leliu Beautiful Civilized Village Photography Exhibition.
At the scene, citizens and tourists watched the water floating colors, dragon lice and colorful dragon parade on the shore, tasted the dragon boat banquet at the Longyan Cityba Station Stadium, and welcomed the dragon together in Longyan Village Square, Taiwei Temple, and the final touch platform. The grand custom of “longyan finishing touch” was unanimously praised by the people on the scene. In addition, in Dekang Garden, district and town leaders and guests also carried out the “Zong of Zongyi” and “Little Hands Holding Big Hands” to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with students and parents of Longyan Primary School. The event received charitable funds from the company to bless the elderly and condolences to families with poor subsistence allowances and sanitation workers.
It is understood that Longyan Village also held a performance of folk art and cultural and sports programs on two consecutive nights on June 14 and 15 to mobilize all villagers to actively participate in the dragon and welcome guests and show the enthusiasm of “hospitable Longyan”.
The origin of “Longyan Finishing”
Shunde is a famous hometown of dragon boats. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the wind of picking dragon boats has been growing day by day. The entire set of ceremonies of picking dragon boats include the links of starting dragons, finishing touch, picking green, racing dragons, hiding dragons and scattering dragons.
Luo Longyan Village was built in the Western Han Dynasty. The village has a long history and rich culture. Huang Xiaoyang of the Ming Dynasty revolted in the Longyan Village area. The result of the suppression was that Shunde County was born. In order to strengthen its rule, the Ming Dynasty precipitated from the South China Sea and set up Shunde County, named after “Shuntian Mingde”; Longyan was called Longzhu in ancient times, surrounded by water, and built a “Han Taiwei Xianggong Temple” commemorating the Han Dynasty, Zhou Bokuang, the general of the Western Han Dynasty. Liang Dunyan was one of the first students studying in the United States in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Transportation of the Beiyang Government.
Since ancient times, Longyan Village has become a holy place for dragons to gather together, and dragon boats in the surrounding towns meet in the third day of the fifth lunar month.The temple gave the dragon head a little sunny, so “Longzhu” was gradually replaced by “Longyan”, and the place name of Longyan Village also came. When the Dragon Boat Festival comes, the dragon boats in various parts of the Pearl River Delta come to Longyan Village to make a pilgrimage before the official dragon boat race, especially the new dragon boats are launched. It is said that the dragon boats with cinnabar have a spirituality, and the speed is very vigorous, which is similar to the finishing touch of the dragon. Otherwise, they will drag the mud and even have the risk of overturning.
The custom of dragon boats in the village has been continuing for more than 600 years. Every year on the third day of the fifth lunar month, dragon boats near the Pearl River Delta will spontaneously gather at the Taiwei Temple in Longyan Village for the “finishing the highlight”. It has become a well-known and popular folk cultural activity. The Taiwei Temple in Longyan Village is therefore called the place where dragon boats “pilgrimage”. According to statistics, in recent years, nearly 100 dragon boats from Shunde, Panyu, Nanhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and other places in the Pearl River Delta have been held here every year.
Longyan finishing ceremonyKomiks
On the third day of May every year, the Taiwei Temple burns incense and inserts flags, and gongs and drums are noisy. BabaylanThe elders who presided over the ceremony were waiting in the temple for a group of dragons from all directions to gather to celebrate the finishing touch. On that day, the village also invited opera troupes to cheer up. Relatives and friends from all over the world came back to visit relatives and friends, and had a banquet and a happy drink. The “finishing eyes” was more popular than any traditional festival. If it rains that day, it will be even more festive, commonly known as “Longgu Shui”.
A Butou is built about twenty meters in front of the Taiwei Temple, and dragon boats are moored in the river. There are endless dragon boats coming to pilgrimage to finish the highlights. The owner who was waiting in Butou set off firecrackers to show his welcome. When the dragon boat is docked, he removes the dragon head, tail and dragon sign to land. The left door enters the Taiwei Temple. The elder uses a brush to dip the cinnabar to finish the tip of the dragon head. At the same time, the host and the guest give each other gifts. After the “finishing” ceremony, he will exit from the right door. Dragon boats from afar usually eat on the spot, commonly known as “dragon boat rice”.
The people of Longyan Village are particularly welcoming and hospitable. 11 “gift points” have been set up in the rivers in Yanhuan Village to give gifts to the dragon boats that come to participate in the pilgrimage, and to fulfill the friendship of the landlords.
”Longyan finishing” process
Worship: FarmersKomiksEarly 30th day of April<a hrDuring the Babaylan, the Taiwei Temple beat the gong and drum three times each, and worshiped the Taiwei with tribute, praying for the Taiwei to be in good weather and the weather, and praying for the good weather and the peace and auspiciousness of the people.
Welcome the dragon and the dragon: On the morning of the third day of the fifth month, colorful flags were planted everywhere at the port. Villagers heard the sound of the dragon boat drums, and set off firecrackers, and they all sent rice wine, fruits and profits as the friendship between the landlords. In the Taiwei Mansion, gongs and drums sounded together, warmly connecting the “dragon”, and solemnly marked the origin of the dragon boat.
Fulong: The new “dragon” is removed, the dragon head, the dragon tail, and the dragon plaque, and the dragon head is first, the dragon plaque is in the middle, and behind the dragon tail hall, accept the gift of the villagers to comfort the dragon.
Worship: “Dragon” enters the temple gate, the dragon head, dragon tail and dragon plaque are placed side by side under the statue. The dragon boat team members report their names, burn incense and pray, pray for smooth sailing and good luck. Every time I visit, the gongs and drums will ring.
Finishing: The finishing touch population is “Smooth the wind and the faucet goes to the dragon’s tail”. Use the longan’s leaf water to sprinkle the dragon’s head, dragon’s tail, god’s bucket, gong, drum, and colorful flag, and dip the new pen in cinnabar, and dot the dragon’s eye, dragon’s neck and dragon’s tail.
GiftKomiks: The finishing touch is over, and the host and the guest give each other gifts. The host will give you “Welcome Cambodia”, rice wine, fruits and dragon ears; the guests will give you replies, fruits and dragon boat talismans.
Return to the dragon: After the ceremony ends, the dragon boat does not return according to the original route, but is led by a dedicated person to enter and exit from the main hall from the left and right, commonly known as “the great fortune”.
Walking Dragon: The dragon boat bows and bows in the ceremony of three advances and two retreats to thank God for its kindness, and then cruising around the river, with gongs and drums and colorful flags waving.
Source｜Yangcheng School
Editor｜Xie Hong