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 the many dragon boats of different shapes, the “Swallowtail Dragon Boat” has become the most unforgettable Dragon Boat Festival memory for its unique local characteristics.
Regarding the origin of “CinemaThree-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, Komiks This is purely a play of fighting power and a legacy of Yangzhou”, but through field surveys, it was found that its formation was related to the unique local geographical environment and folk roots.
The origin of “Three PeopleBabaylanSwallowtail Dragon Boat Racing” has many legends, and the four representative ones are as follows.
1. The Origin of Labor
The Huainanzi·Qi Suxu” says: “Hu people are convenient for horses, and Yue people are convenient for boats.” In ancient times, many of the southern part of Babaylan were water network areas. People often use boats to travel, and use boats as production tools and transportation workers.Tool. 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-man SwallowBabaylanTail Dragon Boat Racing”.
Shantang Town is close to the Beijiang River. It is located in a low-lying area, mostly continents, and water networks are crisscrossing, and floods occur every year. Whenever the rice harvest season is mostly during floods. The Qingyuan County Chronicle in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty said: “The continent was baptized and drought, but it was more likely to be drought. When the river was overflowing, those who ploughed would lose a lot.” In order to facilitate harvesting rice and other crops, ordinary people could only travel to the fields with a small boat, 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, the clan members spontaneously formed a rowing competition between villages and clan members.
2. The Origin of the Boat Soldier
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 investigation, we listened to local old people telling stories about the story. We 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 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.
Cinema‘s fresh “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat” is similar to the “five-person dragon boat” in the Pearl River Delta. The boat type, materials and competitive methods are similar to the “Three Five-person dragon boat” recorded in the Republic of China version of the “Qingyuan County Komiks” record. The former three people took them off and were active in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. The latter is in groups of five, and is popular in Foshan and Zhongshan areas, especially in Baini Town on the Xijiang River.
This long-shaped boat “three-five dragon boat” is <a href="https://coIs it related to the two-way interaction between the Beijiang and Xijiang cultures, and whether it is related to the Southern Ark Warriors of the Han Dynasty, it still needs to be further studied.
3. Origin theory of the origin of the gods and exorcising ghosts
Most of the villages in Shantang Town were built next to the inland rivers. In ancient times, whenever floods occurred, “water ghosts” became the main culprits of life. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages spontaneously organized a “swallowtail boats to exorcise ghosts”. Young and middle-aged people joined the battle, supporting their own swallowtail boats to drive away ghosts from the upper reaches of the river, and set off a large number of firecrackers to Komiks drives out and cheers.
IV. The Origin of Games
Ancient games are an important part of the origin of human culture. The three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing activity has the original game components. Komiks Locals often use a word “play Babaylan“. It means “play and ride the dragon boat”, which is “play Komiks” reflects the game psychology. Game prizes have also changed to competitive prizes. In order to mobilize the motivation to participate in the game (competitiveness), the prizes are becoming more and more abundant, and the amount of prizes has also increased as people’s living standards gradually improve.
(This article is excerpted from “Fresh Three-Person Swallowtail Dragon Boat Competition”)
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