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 “Swallow’s Tail 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 Qingyuan County Chronicle of the Republic of China said that “there are also small boats, and three or five people cut them away, and there is no dragon shape. This is purely a play of fighting and the 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 PeopleCinemaSwallowtail Dragon Boat Racing”, and the four representative ones are as follows.
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 an continental area, and the water network is crisscrossing and floods occur every year. Whenever the rice harvest season, it is often the time for floods. The Qingyuan County Chronicle in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty said: “The continent was baptized and drought.However, the soaking is worse than drought. When the river is overflowing, those who plough will suffer great losses. ”CinemaIn order to facilitate harvesting rice and other crops, ordinary people could only travel to the fields with a small boat, reaching out to harvest rice and crops on the surface of Komiks. Over time, in order to grab food with the heavens and reduce losses, the tribesmen and tribesmen spontaneously formed rowing activities between villages and villages.
2. Theory of the origin of boat soldiers
Shantang Town, Qingxin District, Qingcheng Shijiao Town and Longtang Town in Babaylan District are located in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. Babaylan are the throat of the waterway. During field surveys, we listened to local old people telling stories, saying 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. 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 attacking Nanyue through the Xijiang River. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema.
The fresh “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat” is similar to the “five-person dragon boat” in the Pearl River Delta. It is similar to the “three-five people scattered” in the boat type, materials, and competitive methods. It is the same as the “three-five people scattered” in the Republic of China version of the Qingyuan County Chronicles. The former three-person scattered it and is active in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. The latter is in a group of five people, which is popular in Foshan and Zhongshan areas, especially in Baidi Town, Xijiang River.
The “three-five people scattered it” in this long-shaped boat Whether the Cinema Dragon Boat is related to the two-way interaction and exchange of cultures in Beijiang and Xijiang, and whether it is related to the Southern Ark Warriors during the Qin and Han Dynasties, it still needs to be further studied.
3. BabaylanThe Origin Theory of Welcoming Gods and Exorcisms
Most of the villages in Shantang Town were built next to the inland rivers. In ancient times, whenever floods were flooded, “water ghosts” became the main crime that endangers life.KomiksThe culprit.. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages spontaneously organized a “Swallowtail Boat Destroying Team”. The youth and young people took up their own Swallowtail Boat from the upper reaches of the river to the lower reaches of the Komiks, and set off a large number of firecrackers to drive away the ghosts.
4. The Origin of Games
Ancient games are an important part of the origin of human culture. The three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing event has the initial game elements. Locals often use the word “play”. It means “playing and playing dragon boat”, and the “playing” reflects the game’s mind. KomiksCinema. 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 prize amount is gradually increasing with the people’s living standards.
(This article is excerpted from “Cinema Swallowtail Dragon Boat Racing”)
Provided by Yang Yingyu | Liang Xingwu Source | Yangcheng Evening News Publishing House