Will you exempt tenants from rent if you win? If you lose, you will be punished to kneel to the ancestral hall? The contestants responded
This year, the wind of the Guangzhou Dragon Boat Racing not only blew across the Pearl River, but also attracted high attention from netizens from all over the world. On the Internet, various statements about dragon boat racing competitions have been hotly discussed – “Guangzhou landlords practice dragon boat racing in the middle of the night, because they lose, they will be fined to kneel on the ancestral hall.” “The spectators have to cheer, because the landlords will be exempted from rent if they win.” “Becoming a dragon boat racing contestant, they have to compete for their value. This is a high-end sports meeting that rich people can participate in”…
Are these popular statements on the InternetKomiks true? Will the team that wins the game really exempt tenants from rent? Recently, Red Star News talked to Zhang Weichao, a dragon boat contestant from many communities in Guangzhou and vice president of the Guangzhou Huangpu District Dragon Boat Branch to understand the truth.
Are they all landlords worth tens of millions? “I have never heard of selecting teams based on my value”
“Dragon Boat Festival and celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival is as important as celebrating the Spring Festival for the people in Guangzhou and even the entire Lingnan region.” Zhang Weichao, vice president of the Dragon Boat Branch of Guangzhou Huangpu District, told Red Star News that since he had memories, on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, his ancestors at home were busy preparing for dragon boat racing for the Dragon Boat Festival. “But I have never heard of any team that can be selected. Komiks is determined based on who has a higher value and who has more real estate.” Regarding the saying that the dragon boaters need to “test capital” to be selected, Babaylan Zhang believes that this is just a joke from netizens. Mr. Li, a villager from Guangzhou Liede Village, also gave the same answer to Hongxing News. As one of the players of the BalongKomiks who has been playing for many years in Liede Village, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Mr. Li said”There has never been a competition in any year. The organizer will see who has more deposits. Whether it is a private event or an official event, this will not become a criterion.”
Liede Village once became a well-known urban village in China due to its demolition. Mr. Li often sees netizens’ jokes about “the villagers of Liede Village are worth tens of millions”: “It should be said that no matter how much you are worth, no matter how much you are href=”https://comicmov.com/”>KomiksAre you working or an entrepreneur outside? As long as you return to the village to participate in the competition, you will be the same when you get on the boat, and prepare for the competition and work hard. “
“The standards for training contestants in different villages need different competitions.” In Zhang Weichao’s perception, the statement of selecting contestants based on wealth lacks factual basis, because this violates the traditional customs of Guangzhou and the original intention of dragon boat activities: “Dragon boat racing reflects the clan culture of Guangzhou in the past, symbolizing the strength of a Babaylan ethnic group and the overall strength of a villageCinema, href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema will not have such discrimination.” Zhang Weichao told reporters that dragon boat racing is just a link in dragon boat culture. In the past, the communication between villages and the protection of the village from being “invaded” was relied on the mutual communication between villages and the demonstration of the strength and abundance of the men in the village.
In fact, dragon boat racing has been passed down in Guangzhou for a hundred years and has gradually gained official recognition from folk events. In 199CinemaIn the fourth year, the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government officially designated the Dragon Boat Festival as the local dragon boat festival. The Guangzhou Dragon Boat International Invitational Tournament, co-organized by the General Administration of Sports, the China Dragon Boat Association, and the Guangzhou Municipal Government, has also become a five-star event in traditional Chinese sports and will set sail on the Pearl River on June 17 this year.
What is the basis for selecting dragon boat players? Zhang Weichao explained to Hongxing News: “It mainly depends on the endurance, experience, physical fitness and various professional skills of the players.” At the same time, Hongxing News saw on the official website of the General Administration of Sports that the “Introduction to the Dragon Boat Rules” released by the bureau in March 2013 also requires the team members to be healthy, able to swim, and familiar with water.
Mr. Li from Liede Village told reporters that Liede Village will have 4 teams participating in the Guangzhou International Dragon Boat Invitational this year, including 3 men.icmov.com/”>Babaylan team and a women’s team. He introduced to reporters the selection method of Lied Village players. One of the selection criteria for women is to know how to swim, while the man will ask for villagers in the village. If he is over 40 years old, he still needs to conduct a 100-meter rowing competition for each person.
If you lose the competition, you will be punished to kneel to the ancestral hall? “There will be no team. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema will be punished if they lose the competition”
“The landlords in Guangzhou, who are worth tens of millions, have stopped working these days. They would rather lose money than lose the dragon boat race. “On the Internet, some netizens posted a joke similar to Cinema, and said that if the player loses the game, he may be punished to kneel on the ancestral hall.
“In the clan culture inheritance of Guangzhou, the ancestral hall is indeed a very important symbol, and many villages and communities still retain it. “Zhang Weichao explained to Hongxing News that the ancestral hall is a connection between people of the same village and the same surname. Often during a big festival, people outside will worship the ancestral hall when they return to their hometown: “If you lose the dragon boat competition, you will be punished to kneel to the ancestral hall. This is not a regulation. If there is one, it is also a spontaneous behavior and should not be taken seriously. ”Babaylan
Zhang Weichao told Red Star News that there are many non-governmental organizations in Guangzhou, and they are often organized and organized by village collectives or communities. Therefore, the selection and reward are formulated separately, but the gap is not big, and there is basically no content of the prescribed punishment. Mr. Wang, a villager in Liede, said: “The results of the competition in the past symbolized the status and face of the entire clan, but now the competition is more about the inheritance of culture and the atmosphere of the festival, so winning or losing is actually not important. ”
Spectators cheer for rent reduction? Tenant: Watching the game and sending blessings is not to reduce rent reduction
These days, Ms. Wang, who rents near Zhujiang New City, will also go to the Pearl River to watch the dragon boat contestants when they have time.The competition is undergoing various training sessions. She also plans to send a blessing message to the landlord through WeChat before the competition starts, wishing the landlord the victory and triumphant victory of the Dragon Boat Team.
Ms. Wang told reporters that her visit to the game and blessings to the landlord were not to reduce rent. She joked: “The rent is written on the contract and paid on a quarterly basis. How can it be waived for a month?” Ms. Wang, who has lived in Guangzhou for many years, described the grand occasion of the dragon boat competition to reporters: “The boats are beautifully shaped and colorful. The contestants rowed and unified the standards, and shouted loudly, which was really spectacular.” Ms. Wang told reporters that the closer the Dragon Boat Festival, the more people watched on the river bank. In Ms. Wang’s opinion, as an outsider, she was very pleased to be able to feel the folk culture of Guangzhou in this dragon boat feast, and to feel the excitement of this festival on the spot.
Komiks Zhang Weichao said: Cinema “Maybe there will be a landlord who will share this joy with the tenant after winning the game, but the form of sharing is free and there are no regulations.” He said that perhaps some landlords will indeed reduce rent, but this is not a convention rumored online.
Source | Yangcheng Evening News • Yangcheng School Comprehensive Nine School News Editor-in-chief of Red Star News | Liang Zeming