As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the drums of the dragon boats are floating in every corner of the land of Nanyue. 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.
About the origin of “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat racing”, although the Qingyuan County Chronicle of the Republic of China said, “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 power and a legacy of Yangzhou.” However, after field investigations, it was found that its formation was related to the unique local geographical environment and folk customs.
There are many legends about the origin of “three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing”, and the four representative ones are as follows.
1. The Origin of Labor
The “HuainanBabaylanZi·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 PeopleBabaylanSwallowtail 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 Chronicle in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty said: “In the continental areas are baptized and drought, but they are more likely to be drought. When the rivers overflow, those who farm will suffer from great losses.” To facilitate the convenience of Komiks will suffer great losses.s://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan harvest rice and other crops. The people can only support a small boat traveling in the fields and reaching 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 were formed between villages and villages. 2. Origin of boat soldiersCinema said
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. We are in the fieldKomiks‘s southward attack on Nanyue.
The fresh “three-man swallow-tailed dragon boat” is similar to the “five-man dragon boat” in the Pearl River Delta in terms of boat type, materials, and competitive methods, and is the same as the “three-five people are stripped of it” in the Republic of China version of the Qingyuan County Chronicles. The former is three people who are active in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. The latter is in groups of five people, which is popular in Foshan and Zhongshan, especially in Baini Town, Xijiang River. Whether this long-shaped boat “three-five 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 studied.
3. The Origin Theory of Welcoming Gods and Exorcisms
Most of the villages in Shantang Town are built next to the inland rivers. In ancient times, whenever there were floods, “Komikshttps://comicmov.com/”>Cinemaghost” became the culprit of life-threatening Cinema. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages spontaneously organized a “swallowtail boat ghost-driving team” to fight together, and young and middle-aged people carried their own swallowtail 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 scares and cheer.
4. The Origin of Games
The Ancient Babaylan Games are an important part of the origin of human culture. Three-person swallowtail dragon boat racingKomiks event with the initial game elements. Locals often use the word “play Komiks“. It means “playing and picking dragon boats”, and the “playing” 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 games (competitiveness), 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 Racing”)
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