At noon, local women and children all wore new clothes and dipped realgar in wine to draw a king's word on their foreheads. On this day, anyone can eat fish and meat. At about eleven o'clock in the morning, everyone in the teahouse had lunch. After eating, everyone living in the city locked the door, and the whole family went out of the city to watch boating by the river. If you have acquaintances in Hejie Street, you can go to the gate of the Diaojiao Building in Hejie Street, or you can stand at the gate of the tax gate and look at the pier. The dragon boat in the river begins somewhere in Changtan and ends before the tax. Participate in the competition. Because on this day, officers, tax collectors and local people with status are watching the excitement before customs clearance. Everyone was ready for rowing a few days ago. Each group selected a number of strong and clever boys to practice advancing and retreating in the pool. The shape of the boat is very different from that of an ordinary wooden boat. It is long and narrow, with both ends tilted high, and the hull is painted with long scarlet lines. Usually put it in a dry cave by the river, and drag it into the water when necessary. Each boat can accommodate 12 to 18 paddlers, a team leader, a drummer and a gong player. Each oarsman took a short paddle and rowed the boat forward with the drums. Sitting at the bow, wrapped in red cloth, holding two small flags in his hand, waving from side to side, commanding the advance and retreat of the ship. Most people who beat gongs and drums sit in the middle of the boat. As soon as the boat paddles, simple drumming will be very boring. Adjust the rowing rhythm for the paddlers. The speed of the ship depends on the drums, so whenever the competition between the two ships is fierce, the drums are like thunder, and the people on both sides of the strait cheer and cheer, which reminds people of the sound of water drums when the old stork river in Liang Hongyu is in use, and the sound of Niu Hao catching Yang in the water is also the sound of water drums. Whoever paddles the boat ahead will get a reward before customs clearance. A red horse and a small silver medal will be hung on the head of someone on board, which shows the glory of this cooperation on board. Good soldiers, every time the boat wins, they will set off 500 firecrackers at the water's edge to celebrate the victory.

After the regatta, in order to share the joy with the people and increase the happiness of this festival, the chief garrison commander of the city put 30 Dagong ducks with long heads and red stripes on their necks into the river, and all the soldiers and civilians who are good at swimming chased the ducks. Whoever catches the duck will become the owner of the duck. So long pool took on a new look. Ducks are everywhere on the water, and people are chasing ducks everywhere.

The boat-to-boat race and the man-to-duck race will not end until evening. (border town)