First of all, the boat
Pinyin: lún chuán
Ships are generally divided into narrow sense and broad sense. The development of ship propulsion has gone through two paths, one is the primitive propulsion of human stepping on wooden wheels, and the other is the modern propulsion of mechanized propellers.
Modern ships refer to ships propelled by mechanical engines, mostly made of steel. The primitive ship is propelled by people stepping on wooden wheels, while the modern ship is a steam ship with steam pushing the paddles of open wheels. Modern ships mostly use turbine engines.
Second, the ferry
Pinyin: düChuán
Ferry, also known as ferry, is a transport ship sailing between rivers, lakes, straits and islands. It is mainly used to transport passengers, goods, vehicles and trains across rivers, lakes and straits. Ferry is a short-distance transport ship. It has a long history and can be seen in many parts of the world.
Car ferries are used to carry cars across rivers, lakes and straits, and there are two types: end-leaning and side-leaning. The former is consistent from head to tail, the deck is rectangular, and there are hangers and hinged springboard at both ends, through which cars get on and off; The latter boat is wider, and cars can get on and off from both sides through the springboard on the dock.
Passenger ferries are used to transport passengers and their belongings across rivers, lakes and straits, and some transport both non-motor vehicles and small motor vehicles. It's actually a short-distance passenger ship. Catamarans are often used to ensure sufficient stability. On the passenger ship, there are passenger seats.
Third, the dragon boat
Pinyin: lóng chuán
1, the ship that the son of heaven took. "A New Talk on Cutting Lights: Tengmu Drunk in the Garden": "Smoke sells phoenix covers, waves soak dragon boats."
2. A large ship engraved or painted with a dragon shape. Ke Danqiu's Thirty Rhymes of Zhao Ziang Poems: "Jianghan Dragon Boat, Southeast King Anger." ?
3. Dragon boats used for competitions during the Dragon Boat Festival. Kong Wuzhong? One of "Gong Ci": "Ten acres of Xichi is near the sky, and spring comes to teach horses to teach dragon boats."
Dragon boat race is the main custom of the traditional Han festival Dragon Boat Festival, which originated in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. It was originally a festival for China people to get rid of diseases and prevent epidemics. Before the Spring and Autumn Period in Wuyue, there was a custom of holding tribal totem sacrifices in the form of dragon boat races on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. After the poet Qu Yuan died on this day, it became a traditional festival custom for the Han people in China to commemorate Qu Yuan.