The methods and pictures of making handmade dragon boats are as follows:
Origami dragon boats are a simple and beautiful handmade craft that can be used in children’s after-school activities, DIY handmade products and other occasions. Materials needed to make an origami dragon boat include: square paper, preferably double-sided colored printed paper, scissors, and glue.
First, you need to fold the paper in half and fold the two diagonal corners along the crease to the intersection to form a triangle. Next, fold the left and right sides of the triangle toward the middle, and repeat this step to create an origami airship.
On the top of the airship, cut a triangle from the middle of each side to make it into a rectangular shape. Fold the two sides of the rectangle inward and secure it to form the shape of a faucet. At the tail of the airship, a similar method can be used to create the dragon's tail, giving it the appearance of a narrowed end.
Fold the remaining part of the paper into a small square, align the diagonals and fold it into a triangle. Then fold each side of the triangle toward the middle to form a small paddle. Finally, assemble the dragon head, tail, oars and origami airship together, and then use glue to fix them together, and you will have a beautiful origami dragon boat.
In short, making origami dragon boats is not only easy to learn, but also allows people to feel the joy of handicraft art during the completion process. At the same time, it is also a fun way to improve hands-on skills, spatial awareness and concentration skills.
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Dragon boat is a dragon-shaped boat used for the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat racing is the main custom of the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival of the Han nationality. It was originally a festival for the Chinese people to cure diseases and prevent epidemics. Before the Spring and Autumn Period in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, there was a custom of holding dragon totem sacrifices in the form of dragon boat racing on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Later, because the poet Qu Yuan passed away on this day, it became a tradition for the Chinese Han people to commemorate Qu Yuan. Holiday customs.
A dragon boat is a boat with the shape of a dragon painted on it or made into a dragon shape. Dragon boat racing is divided into several stages, such as starting the dragon, swimming the dragon, racing, and collecting the dragon. Dragon boat racing is a traditional Chinese folk water sports and entertainment project. It is a collective paddling competition for many people. It is mostly held during festive festivals and is now popular in China and some countries and regions in the world.