1. Introduction

Double radial dragon boat originated in the Three Kingdoms period and is a unique folk culture in Lanxi. Double radial dragon boat is paddled by two layers of people. Sitting rowing is called sitting radial, and standing rowing is called standing radial. The sitting radial plate is flat and square, which is convenient for swimming and rowing. The standing radial plate is long stick-shaped, which is convenient for hitting the water. When the dragon boat is launched, it sits on the radial plate and paddles backwards and forwards with the sound of gongs and drums.

Once rowing, sitting on the radial and standing on the radial with white paddles at the same time, stirring up a thousand waves, the scene is very spectacular. In 20 16, Lanxi Double Radial Dragon Boat was listed in the fourth batch of intangible cultural heritage list in Hunan Province, which became an eye-catching cultural card in Yiyang.

2. Dragon boat

It's a dragon boat for the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat race is the main custom of the traditional Han festival Dragon Boat Festival. Originally, it was a festival for people in China to get rid of diseases and prevent epidemics. Before the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a custom of holding dragon totem sacrifice in the form of dragon boat race on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. 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, and it was also one of the representatives of the Han dragon totem culture.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, dragon boat racing prevailed in Wu, Yue and Chu, and it was very popular in the Northern and Southern Dynasties at the latest. After it spread abroad, it was deeply loved by people from all countries and formed an international competition.

The dragon boat is a boat painted with the shape of a dragon or a dragon. The dragon boat is divided into several stages, such as starting a dragon, Youlong, competition and dragon collection. Dragon Boat Racing is a traditional folk water sports and entertainment project in China. It is a multi-person collective rowing competition, which is mostly held on festive festivals. It is now popular in China and some countries and regions in the world. Boating dragon boat is not only a sport and entertainment activity, but also reflects the long history and cultural inheritance of China tradition and people's collectivism spirit.

On August 3rd, 20021year, China Dragon Boat entered the Olympic Games as a demonstration project in the kayak competition field of Tokyo Olympic Games, which indicated that the dragon boat had started the Olympic entry procedure.

The Dragon Boat Race of Hangzhou Asian Games in 2022 will be held in Wenzhou Dragon Boat Sports Center.