May 5th, dragon boat race! The reporter learned from Pengjiang, Jianghai District and the newly established Xinhui District Dragon Boat Association that as an important traditional folk activity, during the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races will be held in towns such as Lile, Tangxia Shitou Village, Xinhui osawa and Si Qian, and other villages will hold dragon boat rowing activities, so citizens can go to the competition venue to see the grand occasion.

Ritual music

"Big and Small Dragons" go into battle together

Time: Small Dragon Boat: 1 pm on June 5th

Big Dragon Boat: 1 pm on June 8th

Location: the reach of Wusi Village, Zhangwei River, Ritual music in Jianghai District

At present, there are eight traditional dragon boats reserved in Ritual music, which are called Hualanradial, Huangradial and Bairadial respectively. The reporter learned that during this year's Dragon Boat Festival, the Wusi Village section of Zhangwei River in Lille Sub-district Office will be very lively, and there will be small dragon boat and big dragon boat races.

According to Mr. Hu from Wusha Village, Lille, the small dragon boat race will be held at 1 pm on the second day of the fifth lunar month (June 5) in the reach of Wusi Village, Zhangwei River, Lille. Each small dragon boat will have 2 athletes. During the competition, two small dragon boats are held in the form of time trial, each journey is 5 meters and the whole journey is 25 meters. Traditional dragon boat races will also be held during the Dragon Boat Festival. Eight traditional dragon boats from Lille will be unveiled at the Dragon Boat Festival together. At 1 pm that day, in the reach of Wusi Village, Zhangwei River in Lille, citizens can see athletes from all villages rowing dragon boats in the uniform of the village, and each dragon boat will have 7 people. In addition, on the Dragon Boat Festival day, Donghong Village may send a small dragon boat to participate in the event, and the female generals will row this small dragon boat. This time, the big dragon boat didn't arrange a race, just rowed in a festival and prayed for good weather. The traditional dragon boat race may be held on National Day. Mr. Hu also said that after the event, the dragon boat team in Wusha Village will also paddle along the Wusha River section. People who are interested in watching the dragon boat race can go to the competition site to watch it at that time. In addition, from the first day of the fifth lunar month, people can see the dragon boat in the river section of the race, and many dragon boats are testing the water during this period.

Tangxia Stone Village

Dragon Boat Race

Time: 8: a.m.-12: p.m.

Location: Shitou Village, Tianshahe River

The reporter learned from Tangxia Stone Village in Pengjiang District that on the day of Dragon Boat Festival, the village will hold a dragon boat race all day. Mr. Tan, the person in charge of the village, told the reporter that in the past, the village held a dragon boat friendly match every three years. However, this year, the villagers all asked for a race, so they organized this large-scale dragon boat race. As the competition is a big dragon boat, each dragon boat has more than 6 athletes, so the number of athletes in this competition alone exceeds 5. The competition will be held from 8 am to 12 am and from 2 pm to 5 pm on the same day. The eight dragon boats in the village were divided into four groups, each with two dragon boats, and the first place in the competition was finally decided. Before the start of the race, an entrance ceremony will be held. At that time, firecrackers will be set off and eight dragon boats will be rowed to the podium together. Then, the race will begin.

Mr. Tan said that citizens can go to the village to watch the game. However, he reminded motorists that in order to ensure the smooth flow of the competition venue and make more places for citizens to watch, vehicles can only drive to the intersection of the village market, and citizens should walk hundreds of meters to the competition venue to watch the game. At that time, the village will arrange security guards to maintain order at the intersection and guide vehicles to park. (Wu Yanbin)

osawa Town

Xinhui Traditional Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament

Time: 12: 3 on June 6th

Location: Niule River, osawa Town, Xinhui

The most important dragon boat race in Xinhui this year is the Xinhui Traditional Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament held at 12: 3 on June 6th (the third day of the lunar calendar) in Niule River, osawa Town. It is understood that the invitational tournament is jointly organized by Xinhui District Sports Bureau and osawa Town Government. There are 9 dragon boat teams participating in the tournament, which are from Huicheng, Si Qian, Shuangshui, osawa and other towns (streets). It is understood that at the time of registration, many dragon boat teams in Xinhui District indicated that they would participate in the competition, but the number of dragon boat teams participating was limited. The dragon boat teams participating were strictly selected by the organizers and had strong strength.

"In the fifth month of the lunar calendar, it will be the worst time for the river to flood at around 12 noon, so the competition is scheduled for 12: 3 noon." Lin Weihong, vice president of Xinhui District Dragon Boat Association, introduced this to reporters. He said that the biggest difference between this dragon boat race and the "Wansheng Cup" dragon boat race held in Yuhu every year is mainly reflected in the dragon boats used in the race. The boat used in the Wansheng Cup Dragon Boat Race is a standard dragon boat provided by the organizer, and the number of people is approved to be 24. The boat used in this dragon boat race must be a traditional dragon boat made of Kundian wood, not ordinary Chinese fir. Because there is no limit to the number of people in traditional dragon boats, there will be different numbers of people in each dragon boat team, ranging from 8 to more than 6.

according to the arrangement of the competition, the nine dragon boat teams participating in the competition will hold an entrance ceremony before the competition, which means "Kowloon goes to sea", and make a round-trip parade to present themselves to the audience. At that time, the nine dragon boats will walk side by side on the river with different colors and spectacular scenes. After the entrance ceremony, the competition will be held. The schedule will be divided into two stages: the preliminary competition and the final competition. The distance between the preliminary competition and the final competition is 168 meters (three round trips). It is worth noting that there are front and rear longmen at both ends of the waterway, each with three bamboo signs. During the competition, you must take the bamboo signs by hand, and you are not allowed to dive to take them or use other tools to knock them off. The finish line is subject to taking them off by hand. The preliminary round is divided into three groups, each group is divided into three teams, and the top three in the preliminary round will enter the final.

Si Qian Town

9 teams compete

Time: 12: 3 on June 8

Location: Sanyihe, Si Qian Town, Xinhui

In addition to the traditional dragon boat race held in Niule River, osawa Town on June 6, according to the reporter's understanding, at 12: 3 on the Dragon Boat Festival on June 8, Sanyihe, Si Qian Town, Xinhui will also hold a dragon boat race.

"Xinhui has a tradition of rowing dragon boats, and there are about 3-4 villages with dragon boats." Lin Weihong said that as a traditional folk activity, during the Dragon Boat Festival, most of these villages with dragon boats will hold dragon boat rowing activities in their villages to enhance villagers' cohesion and enliven the festive atmosphere. For example, Niule Village in osawa Town will also be held from June 4 to 8 (except June 5 and 6), and 12 villagers' groups in the village will form teams to participate in the competition, and the venue will also be located in Niule River. Due to the recent rain or shine, people who go to watch the dragon boat race had better bring rain gear and pay attention to traffic safety.