1, in memory of the dragon god
Legend has it that a long time ago, there was no river in Zouwei, only a small and dirty ditch. One day, a fisherman caught a small snake in a ditch. The fisherman felt pity, touched its scales and put it back in the ditch. Who knows that the nine scales suddenly fell, and the little snake danced and turned into a little dragon. The fisherman inadvertently opened the Millennium shackles on Xiaolong.
In order to thank the fisherman, Xiaolong kept turning in the ditch and spouted water from his mouth and poured it into the small ditch. Slowly, the small ditch became a big river (now Zouwei Qingshui River), and the river brought a bumper harvest to Zouwei. In order to commemorate this dragon, people call the villages along the river Longtouzhai, Shanglongshou and other villages. On the day when the dragon ascended to heaven, that is, the Dragon Boat Festival, a dragon boat race was held to celebrate.
2. It originated from commemorating Qu Yuan.
According to legend, people who originated in the ancient state of Chu were reluctant to part with the death of Qu Yuan, a sage, and many people rowed to catch up and save. They scrambled to catch up with each other and disappeared when they reached Dongting Lake. After that, I will row a dragon boat on May 5th every year to commemorate it. Dispel the fish in the river by rowing dragon boats, so as not to eat Qu Yuan's body. The habit of racing is prevalent in Wu, Yue and Chu.
3, Yuanling Pan Hu evocation theory.
Long before Qu Yuan, there were dragon boats in Yuanling. Yuanling Dragon Boat originated in ancient times, and the object of sacrifice was Pan Hu, the ancestor of all ethnic groups in Five Rivers. Pan Hu once settled in Banxishi Cave in Yuanling, gave birth to six children and six daughters, and the children married each other, and multiplied into six ethnic groups: Miao, Yao, Dong, Tu, She and Li.
After Pan Hu's death, the Six Tribes feasted on the sorcerer and invited God to bring him back to life. Because of the dense water in Yuanling Mountain, the wizard didn't know where his soul fell, so he asked all ethnic groups to build a dragon boat and look for shouts by stream and river, which eventually evolved into a witch-worship activity of rowing to summon souls. Yuanling Dragon Boat originated 5,000 years ago, which is more than 3,000 years earlier than the statement commemorating Qu Yuan.
After Pan Hu's death, the Six Tribes feasted on the sorcerer and invited God to bring him back to life. Because of the dense water in Yuanling Mountain, the wizard didn't know where his soul fell, so he asked all ethnic groups to build a dragon boat and look for shouts by stream and river, which eventually evolved into a witch-worship activity of rowing to summon souls. Yuanling Dragon Boat originated 5,000 years ago, which is more than 3,000 years earlier than the statement commemorating Qu Yuan.