The boats are divided into red dragon, green dragon, yellow dragon, white dragon, black dragon and so on according to their colors. The hull, the umbrellas, flags and other decorations on the boat, as well as the rowers' clothing and even the oars, all need to be of the same color.

Each township’s dragon boats have their own flags of a fixed color. If there are several dragon boats in a township, the colors of the flags should also be used to distinguish the signs.

Take the ancient custom of Nantang River in the southern suburbs of Wenzhou as an example. Some flags are blue, and the dragon head, tail and hull are all blue, which is called "Qinglong". According to legend, only the Eastern Canglong Qisu is called "Qinglong". Dragon, so green is the correct color. On the Nantang River, Xincheng is the river master, so the dragon boat in Xincheng Dongtang Temple is very large, with sixteen stalls, and there are 44 people on the boat, called Daqing, who is regarded as the dragon mother.

For other dragon boats, you must first go to Dongtang Temple to see you. The temple sexton will reward you with Caihong. When Daqing comes out, each dragon dare not compete with it. The other small ones are called Qinglong, and the other yellow ones. It's called Huanglong.

The flag is white, and the color of the ship is also white, commonly known as "Bai Long'er".

Like the red flag, the hull of the ship is also dyed red, which is called "Hong Ni Ridge" and so on. Because the red color in Nanyan is a water dragon with an impatient temper, the name was changed to mean avoidance.

The only dragon boat that does not have a black dragon is the black dragon. It is said that an oolong is a ferocious dragon. It is also said that the northern Xuanwu is a turtle that climbs slowly and cannot fight. Therefore, there are no black dragon boats in Wenzhou. Two boats are racing, the water is flying against the waves, and the two dragons are fighting each other to compete for the championship. Each township's river is divided into sections, forming its own area. The fighting dragons do not interfere with each other, so they are called the Big Dragon Land and the Little Dragon Land.

Extended information:

According to the prehistoric culture of the Hemudu Site and Tianluoshan Site in Zhejiang, as early as 5,000 to 7,000 years ago, there were canoes and wooden paddles used for racing. . According to research, cultural relics of the original Wuyue ancestors were discovered on an ancient beach in Yutang Village, Maqiao Commune, present-day Shanghai County. The fifth day of May is the day when the "Dragon" tribe in the ancient Wuyue region held totem sacrifices.

The two most important activities of the Dragon Boat Festival, eating rice dumplings and racing boats, are both related to dragons. Zongzi thrown into the water are often stolen by dragons, while dragon boats are used for the ferry races. The ferry race is particularly closely related to the ancient Wuyue region, and the people of Wuyue also have the custom of cutting off their hair and getting tattoos "to look like dragons". In ancient times, there was a folk custom of "tying arms with colorful silk" on the fifth day of May. This should be a relic of the "dragon son-like" tattoo custom. ?

In the Wu area, which is now Suzhou, it is believed that dragon boat rowing is to commemorate Wu Zixu. Because King Wu Fu Cha accidentally killed Zhongliang and put Wu Zixu's body in a bag and sank it into the river on May 5th, the people of Wu rowed dragon boats on this day to commemorate the loyal minister Wu Zixu.

In some places in Zhejiang, it is said that dragon boat rowing is to commemorate the famous filial daughter Cao E in ancient times. Legend has it that after Cao E's father fell into the river, Cao E cried and searched for him. After searching along the river for seventeen days, she threw herself into the river and died for her father on May 5th. In order to commemorate her, the local people have the custom of dragon boat rowing.

In Zhejiang, there is even a saying that dragon boat rowing is to commemorate Qiu Jin, the heroine of Jianhu Lake.

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