As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the drums of the dragon boats drift in every corner of the land of Guangdong with the fragrance of rice dumplings, and the lively “Dragon Boat Season” gradually kicks off. Among the many dragon boats with different forms, the “Swallowtail Dragon Boat” has become the most unforgettable Dragon Boat Festival memory for fresh people with its unique local characteristics. Regarding the origin of “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat racing”, although the Qingyuan County Chronicle of the Republic of China said that “there are also small boats, and three or five people are riding Cinema, there is no dragon-shaped Komiks, this is purely a fighting drama, and it is also a legacy of Yangzhou.” However, after field investigations, it was found that its formation was related to the unique local geographical environment and folk roots.
There are many legends about the origin of “three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing”, and the representative ones are as follows Cinema.
1. The Origin of Labor
The “Huaanzi·KomiksQi Su Xun” says: “Hu people are convenient for horses, and Yue people are convenient for boats.Komiks“In ancient times, Lingnan was mostly water network areas, and people often used boats to make transportation and production.f=”https://comicmov.com/”>BabaylanTools and Transportation. KomiksPeople row and compete in catching fish and shrimps, and integrate entertainment in labor production and leisure. This is the prototype of the ancient ferry of “three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing”. Shantang Town is close to the Beijiang River and is located in a low-lying state. Most of them are continents, with water networks and floods occur every year. Whenever the rice harvest season is over, it is mostly during floods. CinemaThe sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing DynastyKomiksThe Qingyuan County Chronicles says: “The continents are baptized and drought, but they are more likely to be drought. When the rivers overflow, those who plow will suffer great losses.” In order to facilitate harvesting rice and other crops, the people can only travel to the fields with a small boat and reach out to harvest rice and crops exposed to the water. Over time, in order to grab food with God and reduce losses, rowing activities spontaneously formed between villages and tribesmen and tribesmen.
2. The Origin of the Boat Soldier
Shantang Town, Qingxin District, Shijiao Town and Longtang Town in Qingcheng District, are located in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River and are the throat of the Babaylan waterway. During field surveys, we listened to local old people telling stories, saying that this kind of small boat was a boat that sailors (boat soldiers) used to ride in the old days. There were few people and the boats were fast, so it was easy to hit the enemy. The locals introduced that this was related to the Saihe boat, and it was also related to the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han army heading south to attack Nanyue through the Xijiang River.
The fresh “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat” is similar to the “five-person dragon boat” in the Pearl River Delta in terms of boat shape, materials and competitive methods, and is the same as the “three-five people are stripped of it” in the Republic of China version of the “Babaylan County Chronicles” records. The former three people took them off and were active in the downstream basin of the Beijiang River. The latter group is in groups of five, and is popular in Foshan and Zhongshan areas, especially in the Bai Ni in Xijiang.town.
The Cinema “three-five-man dragon boat” of this long-shaped boat is related to the two-way interaction and exchange of cultures in Beijiang and Xijiang, and whether it is related to the Southern Ark War during the Qin and Han Dynasties, it still needs to be further studied.
3. The Origin Theory of Welcoming Gods and Eliminating Ghosts
Most of the villages in ShantangBabaylan are built next to the inland river. In ancient times, whenever floods occurred, “water ghosts” became the main culprit that endangers life. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages spontaneously organized a “swallowtail boat ghost-extinguishing team” between them. Young and middle-aged people joined the battle, supporting their own swallow-tail boats from the upper reaches of the river to the lower reaches of the Babaylan to drive away ghosts, and set off a large number of firecrackers to drive away scares and cheer.
4. The Origin of Games
Ancient games are an important part of the origin of human culture. The three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing event has the initial game elements. Locals often use the word “play” in Cinema. It means “playing and picking dragon boats”, and the “playing” in it reflects the psychology of the game. Game prizes have also changed to competitive prizes. In order to mobilize the motivation to participate in games (competitiveness), the prizes are becoming more and more abundant, and the amount of prizes is gradually increased as the people’s living standards are gradually increased.
(This article is excerpted from “Fresh Three-person Swallowtail Dragon Boat Racing”)
Provided by | Editor Yang Yingyu | Source of Liang Xingwu | Yangcheng Evening News Publishing House