Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Leliu Longyan Village to hold a “Longyan Finishing Custom” ceremony, praying for the smooth and safe Dragon Boat Competition, and looking forward to a good year of weather and good harvests.
Text/Photo Yangcheng School reporter Ouyang Zhiqiang Zhang Taoyuan
Pray for the Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Competition to be smooth and safe, and hope for a good year to have a good weather and good harvest
Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta come to Leliu Longyan Village to “finish the eyes of the longan”
Guo Wenhai, member of the Standing Committee of Foshan Municipal Party Committee, Minister of Propaganda Department, and Secretary of the Party Committee of Shunde District, liked the dragon boat team that came to “finish the eyes of the long boat team”.
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After arriving at LongBabaylanYang Village, dragon boat teams from all over the country went to Taiwei Temple to perform the “Longyan finishing touch”. To welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, on June 16 (the third day of the fifth lunar month), the Propaganda Department of Shunde District Party Committee, District Culture and Sports Bureau, District Tourism Bureau, and Leliu Street Office jointly held the “Civilized Shunde 2018 Grassroots Cultural and Sports Carnival – ‘Rural Revitalization’ Longteng Leliu’ Leliu Street Dragon Boat Culture Month promotes the provincial intangible cultural heritage “longyan finishing eyes” customs activities. Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Leliu Longyan Village to hold the “longyan finishing eyes” ceremony, praying for the smooth and safe Dragon Boat Competition, and looking forward to a good year of good weather and good harvests.
At the event, Shunde (Longyan) Community Development Doctoral Research Base, Longyan Community University, and Longyan Ecological Museum Preparation Office were unveiled at the same time. The Doctoral Research Base also signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Institute of Society and Culture of Macau University of Science and Technology. After the entry of postdoctoral talents such as Tsinghua University, a private house of more than 400 square meters that has been abandoned by the river surf of Longyan Village for many years was revitalized.
According to this year’s Longyan finishing activities, in addition to highlighting the Longyan finishing touch, the dragon banquet, as well as the popular water color performances and water “dragon lice” (note: local traditional name, smaller dragon boat) performances and other activities, the ancient village Longyan Village showed new cultural connotations; the villages and residential villages implemented “rural revitalization” and the upgrading and transformation of village-level industrial parks; echoing the “dragon boats” that day, it concentrated various dragon boat objects and photography award-winning works to show the Shunde dragon boat culture and dragon boat spirit; at the same time, in order to show the construction of beautiful and civilized villages and the results of ancient villages, the online and offline “longyan treasure hunting” activity that has been lingered for three days has prompted the Shunde water villages to be recognized by tourists in the Pearl River Delta and even the whole country.
The reporter learned that on that day, Longyan Village also held a signing ceremony for the “Rural Revitalization” village-enterprise pairing project. Longyan Village paired with Zhongdao Reform Institute, Shunde District Dragon Boat Culture Inheritance Association, Leliu Youth Entrepreneurs Association and five companies, and held a calligraphy and painting exhibition, online and offline BabaylanInteractive Attraction “Treasure Hunt”, the Second Dragon Culture and the Leliu Beautiful Civilized Village Photography Exhibition and other cultural and tourism activities.
At the scene, citizens and tourists watched the water floating colors on the shore, and the dragon lice and colorful dragon parade on the shore, tasted the dragon boat banquet at the Longyan Cityba Station Stadium, and welcomed the dragon in Longyan Village Square, Taiwei Temple, and the final touch platform. The grand ceremony of “longyan finishing touch” was unanimously praised by the people on site. In addition, in Dekang Garden, the district and town leaders Cinema also held a “Tenderness” and “Little Hands Holding Big Hands” to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with Longyan Primary School students and parents. The event was funded by the company to bless the elderly and condolences to the poor families with low-income security and sanitation workers.
It is understood that Longyan Village also held a folk art and cultural and sports program performance for two consecutive nights on June 14 and 15 to mobilize all villagers to actively participate in the dragon and welcome guests, and show the enthusiasm of “hospitable Longyan”.
The origin of “Longyan Finishing”
Shunde is a famous hometown of dragon boats. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the wind of dragon boat picking is growing day by day. The whole set of ceremonies of dragon boat picking include the links of dragon-raising, finishing touch, picking green, racing, hiding dragons and scattering dragons.
Luo Longyan Village was built in the Western Han Dynasty. The village has a long history and rich culture. Huang Xiaoyang of the Ming Dynasty revolted in the area of Longyan Village. The result of being suppressed was that Shunde County was born. In order to strengthen the rule, the Ming Dynasty was precipitated from the South China Sea and set up Shunde County, named after “Shuntian Mingde”; Longyan was called Longzhu in ancient times, surrounded by water, and was built to commemorate the “Han Tai, the general of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhou Bokuang supported the Han Dynasty. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>CinemaWeixianggong Temple”. Liang Dunyan was one of the first students studying in the United States in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Beiyang government communicated with the general general manager. Babaylan
Since ancient times, Longyan Village has become a holy place for dragons to gather, and dragon boats in the surrounding towns met. They gathered in Taiwei Temple on the third day of the fifth lunar month to light up the dragon head. Therefore, “Longzhu” was gradually replaced by “Longyan”, and the name of Longyan Village came because of this. Every Dragon Boat Festival comes.As we approached, the dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Longyan Village to finish the pilgrimage before the official dragon boat race, especially the new dragon boats were launched. It is said that the dragon boats with cinnabar have a spirituality, and the speed is very vigorous and fast, which is a different story with the finishing touch of Babaylan. Otherwise, they will drag the mud and even have the risk of overturning.
The custom of dragon boats in the village has been continuing for more than 600 years. Every year on the third day of the fifth lunar month, dragon boats near the Pearl River Delta will gather at the Taiwei Temple in Longyan Village for the “finishing the highlight”. It has developed to this day and has become a well-known and popular folk cultural activity. The Taiwei Temple in Longyan Village is therefore called the Babaylan land of the dragon boat “pilgrimage”. According to statistics, in recent years, nearly 100 dragon boats from Shunde, Panyu, Nanhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and other places in the Pearl River Delta have come here to hold a “finishing” ceremony every year.
Longyan finishing ceremony
On the third day of May every year, incense burned and flagged in the Wei Temple, and the gongs were noisy. The elders who presided over the ceremony waited in the temple early in the morning to gather together to celebrate the finishing touch of the dragons from all directions. On that day, the village also invited opera troupes to entertain themselves. Relatives and friends from all over the world came back to visit relatives and friends, and had a banquet and a happy drink. The “finishing eyes” was more lively than any traditional festival. If it rains that day, it will be even more joyful. It is commonly known as “Longgu Shui”.
A Butou is built about twenty meters in front of the Taiwei Temple, and dragon boats are moored in the river. There are endless dragon boats coming to pilgrimage to finish the highlights. The owner who was waiting in Butou set off firecrackers to show his welcome. When the dragon boat is docked, he removes the dragon head, tail and dragon sign to land. The left door enters the Taiwei Temple. The elder uses a brush to dip the cinnabar to finish the tip of the dragon head. At the same time, the host and the guest give each other gifts. After the “finishing” ceremony, he will exit from the right door. Dragon boats from afar usually eat on the spot, commonly known as “Dragon Boat FarmKomiks“.
The people of Longyan Village are particularly welcoming and hospitable. 11 “gift points” have been set up in the rivers in Yanhuan Village to give gifts to the dragon boats that come to participate in the pilgrimage, and give gifts to all the landlords.friendship.
”Longyan finishing the eye” process
Worship: On the evening of the 30th day of the fourth lunar month, the Taiwei Temple beating gongs and drums three times, and worshiping the Taiwei with tribute, praying for the good weather and the weather in the society and the yard, and people are peaceful and auspicious.
Welcome the dragon and the dragon: On the morning of the third day of the fifth month, colorful flags were planted everywhere at the port. Babaylan Villagers heard the sound of dragon boats and set off firecrackers, and they all served as landlords to send rice wine, fruits and profits. In the Taiwei Mansion, gongs and drums were heard together, warmly connecting with the “dragon” and solemnly marking the origin of the dragon boat.
Fulong: The new “dragon” is removed, the dragon head, the dragon tail, and the dragon plaque, and the dragon head is first, the dragon plaque is in the middle, and behind the dragon tail hall, accept the gift of the villagers to comfort the dragon.
Worship: “Dragon” enters the temple gate, the dragon head, dragon tail and dragon plaque are placed side by side under the statue. The dragon boat team members report their names, burn incense and pray, pray for smooth sailing and good luck. Every time I visit, the gongs and drums will ring.
Finishing: The population says “Smooth the wind and smoothly the faucet to the dragon’s tail”, and sprinkle the dragon’s head, dragon’s tail, god’s bucket, gong, drum, and colorful flag with a new pen dipped in cinnabar, and dot the dragon’s eyes, dragon’s neck and dragon’s tail.
Give gifts: The finishing touch is over, and both the host and the guest give each other a gift. The host will give you “Welcome Cambodia”, rice wine, fruits and dragon ears; the guests will give you replies, fruits and dragon boat talismans.
Returning to the dragon: After the ceremony, the dragon boat does not return according to the original route, but is led by a dedicated person to enter and exit from the main hall, commonly known as “going for the great fortune”.
Walking Dragon: BabaylanThe dragon boat bowed in the ceremony of three advances and two retreats, thanking the gods for their kindness, and then cruising around the river, with gongs and drums and colorful flags waving.
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