If you win, you will exempt tenants from renting? If you lose, you will be punished to kneel to the ancestral hall? The contestants responded
This year, the wind of the Guangzhou Dragon Boat Racing not only blew across the Pearl River, but also attracted high attention from netizens from all over the world. On the Internet, various statements about dragon boat racing competitions have been hotly discussed – “Guangzhou landlords practice dragon boat racing in the middle of the night, and they will be punished to kneel on the ancestral hall if they lose”, “The spectators all want to cheer for themselves, because Babaylan wins for the landlord and will be exempt from rent.” “Becoming a dragon boat racing contestant, you have to compete for your value. This is a high-end sports meeting that rich people can participate in”…
Are these popular statements on the Internet true? Will the team that wins the game really exempt tenants from rent? Recently, Red Star News talked to Zhang Weichao, a dragon boat contestant from many communities in Guangzhou and vice president of the Guangzhou Huangpu District Dragon Boat Branch to understand the truth. Komiks
All are landlords worth tens of millions? “I have never heard of selecting teams based on my value. Cinema“
“Babaylan boats, celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, is as important as celebrating the Spring Festival for the people in Guangzhou and even the entire Lingnan region.” Zhang Weichao, vice president of the Dragon Boat Branch of Guangzhou Huangpu District, told Hongxing News that since he had memories, on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, his ancestors at home have been busy preparing for dragon boat racing for the Dragon Boat Festival for generations. “But I have never heard of any team selection of dragon boats. Komiks is determined based on who has a higher value and who has more real estate.” Regarding the popular statement on the Internet that dragon boat players need to “test capital” to be selected, Zhang Weichao believes that this is just a joke from netizens.
Mr. Li, a villager from Liede Village, Guangzhou, also gave the same answer to Red Star News. As one of the dragon boaters who represented Liede Village in Tianhe District, Guangzhou for many years, Mr. Li said: “There has never been a competition in any year. The organizer will see who has more deposits. Whether it is a folk event or an official event, this will not become a criterion.”
Liede Village once became a well-known urban village in China due to its demolition.Mr. Lie De also often sees netizens teasing the “Cinema Villagers worth tens of millions”: “It should be said that no matter how much you are, no matter whether you are a worker or an entrepreneur outside, as long as you return to the village to participate in the competition, you will be the same when you get on the boat, and prepare for the competition and work hard.” “The standards for training contestants in different villages need different competitions.” In Zhang Weichao’s perception, the statement of selecting contestants based on wealth lacks factual basis, because this violates the traditional customs of Guangzhou and the original intention of dragon boat activities: “Dragon boat racing reflects the clan culture of Guangzhou in the past, symbolizing the strength of a ethnic group and a village, and there will be no such discrimination.” Zhang Wei<a Cinema Tide told reporters that dragon boat racing is just a link in dragon boat culture. In the past, the exchange and protection between villages were not “invaded”. It relied on the mutual communication between villages and the communication and abundance of the male members of this village.
In fact, dragon boat racing has been passed down in Guangzhou for a hundred years and has gradually gained official recognition from folk events. In 1994, the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government officially designated the Dragon Boat Festival as the local Dragon Boat Festival. The Guangzhou Dragon Boat International Invitational Tournament, co-organized by the General Administration of Sports, the China Dragon Boat Association and the Guangzhou Municipal Government, has also become a five-star event in traditional Chinese sports and will set sail on the Pearl River on June 17 this year.
What is the basis for selecting dragon boat players? Zhang Weichao explained to Hongxing News: “It mainly depends on the players’ endurance, experience, physical fitness and various professional skills.” At the same time, Hongxing News saw on the official website of the General Administration of Sports that the “Introduction to the Dragon Boat Rules” released by the bureau in March 2013 also requires the team members to be healthy, be able to swim, and be familiar with water.
Mr. Li from Liede Village told reporters that Liede Village will have 4 teams participating in the Guangzhou International Dragon Boat Invitational this year, including 3 men’s teams and 1 women’s team. He introduced to reporters how to select players in Liede Village. One of the selection criteria for women is to be able to swim, while men will be required to be villagers in the village. If they are over 40 years old, each person will still need to compete for a 100-meter rowing competition.
If you lose the game, you will be punished to kneel to the ancestral hall? “There will be no team that will stipulate that if you lose the game, you will be punished.” “The landlords in Guangzhou who are worth tens of millions have not been working these days, they would rather lose money than lose the dragon boat race. “On the Internet, some netizens made similar jokes, saying that if the player loses the game, he may be punished to kneel on the ancestral hall.
“In the clan culture inheritance of Guangzhou, the ancestral hall is indeed a very important symbol, and many villages and communities are still retained. “Zhang Weichao explained to Hongxing News that the ancestral hall is a connection between people with the same village and surname. It is often a big festival. People outside will worship the ancestral hall when they return to their hometown: “If you lose the dragon boat competition, you will be punished to kneel to the ancestral hall. This is not a regulation. If there is a spontaneous behavior, it should not be taken seriously. ”
Zhang Weichao told Red Star News that there are many non-governmental organizations in Guangzhou, and Cinema is often organized and organized by the village collective or community. Therefore, the selection and reward are formulated separately, but the gap is not big, and there is basically no content that stipulates punishment. Mr. Wang, a villager in Lied, said: “The results of the past competitions are symbolized by the status and face of the entire clan, but now the competition is more about the inheritance of culture and the atmosphere of the festival, so winning or losing is actually not important. ”
Spectators cheered for rent reduction? Tenant: Watching the game sends blessings not to reduce rent reduction
These days, Ms. Wang, who rents near Zhujiang New City, will also go to the Pearl River to watch the dragon boaters perform various training for the competition when they have time, and she also plays Before the start of the race, Komiks sent a blessing message to the landlord via WeChat to wish the landlord the victory of the Dragon Boat Team. Ms. Wang told reporters that she went to Komiks to watch the competition and blessing the landlord for rent, not to reduce rent. She joked that she was not going to save money.: “The rent is written on the contract and paid on a quarterly basis. How can it be waived for a month?” Ms. Wang, who has lived in Guangzhou for many years, described the grand occasion of the dragon boat competition to reporters: “The boat is only beautiful in shape and colorful. The contestants row the same standard and shouted loudly, which is really spectacular.” Ms. Wang told reporters Babaylan that the closer it is to the Dragon Boat Festival, the more people watching on the river bank. In Ms. Wang’s opinion, as an outsider, she was very pleased to feel the Babaylan in this dragon boat feast. She felt the lively atmosphere of this festival on the spot.
Zhang Weichao said: “Maybe some landlords will share this joy with tenants after winning the game, but the form of sharing is free and there are no regulations.” He said that maybe some landlords will reduce rent, but this is not a convention rumored online.
Source | Yangcheng Evening News • Yangcheng School Comprehensive Nine School News Editor-in-chief of Red Star News | Liang Zeming