Will you exempt tenants from rent if you win? 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, because they lose, they will be punished to kneel on the ancestral hall.” “The spectators have to cheer, because the landlords will be exempted from rent if they win.” “Becoming a dragon boat racing contestant has to compete for their value. This is a high-end sports meeting that rich people can participate in”…
Are these prevalent 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 several Babaylan communities in Guangzhou and vice president of the Guangzhou Huangpu District Dragon Boat Branch to learn the truth.
Are they all landlords worth tens of millions? “I have never heard of selecting teams based on my value”
“Digging dragon boats on the Dragon Boat Festival and 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 the selection of a dragon boat team based on who has a higher value and who has more real estate.” Regarding the popular saying on the Internet, the Cinema‘s 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 have been representing 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. Li often sees the jokes of “the villagers of Liede Village are worth tens of millions”: “It should be said that no matter how much you are worth, no matter how much you are fighting outside, you are fighting.”Workers are still entrepreneurs. As long as they return to the village to represent the group competition, they will be the same when they get on the boat, they will prepare for the battle and work hard. “
“The standards for training contestants in different villages need different competitions.” In Zhang Weichao’s perception, the statement of selecting contestants with 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 as a whole, and there will be no such discrimination. ”
Zhang Weichao told reporters that dragon boat racing is just a link in dragon boat culture. In the past, the exchanges between villages and the protection of the village from being “invaded” depend on the mutual communication between villages. Komiks shows the strength and abundance of men in the village.
In fact, the dragon boat racing is already in href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan Guangzhou has been passed down 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 the selection of dragon boat players? Zhang Weichao explained to Red Star News: “It mainly depends on the players’ endurance, experience, physical fitness and various professional skills. “At the same time, Red Star 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, know how 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 the selection method of Liede Village players to reporters. One of the women’s selection criteria is to know how to swim, while men will require them to be villagers in the village. If they are over 40 years old, they will still need to conduct a 100-meter rowing competition for each person.
If you lose the competition, you will be punished to kneel to the ancestral hall? “There will not be a team that will stipulate that if you lose the competition, you will be punished.”
” Guangzhou landlords, who are worth tens of millions, have not worked these days. They would rather lose money from their own companies than lose the dragon boat competition. “On the Internet, some netizens made similar jokes and saidIf the player loses the game, he will likely be punished to kneel on the ancestral hall.
“In the clan culture heritage of Guangzhou, the ancestral hall is indeed a very important symbol. To this day, many villages and community areas 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 also worship when they return to their hometowns. “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, you should not take it seriously.” Zhang Weichao told Hongxing News that there are many non-governmental organizations in Guangzhou, and they are often organized and organized by village collectives or communities. Therefore, the selection and reward are formulated separately, but the gap is not big. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Komiks basically cannot see any prescribed punishment. Mr. Wang, a villager from Lied, said: “The results of the competition in the past symbolized the status and face of the entire clan, but now the competition is more about the cultural heritage and the festive atmosphere, so winning or losing is actually not important.”
Spectators cheered for rent reduction? Tenant: CinemaWatch the competition and send blessings not to reduce rent
These days, Ms. Wang, who rents a living near Zhujiang New City, will also go to the Pearl River to watch the dragon boaters perform various training for the competition when she has time. She also plans to send a blessing message to the landlord through WeChat before the race starts, wishing the landlord the dragon boat team that the landlord participated in will win and reunite.
Ms. Wang told reporters that her visit to the game and blessing to the landlord was not for the rent reduction. She joked: “The rent is written on the contract. If you pay it on the season, how can you avoid 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 beautifully shaped and colorful, Komiks./comicmov.com/”>Babaylan contestants set up a unified standard, and shouted loudly, which was really spectacular.” Ms. Wang told reporters that the closer the Dragon Boat Festival, the more people there were to watch on the river bank. In Ms. Wang’s opinion, as an outsider, she was very pleased to feel the folk culture of Guangzhou in this dragon boat feast. She felt the excitement of this festival on the spot. Zhang Weichao said: “Maybe a landlord will share this joy with the tenant after winning the Komiks game, but the form of sharing is free and there is no regulation.” He said that it is also possible that some landlords will reduce rent, but this is not a customary agreement on the Internet.
Source | Yangcheng Evening News • YangKomiks Chengpai Comprehensive Nine School News Editor Red Star News | Liang Zeming