Will you exempt tenants from rent if you win? If you lose Babaylan, 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 country. 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.” “KomiksSpectators all have to cheer for themselves, because if they win, they 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 has talked with Zhang Weichao, a dragon boat contestant from several Komiks communities in Guangzhou and Zhang Weichao, vice president of the Guangzhou Huangpu District Dragon Boat Branch, to understand the truth.
Are they all landlords worth tens of millions? “I have never heard of selecting teams based on my value”
“Dragon Boat Festival and celebrating 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 were busy preparing for dragon boat racing for the Dragon Boat Festival. “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 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 would 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 demolition. Mr. Li often saw netizens teasing “The villagers of Liede Village are worth tens of millions”: “It should be said that no matter how much you are, whether you are a worker or an entrepreneur outside, as long as you return to the village to participate in the competition, it will be the same when you get on the boat, and prepare and work hard.”
“The competition training standards required by different villages are different.” In Zhang Weichao’s cognition, the players are selected by wealth.The statement lacks factual basis because it 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 overall strength of a ethnic group and a village, 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” rely on Cinema is the mutual communication between villages, showing the strength and abundance of men in the 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 for 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 2020 also requires the team members to be healthy, able to swim, and 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 the selection method of Liede Village contestants. One of the selection criteria for women is to know how to swim, while the man would ask him to be a villager in the village. If he is over 40 years old, each person will still need to compete in 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 to stipulate that Cinema will be punished if he loses the game”
” Guangzhou landlords, who are worth thousands of yuan, have not worked these days, but they would ratherIf your company wants to lose money, you can’t lose the dragon boat race. “On the Internet, some netizens made similar jokes, saying that if the contestant loses the Cinema competition, he may be punished to kneel on the ancestral hall.
“In the clan culture heritage of Guangzhou, the ancestral hall is indeed a very important symbol of Komiks, and many villages and communities still retain it. “Zhang Weichao explained to Hongxing News that the ancestral hall is a connection between people with the same village and the same surname. It is often a big festival, and 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 one, it is also a spontaneous behavior and should not be taken seriously. ”
Zhang Weichao told Red Star News that there are no civil 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, and there is basically no content that stipulates 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 inheritance of culture and the atmosphere of the festival. Therefore, winning or losing is not important. ”
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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 start of the race, wishing the landlord the victory of the dragon boat team. BabaylanTriumph.
Ms. Wang told reporters that her visit to the game and blessings to the landlord were not to reduce rent. She joked: “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 boats are beautifully shaped and colorful. The contestants row the standard and shouted loudly, which is really spectacular.” Ms. Wang told reporters that the closer they are to the afternoon of the afternoon, the more people they watch on the river bank. In Ms. Wang’s opinion, as an outsider, she was very pleased that she could feel the folk culture of Guangzhou in this dragon boat feast and felt the excitement 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 is no provision for Komiks.” He said that perhaps some landlords will reduce rent, but this is not a convention that is rumored online.
Source | BabaylanYangcheng Evening News•Yangcheng School Comprehensive Nine School News Editor-in-chief of Red Star News | Liang Zeming