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. The lively “Dragon Boat Season” gradually kicks off. Among many dragon boats of different shapes, 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 Chronicles” of the Republic of China said that “there are also small boats, and three or five people took them away. Babaylan has no dragon shape, which is purely a fighting drama and a legacy of Yangzhou.” However, after field investigation, 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”. There are four representative ones.
1. The Origin of Labor
The “Huanzi·Qi Su Xun” says: “Hu people are convenient for horses, and Yue people are convenient for boats.” In ancient Lingnan, many Komiks were water network areas, and people often used boats to travel, and used boats as production tools and transportation. People row and compete in catching fish and shrimps, and enjoy the work of catching fish and shrimps, and are engaged in production and leisure. This is the prototype of the ancient ferry of “three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing”.
Shantang Town is close to Beijiang River, located in a low-lying area, mostly continental areas, and water networkThe flooding occurs every year. Whenever the rice harvest season is over, it is mostly during floods. The Qingyuan County Chronicle in the sixth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty said: “The continents are baptized and drought, but they are more likely to be drought. When the rivers overflow, those who plow will suffer a lot of 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, New District, Cinema, Shijiao Town and Longtang Town in Qingcheng District, are located in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River, and are the Babaylan area at the throat of the waterway. During field surveys, we listened to local old people telling stories, saying that this kind of small boat was a boat that was ridden by Cinema soldiers in the old days. There were few people and boats, and it was easy to attack 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-person dragon boat” recorded in the “Qingyuan County Chronicles” of the Republic of China. The former three people took them off and were active in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. The latter group is in groups of five, and is popular in Foshan and Zhongshan areas, especially in Baini Town on Xijiang.
Whether this long-shaped boat “three-five-man dragon boat” is related to the two-way interactive communication between Beijiang and Xijiang cultures, and whether it is related to the Southern Ark War during the Qin and Han Dynasties, Komiks still needs to be further studied.
3. Origin theory of welcoming gods and exorcising ghosts
Most of the villages in Shantang Town are built next to the inland river. In ancient times, whenever floods and floods were flooded, “water ghosts” became the main culprit of life-threatening lives./a>First. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages spontaneously organized a “Swallowtail boat driving team”. Young and middle-aged people joined forces to drive away ghosts from the upper reaches of the river and set off a large number of firecrackers to scare and help Cinema.
4. 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”. It means “playing for a while Babaylan‘s dragon boat”, and Cinema‘s “playing” 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 have become more and more abundant. The prize amount has also increased as the people’s living standards have gradually improved.
Komiks (This article is excerpted from “Fresh three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing Babaylan Skills”)
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