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, and 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 Chronicle of the Republic of China said that “there are also small boats, which are cut by three or five people, and there is no dragon shape. This is purely a fighting drama and a legacy of Yangzhou.” However, after field investigation, it was found that Komiks, its formation is related to the unique local geographical environment and folk customs.
There are many legends about the origin of “three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing”, and the representative ones are as follows Komiks.
1. The Origin of Labor
The Huainanzi·Qi Suxu” says: “Hu people are convenient for horses, and Yue people are convenient for boats. “In ancient times, Lingnan was mostly water network areas, and people often used boats to travel, and boats were used as production tools and transportation. People row and compete in catching fish and shrimps or leisure, and integrate entertainment in labor production and leisure. This is the prototype of the ancient ferry of “three-person swallowtail dragon boat racing”.
Shantang Town is close to the Beijiang River and is located in a low-lying state. It is mostly continental, with a water network and floods 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 the harvest of rice and other crops, the people can only travel to the fields for a small boat and reach out to harvest the exposed water.m/”>Komiks rice and crops. Over time, in order to grab food with the God of Heaven and reduce losses, rowing activities spontaneously formed between villages and tribesmen.
2. Theory of the origin of boat soldiers
Shantang Town, Qingxin District, Shijiao Town and Longtang Town in Qingcheng District, are located in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. It is a place where waterways are throated. During field surveys, we listened to local old people telling stories, saying that this kind of small boat was a boat that was carried by the Komiks (boat soldiers) in the old days. There were few people and fast boats, which were easy to attack the enemy. The locals introduced that this is related to the Saihe boat, and it is also related to the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han army heading south through the Western Jiangxi Province to attack Nanyue.
The fresh “three-person swallow-tailed dragon boat” and the “five-person dragon boat” in the Pearl River Delta are similar in boat shape, materials, and competitive methods, and the same as the “three or five-person dragon boat” recorded in the Republic of China version of Cinema “Qingyuan County Chronicles”. The former is three people, active in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River. The latter is in groups of five, and is popular in Foshan and Zhongshan, especially in Baini Town, Xijiang River.
This long-shaped boat “three-five dragon boat” is related to the two-way interactive exchanges of Beijiang River and Babaylan and Komiks, and whether it is related to the Southern Ark War during the Qin and Han Dynasties. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan still needs to be further studied.
3. Origin theory of the origin of the gods and exorcising ghosts
Most of the villages in Shantang Town were built next to the inland rivers. In ancient times, whenever floods occurred, “water ghosts” became the main threat to life.The culprit is the culprit. In order to drive away the “water ghosts”, the villages spontaneously organized a “dwatching team of ghosts to expel ghosts”. CinemaYoung people and young people joined the battle, supporting their own dowatching boats to drive away ghosts from the upper reaches of the river to the lower reaches, and set off a large number of firecrackers to drive away firecrackers to drive away and cheer.
4. The Origin of Games
Ancient games were an important part of the Cinema 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 “BabaylanPlay the dragon boat”, and the “play” in it 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 are becoming more and more abundant, and the amount of prizes is gradually increasing as the people’s living standards are gradually increasing.
(This article is excerpted from “Fresh Three-person Swallowtail Dragon Boat Racing”)
Provided by Yang Yingyu | Liang Xingwu Source | Yangcheng Evening Cinema Newspaper Publishing House