Time + location of 2019 Foshan Shunfengshan Park Chinese Dragon Boat Grand Prix

In November, the Dragon Boat Grand Prix will be held at Guipan Lake in Shunfengshan Park. More than 40 teams will participate in the event, and the participating teams are all top dragon boat teams from all over the country. Famous participating teams include Foshan Dragon King and Shunde's famous local team. Let’s take a look at the information about this dragon boat race. The First China Dragon Boat Grand Prix and 2019 Foshan (International) Dragon Boat Carnival

Time:

November 2 to 3

Venue:

Shunfengshan Park Guipan Lake

The 2019 China Dragon Boat Grand Prix national-level professional peak dragon boat event, top dragon boat teams from all over the country, held a strong competition at Guipan Lake in Shunde on November 2 The battle of the winners is about to take place!

The Chinese Dragon Boat Grand Prix is ??a national-level professional pinnacle dragon boat event created by the Chinese Dragon Boat Association, following the Chinese Dragon Boat Competition and the Chinese Dragon Boat Open. Its participants are limited to the Chinese The winning teams of the Dragon Boat Competition and the China Dragon Boat Open.

The Grand Prix is ??positioned to be held at the end of each year and is a review of the annual development level of Chinese dragon boat racing. The competition is limited to the winning teams of the Chinese Dragon Boat Competition and the Chinese Dragon Boat Open.

The event will be held at Guipan Lake in Shunfengshan Park, Shunde from November 2nd to 3rd. The competition will last for 2 days and will be divided into open men’s group (22 people dragon boat) and open women’s group (12 people dragon boat). There will be three categories of events: 200-meter straight race, 500-meter straight race, and 800-meter straight race in four categories: , youth men's group (12-person dragon boat), and youth women's group (12-person dragon boat).

According to the organizing committee, *** has attracted nearly 900 athletes from 42 teams to sign up for the competition. World-renowned teams such as Fuzhou Puxia, Famous Family Jiujiang, and Jiangxi Yongtong Hushan have all Sign up to compete.

In order to strengthen the protection and services for the event, Foshan has made full preparations.

Last year, Shunde, Foshan built a standard dragon boat racing venue in Guipan Lake in accordance with international standard dragon boat racing competition requirements. The venue is 1,000 meters long, 100 meters wide, and 3 meters deep. After passing the tenth The test of three Asian Dragon Boat Championships has been recognized by participating athletes.

The reason why Shunde is named the hometown of dragon boats includes Shunde’s love for dragon boats and its dedication to dragon boats, including the government’s support for dragon boats. This is why the State Sports General Administration decided to place this dragon boat race on The reason why it was held in Shunde, Foshan. Entertainment content in the competition

This Grand Prix will incorporate elements of Foshan dragon boat culture and Lingnan folk culture into the opening and closing ceremonies and event organization. The opening ceremony will feature song and dance performances with rich Lingnan water town characteristics. The integration of dragon boat culture creates a lively and jubilant atmosphere, and traditional dragon boat eye-dotting and other activities are followed; the closing ceremony is held in the form of a "Dragon Boat Banquet" to enrich the experience of dragon boat culture; during the competition, the organizing committee will also In accordance with traditional customs, roasted pigs and shochu were presented to the participating teams, allowing athletes to deeply understand the unique customs and cultural charm of dragon boating.

During this Grand Prix, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area "Eat in Guangdong" Foshan (Shunde) Food Culture Week, Shunde Jewelry Tourism Culture Carnival, and the 2019 First Chencun Three-Character Sutra Enlightenment Culture Week will also be held at the same time Held in Shunde, it will attract audiences and tourists from all over the country to come to Shunde to play dragon boat racing, watch the competition and marvel at the delicious food.