What are the four major dragon boat races in China?

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming. I believe everyone knows that the symbol of the Dragon Boat Festival is eating rice dumplings and rowing dragon boats, right? Dragon boat racing is still a relatively large-scale competition in China. There are four major dragon boat races in China, I believe many friends know about them. So which are these four dragon boat races? Let’s take a look with the editor!

1. Jiangsu Xinghua Black Turban Dragon Boat Competition

Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat racing has a long tradition in Xinghua City, Jiangsu Province, with its roots and clear context. More than 2,000 years ago, when General Zhaoyang was in Shiyi Xinghua, Qu Yuan was a senior official,——, a senior member of Zhao, Qu and Jing, the Dukes of Chu State. The history of Xinghua has a deep imprint of Chu culture and Qu Yuan complex. The "Xinghua County Chronicle" of the Ming Dynasty clearly records that our ancestors held a "dragon boat race" every Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate Qu Yuan.

Holding the dragon boat race with Wujindang also highlights the profound cultural heritage of Xinghua City, explores Wujindang culture, amplifies the effect of Xinghua wooden boat manufacturing technology, a national intangible cultural heritage protection project, and enriches the festival cultural life of the masses. A grand event to create cultural tourism highlights and brands.

Since 2008, Xinghua City has resumed the dragon boat race and named it "Wujin Dragon Boat Race". It is held once a year and has been held for 13 times so far. The 14th Wujin Dragon Boat Race will be held in 2022. After more than ten years of holding, this event has become a key project of outstanding mass cultural activities in Jiangsu Province, a scenic spot in Xinghua City, a window to display the traditional culture of Xinghua City, a brand for building a culturally strong city, and a The business card of building a national historical and cultural city.

2. Miluo River International Dragon Boat Festival in Yueyang, Hunan

Yueyang is the birthplace of dragon boating. As early as 278 BC, at the beginning of the fifth lunar month, the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. After hearing the news, local people launched boats to rescue Qu Yuan, and threw rice dumplings, steamed buns and other food into the center of the river, begging the monster not to eat Qu Yuan. In order to commemorate this world cultural celebrity, on this day every year, people will hold a grand dragon boat race on the river. Every household will hang moxa leaves and calamus, burn realgar wine, and drink realgar wine to ward off evil spirits. This activity continues to this day.

Since 1987, with the strong support of the National Sports Administration and the National Tourism Administration, Yueyang City has begun to hold a large-scale dragon boat festival (race) in Nanhu that integrates sports, culture, economy, trade, and tourism. The event has been identified by the National Tourism Administration as one of the 23 important festivals in China’s overseas markets.

3. Dragon Boat Races in Dongguan, Guangdong

The Dragon Boat Festival in Dongguan is the most influential traditional cultural event in Dongguan with the largest number of participants. Dongguan people race dragon boats not for a day or two, but for a month, so it is called Dragon Boat Month. The main activity of the Dragon Boat Festival is dragon boat racing. Starting from the first day of the fifth lunar month every year, Dongguan begins a month-long dragon boat race. There are two types of competitions: one is friendly competition, which the masses call "taking advantage". There are no prizes and no sponsor organization is required. When two or more dragon boats meet on the river, they often compete spontaneously. This kind of competition has no fixed time and route and can be gathered and dispersed freely. Another form of competition is "bidding", that is, "competing for the scenery." People call it "bidding," "competing for the big scene," and "competing for the end of the scene."

4. Dragon boat racing in Tongren City, Guizhou Province

Dragon boat racing in Tongren City, Guizhou Province has a long history, and the dragon boat has become a representative national cultural symbol in the local area. In 2009, Tongren City (now Bijiang District) was awarded the "Hometown of Traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival". In 2011, Tongren Dragon Boat Race was included in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list as a traditional sports event.

The Dragon Boat Base is located in the Daming Border Town Scenic Area. With the theme of "Dragon Boat Festival Activity Experience and Dragon Boat Festival Health Culture", the dragon boat base inherits the dragon boat culture, attracts tourists, and creates new tourism experience projects.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Daming Border Town Scenic Area held many large-scale national dragon boat competitions such as the Chinese Dragon Boat Competition and the Chinese Dragon Boat Open.

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