DRAGON BOAT
Traditional dragon
boat racing, in china, coincides with the 5th day of the 5th chinese lunar month (varying from late may to june on the
modern gregorian calendar). The summer solstice occurs around 21 June and is
the reason why chinese refer to their festival as "duan wu" or
"duen ng". Both the sun and the dragon are considered to be male.
(the moon and the mythical phoenix are considered to be female.)
Dragon boats are the
basis of the team paddling sport of dragon boat racing, a
watersport which has its roots in an ancient folk ritual of contending
villagers, which has been held for over 2000 years throughout southern china.
What
its made of?
Obviously they will
not kill the dragon and make him a boat hahaha. A dragon boat is a
human-powered watercraft. They were traditionally made in the pearl river delta
region of china's southern guangdong province out of teak wood(mostly imported from
pontianak, indonesia) to various designs and sizes.
Wonder
if dragon boat is a sport?
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-high-angle-view-of-a-dragon-boat-race-part-of-chinese-new-year-2015-79326527.html
For those unfamiliar
with it, dragon
boat simply put, is a boat of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a
steers person paddling to cross the finish faster than their competition (the
one handle the rudder). It's a team sport in its purest form that
encompasses the elements of power, speed, synchronization and endurance.
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