"Dahengqin Cup" 2024 Doumen Dragon Boat Invitational Race 10,000 people watched, and the dragons won the championship! Boxwood boiling!
Article source:Huafa Sports 2024-05-25 17:03
39 teams
from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Nearly 1,000 athletes compete for the Huangyang River,
It attracted more than 400,000 offline and online views
……
Longteng Bay Area, the war is rekindled!!
"Dahengqin Cup"
2024 Guangdong Provincial Dragon Boat Open
Doumen Dragon Boat Invitational Race
The gong is sounding this morning!
Who will be on the throne of the "Dragon King" this year?
Check it out!
01 Win the championship and fight hard to chop the waves
The sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, and the Huangyang River is sparkling in summer. At 8 o'clock in the morning, a dragon boat team quickly assembled, rubbing shoulders and preparing to go.
"Beep!" The order sounds, and the game officially begins. One by one, the dragon boats broke through the water, and along the 600-meter track, each team struggled to swing the oars, chop the waves, and move forward bravely in a shout, stirring up layers of waves.
"Come on! Come on! "The drums on the dragon boat and the cheering on the riverside blended together. Splashing waves, flying dragon flags, speeding dragon boats, deafening gongs and drums, and shouts. The scene was full of popularity and the audience was enthusiastic!
It is understood that this year's Doumen Dragon Boat Invitational Race is divided into open group and Zhuhai group, with a total of 39 teams participating. Among them, there are 15 teams in the Zhuhai group and 24 teams in the open group.
At 11:20, the peak showdown officially began. Six dragon boats sprint on the water like arrows from the string, and each team no longer retains its strength, but is full of momentum from the beginning.
Cloud flag hunting, gongs and drums are frequent. On the field, under the rhythmic drums, the uniform movements, the oars and the waves were swinging hard, chopping the waves, and the river staged "fast and furious".
Exciting, exciting, exciting, and exciting, in the sprint stage, the drums became more and more frequent, the frequency of the competitors paddling rapidly increased, the speed of the dragon boat became faster and faster, and the cheering in the viewing area became louder and louder, and everyone was fully engaged in the competition.
The first place in the Zhuhai group dragon boat crossed the line
In the last 100 meters, the dragon boat team of Doumen District and the dragon boat team of Tianjiabing Middle School in Zhuhai City went hand in hand, and finally the dragon boat team of Doumen District was amazingly explosive, and successfully won the gold medal with a difference of 1 second, becoming the "dragon king" of the Zhuhai group this year. The dragon boat team of Zhuhai Tianjiabing Middle School and the dragon boat team of Baijiao Town won the second and third places in the Zhuhai group respectively.
The first place in the open group is the dragon boat crossing line
The open finals were equally exciting, with each boat speeding out of the water like a dragon, and the team members were working hard to follow the sound of the drums. In the end, the popular Zhongshan Tongdeli Union Dragon Boat Team lived up to expectations and successfully won the championship. Xinheng Agricultural Shunde Water Vine Dragon Boat Team and Dongguan Masi Huiyou Dragon Boat Team won the second and third places in the open group.
Dragon boat culture is one of the essences of Lingnan's excellent traditional culture, with a long history and a deep mass foundation in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Macao, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Foshan, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Yangjiang...... This year's Dragon Boat Invitational Open Group brings together teams from many cities in the Greater Bay Area.
In 2023, the Hong Kong Zhan Yi Club Dragon Boat Team has participated in 7 races in Hong Kong, winning 3 championships, 3 runners-up and 4 third runners-up.
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Team
"The battle spirit bursts into the light, and the perseverance is infinite to get full marks." As the founder of the dragon boat team, Hui Kin-wah said that he hoped to promote dragon boat sports, broaden the social circle and promote the friendly relationship between the local dragon boat team and the overseas dragon boat team.
Kazakhstan player Kimbek
The Guangzhou Knight Dragon Boat Club has a foreign team member. It is reported that the team was founded in 2016 and is composed of a group of young people who love dragon boat sports. Kimbeck, a newcomer from Kazakhstan who speaks fluent Chinese, said, "The atmosphere was so enthusiastic, I think everyone's level is very high, and I hope to have the opportunity to participate in the future." He said.
02 Dragon Boat for the media to work together to create a humanistic Bay Area
It is reported that since the first competition was held in 1988, the Doumen Dragon Boat Race has been successfully held for more than 30 years, and is the most prestigious traditional sports event in Zhuhai and a well-known folk sports competition in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. This year, the Doumen Dragon Boat Race was promoted to the "Guangdong Dragon Boat Open" for the first time.
The first "Longteng Cup" dragon boat race in Zhuhai
and the first "Baiteng Lake Cup" dragon boat race in Doumen County
This is an effective way to promote the "Sha Tin Water Town Culture" of Doumen and show the charm of Doumen as the "Hometown of Lingnan Sports", and promote the exchange and cooperation of culture and sports in the urban agglomeration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
"Zhuhai's urban development is inseparable from water, and dragon boat culture has been passed down from generation to generation in Doumen. We hope that through this dragon boat race, we can promote traditional culture and show competitive style, promote further exchanges and cooperation in culture and sports among the urban agglomerations in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, promote the integrated development of agriculture, culture, tourism and sports, and focus on 'empowering with competition', 'promoting production through competition' and 'gathering industry through competition', and gather strong synergy to promote the 'high-quality development project of 100 counties, thousands of towns and thousands of villages'." ”
The river is wonderful, and the shore is lively! At 10 o'clock in the morning, the gongs and drums were noisy, and the dragon and lion leaped. The opening ceremony of the competition was held in Xidi Park, Jing'an Town.
Traditional folk culture of Doumen, such as "Dancing with Lions", "Roller Skating Dragon", "Dragon Race" and "Children's Cute Lions", as well as cultural and sports programs with strong intangible cultural heritage characteristics such as "Welcome Song" and "Golden Dragon Winning Bid" by Wind Orchestra Ensemble, dance "Dragon Teng Jiuzhou", and Sichuan Opera Changing Faces were interspersed on the stage on the shore.
The splendid performances attracted countless tourists to stop, fully demonstrating the long cultural history and positive spirit of Doumen.
03 Dialogue with intangible cultural heritage dragon boat cultural circle fans of foreigners
The Doumen Dragon Boat Race is not only a water race, but also a collection of folk culture. Watching the dragon boat and sighing at the intangible cultural heritage, along with the competition, there is also the "Dragon Soar Boxwood - Zhuhai Dragon Boat Folk Culture and Art Exhibition" and the "Dragon Boat Dragon Boat Dragon Head and Dragon Tail Production Skills" salon shared by the inheritor Zhang Weichao.
Former member of the Doumen Dragon Boat Team, who won the World Championships
At the Dragon Boat Culture Exhibition, a group of special "guests" came - former members of the Doumen Dragon Boat Team who had won the World Championships. In 1997, they won the women's 500m champion, the 1000m and 250m runners-up, the mixed 500m third place and the second place in the team total at the 2nd World Dragon Boat Championships. In 1998, he won the Macau International Dragon Boat Race, "Macao Sports Administration Cup" and "Entertainment Company Limited Cup".
Members of the former Doumen Dragon Boat Team visited the exhibition
Foreign visitors to the exhibition
After 27 years, seeing the trophies, medals and award photos that won at that time again, and touching the old dragon boats used in training at that time, Feng Yuehao, Chen Runqiu and others, members of the Doumen women's dragon boat team, were full of emotion. "We are very proud that the Doumen Dragon Boat Team can win glory for the country. I feel very excited to see these again today, and I hope that through the dragon boat culture exhibition, everyone can have a deeper understanding of the history of Doumen dragon boat. Feng Yuehao, a member of the Doumen women's dragon boat team, said.
Zhang Weichao
"The faucet needs to go through more than a dozen cumbersome processes such as material selection, design, embryo opening, carving, polishing, and lacquering before it can be formed." At the salon, Zhang Weichao talked about the production process of the dragon head, so that everyone could understand the culture and the story behind the traditional dragon boat.
Zhang Weichao makes the dragon head and dragon tail
"This is the first time I have really learned about the production skills of the dragon head and dragon tail up close, and the carving of the dragon head is particularly warm and has a story." Xie Hongying, a citizen, said that the cultural salon made her more aware of dragon boat culture and increased her cultural pride.
More than 30 foreign friends
The rich folk activities have also attracted the attention and participation of many foreign friends. At the scene, more than 30 foreign friends gathered at the art exhibition to learn about the origin of dragon boats, dragon boat customs, dragon boat production, and dragon boat development.
Some of the exhibits
Jonathan from United Kingdom
"The atmosphere of this event is very good, I am very excited and happy, I feel good, and I like Doumen very much." Jonathan, a teacher at United International College of Hong Kong Baptist University, from United Kingdom, saw a dragon boat race for the first time. Beside the old dragon boat, known as the "Champion Dragon", he said that he was attracted by the spirit of unity, courage and strength conveyed by the dragon boat culture, and longed for the opportunity to experience this cultural feast firsthand.
Jacob from India
Jacob from India also came to participate in the experience. She was very excited when she mentioned to Xiaodou that she was interested in traditional Chinese culture. She said that for her, Chinese culture and history are rich, and there are still many interesting contents to be unlocked and explored. Although she does not understand Chinese, being able to come to the scene and feel the drums and shouts of the dragon boat race is an excellent experience for her to understand Chinese culture.
Li Jinfang, the host of Doumenrong Media Center, is explaining
Taiwan compatriots visit the exhibition
The salon also exhibited cultural and creative works such as custom-made oil paintings and ivory carvings.
More than 30 Taiwan compatriots organized by the Regional Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Bureau not only visited the "Dragon Soar Huangyang - Dragon Boat Folk Culture and Art Exhibition", but also cheered for the dragon boat team at the scene. Xu Chenyu and Ye Chenglin, who are studying in the School of International Energy and the School of Intelligent Science and Engineering of Jinan University, respectively, from Taiwan, China, experienced the continuity of cross-strait culture through this activity.
Xu Chenyu
"Although Taiwan and the mainland face each other across the sea, there are many similarities in cultural inheritance and folk activities. Dragon boat racing is not only a kind of sports competition, but also a manifestation of the spirit of unity and cooperation, and I am deeply impressed by the inclusiveness of multiculturalism. Xu Chenyu said.
Tourists from Taiwan, China
With the implementation of the policy of "Macao cars going north" and "Hong Kong cars going north", it is becoming more and more convenient for Hong Kong and Macao tourists to drive to Doumen. In this year's Dragon Boat Invitational Race, Yu Jinxin from Macao and Fang Junshi from Hong Kong arrived at the event site by car.
Yu Jinxin told Xiaodou, "Today I learned that Doumen held a dragon boat invitational race, and I came here by car, and the competition was very exciting, and I wanted to experience it in person." Fang Junshi said, "The Greater Bay Area team competes in the same field, which is exciting, and the moment of sprinting always makes me feel excited. ”
The flow of people is like weaving, and the excitement is abnormal. Hand-painted dragon boats, at the scene of the folk culture and art exhibition, the market attracts many citizens to participate.
Cultural and creative T-shirts are light and comfortable, cultural and creative hats are newly launched, canvas bags are full of cultural atmosphere, in addition, there are also newly launched dragon boat ice cream, dragon boat cakes, cultural and creative stickers, co-branded cup sets, series of badges, cultural and creative postcards......
The cultural and creative products jointly customized by the Doumen District Rong Media Center and the Doumen District Cultural Center were eye-catching, and the scene was out of the circle, and the citizens who bought it lined up in a long line.
Mr. Xiao from Jinwan District
"Come and play the game to win the cultural and creative awards!" "Rock-paper-scissors!" Mr. Xiao from Jinwan District came with his family to experience the strong Doumen dragon boat culture, and won a cultural and creative T-shirt by playing games.
04 Passionate watching the game, celebrities and celebrities commenting on the scene
"Come on! Come on! "The sound of war drums, cheers, and cheers at the game site were intertwined, which made people feel very excited. The banks of the Huangyang River were crowded, and the audience was afraid of missing every wonderful shot, so they recorded the wonderful shots with their mobile phones and cheered for their favorite team in unison.
Onlookers
"I come to watch the dragon boat race with my parents every year, and the atmosphere is so shocking! As a Doumen person, I feel very happy and proud. Yan Hong, a small audience member of Doumen, said happily. At the same time, many tourists came from other places to watch this "water sports feast". Among the many spectators, Mr. Ou from Nanping is a "die-hard fan" of the dragon boat race, and despite his leg injury, he has to stand and watch the whole time with crutches in his hands.
"I like the dragon boat culture very much, and even though I was injured, I had to come in a wheelchair. I came to Doumen with my family and friends early this morning, the scene was really lively, the strength of the participating teams was also very strong, very exciting, and the dragon boat race was held very successfully. Mr. Ou said.
Offline is super burning, and online is also hot! Han Qiaosheng also sang the "Saltwater Song" on the spot, and the event was broadcast live on the Internet, so that more people could feel the passion and charm of dragon boats.
It is understood that this year's dragon boat race has achieved simultaneous live broadcast on multiple platforms, with Nanfang +, Nandu Zhuhai WeChat official account, Yangcheng Evening News public account, electric shock news APP, Zhuhai Special Zone Daily public account, "Today's Doumen", Huafa Sports Video Account and other platforms, new media customers live broadcast live throughout the whole process, attracting more than 400,000 online views.
"5 dragon boat teams go hand in hand and fly out like bullets...... this year's dragon boat race also specially invited CCTV "famous" Han Qiaosheng to partner with Doumen financial media anchor Peaches to explain the event.
During the live broadcast room, not only did the "golden sentences" appear frequently, but Han Qiaosheng also learned Doumen dialect on the spot, shared Doumen cultural creativity, interacted with netizens in a relaxed and humorous manner, and displayed Doumen dragon boat culture and dragon boat races.
"I felt a strong atmosphere in this dragon boat race, and the audience on both sides of the strait was also very enthusiastic, which also reflected the heroic local folk customs of Guangdong, especially Zhuhai Doumen, and at the same time it was particularly simple and down-to-earth. I think this is the real national fitness, national sports, I hope to continue to do a good job in the local dragon boat race, so that it can become the most influential dragon boat race in the country and even the world. ”
Longteng boxwood welcomes the grand event,
Hundreds of boats compete to show their heroic posture.
After a morning of "water racing",
This year's Doumen Dragon Boat Invitational Race
It came to a successful conclusion.
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