In Lingnan traditional culture: dragon boat racing is an important clan interaction activity and an important way to reflect the face and strength of the clan in the village.

Dongting is located on the north bank of the Dajiang Lijiao Waterway. It has been a transportation hub leading to Jiuzhao Town on the south bank and South Vietnam since ancient times. For thousands of years, the Guan family has made a lot of money just from the ferry fees at this pier. Therefore, the villages that have coveted the pier have been coveting it since ancient times. Not a few.

There is also a thousand-year-old village in Jiuzao Town on the south bank of the river called Heluo Village, an ancient village with only the surname Cao (Guan Hao's mother, Cao Xiaomin, came from Heluo Village).

Heluo Village and Dongxiting are feuding and have been hostile to each other for hundreds of years. In order to compete for the wharf and rice surrounding hundreds of hectares of farmland, the two villages are constantly fighting, with constant civil and military struggles. In order to win both the battles, both families value culture and martial arts. .

Dragon boat fighting on the Dragon Boat Festival and lion fighting on the Double Ninth Festival are important fighting activities between the two families. In the old days, all the farming and activities of the two families throughout the year were prepared around the Dragon Boat Festival and Double Ninth Festival competitions.

What a coincidence, Guan Hao encountered the most important moment of Dongxi Pavilion a few days after traveling through time.

Suicheng is located on the east bank of the river, a water town in Zeguo, with criss-crossing rivers and a wide water surface. The Dragon Boat Festival dragon race has been held since the Song Dynasty to this day.

Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, Suicheng begins preparations for dragon boat racing on a village basis. Until the end of May, people row dragon boats, wash dragon boat water, take advantage of the dragon boat scene, eat dragon boat cakes, eat dragon boat rice, and sing dragon boat songs. It lasts for many months and is called the "Dragon Boat Moon".

The central activity of Dragon Boat Month is the boat race, also known as the "Dragon Boat Scene".

Including: dragon boat launching, competition for young people, setting bids, taking advantage of the scene, winning bids, rewarding bids, etc., which are the most lively scenes in Suichen City.

There are two forms of boat racing: one is a friendly competition, called "taking advantage of the situation", which does not provide prizes and does not require special organization. Two or more dragon boats meet on the river and compete spontaneously, with freedom to gather and disperse; the other is One is "dragon racing to win the gold medal", also known as "releasing the bid", "fighting the bid", and "fighting for the great scene".

The dragon boat race between Dongting and Heluo on the other side was obviously provocative, and the entire competition scene was filled with a strong smell of blood.

After the Qingming Festival, the whole village is mobilized, and all men aged 15 to 40 in the village are required to participate.

Guan Hao has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he has grown tall and tall. He reached 1.7 meters tall before he was 17 years old. He had not spoken before, but his identity was there. Although the villagers did not show their contempt and dissatisfaction with Guan Hao, But many people are still a little disappointed with this future Guan family talker.

?A big family that has been passed down for thousands of years relies on blood connections and effective rules to maintain it. Rules are the foundation for a big family to move forward. Guan Hao was destined to his identity and responsibility when he was born. This has nothing to do with whether he is a fool or not, even if he Even if he is an incapacitated person, his family's system and the team that assists him will allow the family to operate normally like a precision machine. What's more, the Lingnan Guan family has a thousand-year family mission that requires selfless dedication from generation to generation.

The Dragon Boat Festival begins on the first day of the fifth lunar month, which is also the most important day of the year for Rice Wai Dong and Xiting.

Guan Hao recovered very well under the careful care of his mother, Cao Xiaoping. After discussing with other elders in the family, the patriarch agreed that Hao Zai should participate in this dragon boat race.

Dragon boats in South Vietnam have a tradition of naming since ancient times. The Dongting dragon boat is named "Red Rabbit" to commemorate its ancestors. The Dongting dragon boat is as fast and brave as the red rabbit horse.

The Dongting Red Rabbit Boat is as its name suggests: its whole body is red, and its body is thicker than ordinary dragon boats.

The dragon head is a red dragon head with a solemn appearance and majestic appearance.

In the same way, the dragon boat in the West Pavilion is crowned with "Wuzui", its body is black, and the head of the boat is a fierce and majestic black dragon, which is solemn and solemn.

From the first to the fourth day of May, there are complicated and solemn preparations such as raising the dragon, entering the water to worship the gods, picking green leaves, racing the dragon, and recruiting scenery.

The Dragon Launching Ceremony in East and West Pavilions is different from other places. The dragon boats in other villages are sealed in the mud of the river, and will be cleaned and repainted in the coming year.

The dragon boats in the East and West Pavilions are sealed in specially made Dragon Sealing Pools.

The so-called Fenglongtan is a 2-acre pool behind Guan's Shengwu Hall. The pool is surrounded by a high wall, and the water in the pool is connected to the river not far away by underground sewers.
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