Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Leng Shuang correspondent Longgu Village Party General Branch of Dagang Town
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A leaf dragon ancient agricultural boat, from the mottled years of hard work, to a new journey of rural revitalization.
On the afternoon of October 1st, Longgu Village, Dagang Town, Nansha District, held the 4th Tenglong Cup Five-person Agricultural Boat Race, aiming to further inherit and promote the culture of Lingnan Water Town. Longgu Village has cultivated a new generation of successors in agricultural boat racing, mainly young people in the village.
The Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter learned that the starting point of this competition is located at the junction of Xinwei Village and Nancunfang Village in Tanzhou Waterway, the whole journey is about 15 kilometers, passing through Nancunfang, Fangma, Maqian and other villages, and surging back and forth in Longgu Village. 11 teams participated, with a total of 55 players and 22 reserve athletes.
At 1:30 p.m., the competitors waited in the Tanzhou Waterway for the "head off" ("put the head" means the start of the race), and as the signal gun sounded, 11 five-man farm boats rushed forward like a soaring dragon, and 55 "pickpockets" ("pickpockets" are the competitors of the pickpockets) marched forward to cross the rapids and compete for the championship, and the shore was full of cheering spectators. Let the citizens feel the charm of the civil competition, appreciate the style of Lingnan water town, and enjoy the fruits of rural revitalization and cultural revitalization.
The 15km endurance race is a huge test of the team's physical strength, endurance and skill, but the experienced "pickpockets" know how to maintain their strength through skill. After 90 minutes of the race, I saw three agricultural boats moving forward at the end, and the victory and defeat were only a millimeter.
After fierce competition, Team 2 won the competition. Guo Binghong, Secretary of the Party General Branch and Director of the Village Committee of Longgu Village, presented trophies to the winning athletes and distributed bonuses and prizes.
At the same time, Longgu Village deepened the integration of cultural and business tourism, and set up a special agricultural boat "Carnival" special market near the village committee, displaying and selling characteristic agricultural products and handicrafts, and promoting local characteristic culture.
Guo Binghong, director of Longgu Village, told reporters, "In the past, it was only the older generation of villagers who picked up agricultural boats, but this year I am very happy to see many young faces, and I hope that rowing culture, as a traditional and excellent culture in Lingnan, can keep pace with the times and carry forward." ”
The villagers of Longgu Village believe that the culture of rowing includes valuable qualities such as working together in the same boat, forging ahead in the rapids, facing difficulties, having the courage to compete for the first, and working hard.
Nansha is located at the mouth of the Pearl River, where the river swells and the villagers live near the water. The unique geography has created the characteristic water town culture of Longgu Village, and has a history of more than 20 years of dragon boat (dragon swimming) and agricultural boat racing (locally known as "big head boat"). This year, Longgu Village combined the mode of special market and agricultural boat race to inherit the traditional water town culture of Lingnan, attracting more young friends to participate and injecting fresh blood into the Lingnan water town culture in Dagang Town.
Editor: Su Huilin
Source: Golden Sheep Network