On the morning of April 14, the 2024 Changjiang Li Autonomous County March 3rd Dragon Boat Race and Water Games was held at the Kapok Flower Viewing Wharf on the bank of the Changhua River in Nixia Village, Qicha Town, with 108 athletes from 9 teams from 8 townships and towns in the county participating.
Event site (photo by Yang Ping)
At the scene of the competition, with the referee's order, I saw the dragon boats racing to break through the water, like "arrows from the string" rushing out of the starting point, drummers drumming, helmsmen at the helm, rowers paddling, each team member performed their duties. The cheers, shouts, and screams on the shore came and went, and the atmosphere was warm.
Wang Haili, a member of the Tianzhen Dragon Boat Team in October, said: "We are very happy and actively participate in this event, hoping to win the first championship in this event." ”
Mi Liangshan, a villager of Qicha Village, Qicha Town, said: "The competition is very exciting, I can't help but cheer for them, and I hope that more water sports will be held in our hometown in the future, and we welcome and like it very much." ”
The scene of the competition (Photo courtesy of the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Bureau)
On the shore, the Li brothers and sisters wore national costumes and sang and danced, attracting many citizens and tourists to actively participate and experience the strong "March 3" folk customs.
Xu Mujian, a local tourist, said: "It was the first time I came here to watch the dragon boats, and the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and I hope the government will do more such activities in the future." ”
The scene of the event (Photo courtesy of the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Bureau)
The competition adopts a 500-meter dragon boat diameter race, and the competition is carried out in the form of group qualification. After more than 3 hours of fierce competition, the October Tian Dragon Boat Team, Haiwei Town Dragon Boat Team, Qicha Town Dragon Boat Team, and Wulie Town Dragon Boat Team won the first, second, third and fourth places respectively, and the rest of the teams won the Excellent Organization Award.
This hydrophilic sport, with the "dragon boat race" as the starting point, to create a mass base, high visibility, influential event brand activities, to release the deep integration and development of Changjiang sports tourism culture and beautiful countryside, and to further implement the "flow" brought by the event activities into economic "increment" has long-term significance.
Cao Chuanlong, deputy director of the county tourism and cultural bureau, said: "We will strengthen the development of various sports according to the actual situation of each township and traditional festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival. At the same time, it will be selected as a dragon boat training base to further promote the development of folk culture and sports in our county. ”
Source | Pure beauty Changjiang
作者 | 杨萍 何国志 陈继泽 文金科