Exciting! " The International Student Dragon Boat Race at Dishui Lake features wave racing, drumming, and sweat. "Today, let's cheer students together | Activity | Sweat."
The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and the dragon boat race is underway. On the beautiful Dishui Lake in the Lingang New Area, accompanied by the sound of drums, several dragon boats rushed out, with their heads moving forward, hundreds of oars flying and waves splashing everywhere. They sprinted vigorously amidst the thunderous cheers on both sides. This is the scene of the Dishui Lake International Student Dragon Boat Invitational.
On June 11th, 2023, the Dishui Lake International Student Dragon Boat Invitational and Dragon Boat Folk Culture Experience Day event kicked off on the banks of Dishui Lake in Lingang New Area. This is one of the civil diplomacy activities for overseas students in the city and an important part of the opening ceremony of the 2023 Dishui Lake Wave Breaking Festival.
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The participating teams of the International Student Dragon Boat Invitational are composed of 8 Shanghai University International Student Dragon Boat Teams and 4 Enterprise Employee Dragon Boat Teams organized by the relevant branches of the European and American Student Association. They gathered their momentum on the shimmering lake surface, and as the resounding whistle sounded on the shore, the dragon boats in the race track set sail like dragons, beating drums and stirring up a scorching roar. International students of different skin colors moved in a neat and uniform manner, vigorously rowing their oars and swiftly traversing the blue waves. The audience on both sides of the Taiwan Strait watched with bated breath, and as the dragon boats crossed the finish line one by one, they heard heartfelt cheers from everyone. Austin, a doctoral student studying at Shanghai Maritime University, said enthusiastically: "I come from Togo. When I took the Chinese culture course at school in 2015, I learned about the traditional Chinese festival - the Dragon Boat Festival, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, Zongzi and the Dragon Boat Race. So far, I have participated in five dragon boat races. Today, we cheered together. The cheers and sweat are very exciting. I love the competitive sport of dragon boat."
After fierce competition, Shanghai Maritime University, Tongji University, and Shanghai Ocean University respectively won the first, second, and third place in the university group; The New Jingcheng International Logistics Dragon Boat Team, Shanghai Minimally Invasive Medical Branch Dragon Boat Team, and Shanghai Zhenhuahai Service Dragon Boat Team have respectively won the first, second, and third place in the enterprise group; The Dragon Boat Team of Shanghai Institute of Electrical Engineering, the Dragon Boat Team of East China University of Political Science and Law, the Dragon Boat Team of Shanghai Second University of Technology, the Pudong Branch Shanghai New York University Joint Dragon Boat Team, the Dragon Boat Team of Shanghai Electric Power University, and Tesla China Dragon Boat Team won the award. Tongji University international student Alexander told
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A dragon boat folk culture experience area is set up on the site, including screen printing experience, fan hand painting, Zongzi sachet DIY, flower drawing dragon dance DIY, non-woven three-dimensional dragon boat production and other projects. Through different project forms, dragon boat elements and folk culture experience are integrated, so that international friends can truly feel the profound accumulation and folk charm behind the long history and culture of the Chinese nation.
The first Dishui Lake Wave Breaking Festival held this year has planned a series of themed events such as dragon boat races, sailing races, graduation season for college students, cute pet water parks, and parent-child family days, allowing citizens, students, and employees to enjoy the fun of water sports and experience the charm of water sports in Dishui Lake. It is reported that the Dishui Lake Wave Breaking Festival will be held regularly every year and will continuously innovate the forms and enrich the content of the activities.
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