Why is Shanghai's dragon boat strength so strong? This year's Dragon Boat Race | Dragon Boat | Dragon Boat Strength

Release time:Apr 13, 2024 22:10 PM

This weekend, dragon boat racing and dragon boat watching have become the "top stream" in the circle of friends, and they have also brought smart scenery to the city of Shanghai.

When "one river and one river" has become the new business card of Shanghai, the ancient sport of dragon boat is bursting with fresh vitality with the help of a brand-new "stage". In the process of enthusiastic participation of the whole people, it highlights the soft power of the city and reflects the temperature of the city.

Why is Shanghai's dragon boat strength so strong? This year's Dragon Boat Race | Dragon Boat | Dragon Boat Strength

Shanghai dragon boat, more lively than before the epidemic

As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches this year, many citizens have a feeling: there are especially many dragon boat races in Shanghai, and the rivers and lakes in Shencheng are very lively. It is no wonder that this weekend alone, there will be the China Dragon Boat Open on the Suzhou River and the 19th Shanghai Suzhou River City Dragon Boat International Invitational Tournament, the Shanghai Staff Dragon Boat Competition on the Star Wish Lake of Disneyland, and the 13th Shanghai University Student Dragon Boat Race, SAIC General Motors Staff Dragon Boat Race, and the 3rd "Xingnong Cup" Dragon Boat Race in Tianenqiao Village, Qingpu District.

As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches this year, many citizens have a feeling that there are particularly many dragon boat races in Shanghai, and the rivers and lakes in Shanghai are particularly lively. No wonder, this weekend alone, there will also be the China Dragon Boat Open and the 19th Shanghai Suzhou River City Dragon Boat International Invitational Tournament, the Shanghai Staff Dragon Boat Competition on the Star Wish Lake of Disneyland, the 13th Shanghai University Overseas Students Dragon Boat Race, SAIC GM Staff Dragon Boat Race, and the third "Xingnong Cup" Dragon Boat Race in Tian'enqiao Village, Qingpu District.

In fact, Shanghai has entered the "Dragon Boat Time" early since the beginning of this month, with non-stop races every week. In the following week, the Shanghai Dragon Boat Race was even more likely to blow out. There are dozens of dragon boat races before and after, including international and national level, city level and Yangtze River Delta, as well as a large number of wonderful events held by enterprises, towns, schools and trade unions. Among them, on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival on the 22nd, the "Dragon Culture Festival"-the Shanghai Student Dragon Culture All-round Competition, which the majority of young people in Shanghai look forward to and show their skills every year, will also push the Dragon Boat Festival atmosphere to a climax. At that time, the Oriental Green Boat will become a stage for children to sway their youth and feel the charm of Chinese traditional culture.

"In less than a month, the number, size and number of participants of dragon boat races, not to mention compared with the period of the epidemic, even before the epidemic." The reporter learned such a gratifying news from the city dragon boat association.

"In less than a month, the number, volume, and number of participants in dragon boat races have not exceeded even before the epidemic, not to mention compared to the epidemic period." The reporter learned from the City Dragon Boat Association about this encouraging news.

On June 1st, the 5th Dragon Boat Festival was held at Qingpu Senior High School in Shanghai.

From the perspective of industry insiders, such a strong "dragon boat power" comes from various fields in Shanghai on the one hand, and it is a natural release of enthusiasm for hosting and participating in competitions.

The development of dragon boat sports has always had its inherent advantages: Suzhou River, Huangpu River, Dianshan Lake and other water resources have obvious geographical advantages, the Jiangnan water village has a profound cultural heritage, coupled with the urban character of accepting all rivers, and the strong sports atmosphere all the year round. All have become the foundation of Shanghai's dragon boat culture.

The foundation of Shanghai dragon boat is good, but the rapid development of Shanghai dragon boat sport in recent years depends on the effective promotion and popularization work and the gradual maturity of the competition system.

Nowadays, the dragon boat sport in Shanghai has developed from the suburbs to the urban area in terms of the scope of the activity area; from the perspective of the identity category of the participants, it has developed from farmers to civil servants, white-collar workers, corporate employees, students, international friends, and cancer. Rehabilitation; From the perspective of the age structure of the participants, large, middle and primary schools have set up dragon boat teams, and their age is getting younger; from the time range, originally concentrated on the Dragon Boat Festival, now it lasts from February 2 to the end of November, which lasts for more than half a year.

In terms of events, international events include Shanghai Suzhou River City Dragon Boat International Invitational Race and Shanghai World Chinese Dragon Boat Invitational Race; national events include China Dragon Boat Open; regional events include Yangtze River Delta City Dragon Boat Invitational Race and cross-strait dragon boat exchange activities; municipal events include Shanghai Citizen Dragon Boat Race, Shanghai worker Dragon Boat Race, Shanghai student Dragon Culture all-around Dragon Boat Race, Shanghai Shuang Women's Phoenix Boat Race; district-level events include Shanghai Qingpu District Dragon Boat Open, Shanghai Songjiang District Dragon Boat Race, Jinshan District Dragon Boat Race and Chongming District Ecological Civilization Dragon Boat Race; large-scale enterprise-level events include world-famous enterprise dragon boat race in China, Lujiazui Financial City Dragon Boat Race, Shanghai Zhangjiang Science and Technology Park Dragon Boat Race, Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group Dragon Boat Race, SAIC Group Dragon Boat Race, etc.

To promote dragon boat sports, in addition to organizing distinctive events, there is no shortage of professional assistance and support. Taking the event as an opportunity, the Municipal Dragon Boat Association has set up training courses for dragon boat coaches and helmsmen for many years, focusing on teachers in middle schools and universities. In addition, the association also registers first-level referees and various professional coaches to create conditions for the unified selection of referees at the municipal and district levels.

With such soil, dragon boat sports have gradually become a part of the lives of many Shanghai citizens, but the three-year epidemic has somewhat affected the normal development of dragon boat sports. "Even if there was no competition during the epidemic, we never put the dragon boat down, and if we couldn't practice offline, we would practice online!" Shanghai a university team leader told reporters. "If you don't get on the boat for a while, you can't help it!" A dragon boat team member in Shanyang Town, Jinshan District, said. Such a big "dragon boat addiction" is also understandable-the dragon boat tradition in Shanyang Town has lasted for 18 years, and every village has its own dragon boat team, and dragon boat races are held regularly in the town every year. In previous years, large and small dragon boat races in China also have their presence. "Every year before the Dragon Boat Festival, villagers in all villages are asking about the holding of the dragon boat race. It seems that the time has come, and the feeling of participating in the race is coming up."

More and more enterprises and institutions in Shanghai also regard the dragon boat sport as the starting point and "spiritual gas station" to lead the corporate culture ". "When more than 20 athletes are in the same boat, united, working hard, and unwilling to lag behind to achieve a common goal, the cohesion of the team will be sublimated." The leader of an enterprise team told reporters that in the past three years of the epidemic, employees had fewer opportunities to participate in dragon boat races. Now everything has returned and the team has gathered again.

With such soil, dragon boat sports have gradually become a part of the lives of many Shanghai residents, but the three-year epidemic has somewhat affected the normal development of dragon boat sports. "During the epidemic, even if there were no competitions to compare with, we never let go of the dragon boat. If we couldn't practice offline, we would practice online!" The team leader of a university in Shanghai told reporters. "If you don't board the boat for a while, you can't hold back!" said a dragon boat player from Shanyang Town in Jinshan District. The addiction to dragon boats is understandable - the dragon boat tradition in Shanyang Town has been ongoing for 18 years, and every village has its own dragon boat team. Every year, the town holds regular dragon boat competitions. In previous years, their presence was also present in various dragon boat races in China. "Every year before the Dragon Boat Festival, villagers in various villages inquire about the information of dragon boat races, as if it was time, and the feeling of participating surged forward."

Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, the rain in Shanghai often comes quickly and heavily, and weekend events also encounter such "difficulties". However, the competition was not suspended and the audience did not leave-the players were fighting in the rain, the drums were loud and the water was splashing everywhere, and the enthusiastic audience on both sides of the Suhe River cheered the dragon boat athletes with umbrellas.

To enjoy a landscape sports event at home and feel the speed and passion of the mother river is gradually becoming the "daily" sought after by Shanghai citizens ". This is due to the opening of the public space of "one river and one river", which has made the Suzhou River an important carrier for citizens' sports and leisure, as well as the best "grandstand" for water events ".

Take the waters of Mengqing Garden, the end of the China Dragon Boat Open, for example. This is the largest living water park in the "Eighteen Bay of the Suhe River". The park has hydrophilic platforms, bamboo forests, fitness trails, etc., forming a beautiful Suzhou River landscape corridor. "The air here is fresh and fragrant with birds and flowers. I come to the fitness trail here every day to walk several times." After taking a walk that day, Aunt Zhang, a citizen, watched the fierce dragon boat race. She smiled and said that she hoped that there would be more and more such "welfare" in the future. The relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Putuo District Sports Bureau said: "Whether it is the first rowing race this year or the traditional dragon boat race, it aims to promote the resources of the Suhe River and help the economy and society of Putuo District by holding landscape sports events. development."

It can be said that the dragon boat sport in Shencheng has ushered in new development opportunities. It has been passed on among the citizens through a brand-new track, from simplicity to trend, from continuation to innovation, and has become a part of Shanghai's soft power. In the end, they are all beneficiaries of this soft power.

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