Is it rumored that all the landlords who row dragon boats in Guangzhou are worth millions of yuan? Contestants respond to the competition | Dragon Boat | Landlord

Release time:Apr 13, 2024 21:54 PM

As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the magnificent scenery of Guangzhou's dragon boats is gradually flourishing. In Guangdong, dragon boat racing is one of the most influential traditional cultural activities in the local area, with the longest Dragon Boat Month and the most lively Dragon Boat atmosphere in the country. Locals refer to dragon boat racing as "grabbing dragon boats".

This year, the wind of Guangzhou Dragon Boat Race not only blows all over the the Pearl River, but also receives high attention from netizens all over the country. On the internet, various theories about dragon boat racing have been hotly discussed - "Guangzhou landlords practice dragon boat racing in the middle of the night, and if they lose, they will be punished by kneeling in the temple." "Viewers need to cheer and cheer, because if the landlord wins, they will get rent free." "Becoming a dragon boat racing athlete also requires a competitive price, which is a high-end sports event that only those with money can participate in."

Are these popular statements on the internet true? Will the winning team really waive rent for tenants? Recently, Red Star News had a conversation with dragon boat contestants from multiple communities in Guangzhou, as well as Zhang Weichao, the vice president of the Huangpu District Dragon Boat Branch in Guangzhou, to understand the truth.

Training site for dragon boat rowers in Huangpu District, Guangzhou. Respondents provide pictures

Are they all landlords worth millions?

"I've never heard of selecting teams based on their worth."

"For the people of Guangzhou and even the entire Lingnan region, celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival is as important as celebrating the Spring Festival." Zhang Weichao, Vice President of the Dragon Boat Branch in Huangpu District, Guangzhou, told Red Star News that from the moment he remembered it to the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, his family has been busy preparing for the festival by rowing dragon boats for generations. "But I have never heard that the selection of a team to pick dragon boats is based on whose wealth is high and whose property is abundant." Regarding the rumor circulating online that dragon boat players need to undergo "capital verification" to be selected, Zhang Weichao believes that this is just a joke from netizens.

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Mr. Li, a villager from Liede Village in Guangzhou, also gave the same answer to Red Star News. As one of the dragon boat slaying athletes who have represented Liede Village in Tianhe District, Guangzhou for many years, Mr. Li said, "There has never been a competition in a year where the organizers will go and see who has more savings. Whether it is a folk or official competition, this will not be the judging standard."

Liede Village once became a well-known urban village in China due to demolition, and Mr. Li often sees netizens jokingly saying about "the villagers of Liede Village are worth millions": "It should be said that no matter how much you are, whether you are a worker or an entrepreneur outside, as long as you return to the village to represent the team in the competition, getting on the boat is the same, preparing for the battle and contributing as much as possible."

"Different village collectives require different standards for training athletes in competitions." In Zhang Weichao's understanding, the statement of selecting athletes based on wealth lacks factual basis because it goes against Guangzhou's traditional customs and the original intention of dragon boat activities: "Dragon boat racing reflects Guangzhou's past ethnic culture, symbolizing the overall strength of an ethnic group and a village, and there will be no such discrimination."

Zhang Weichao told reporters that dragon boat racing is just a part of dragon boat culture. In the past, communication and protection between villages to prevent the invasion of this village relied on the mutual passage of dragon boats between villages, showcasing the strength and abundance of the male population in this village.

In fact, dragon boat racing has been passed down in Guangzhou for a century and has gradually gained official recognition from folk competitions. In 1994, the People's Government of Guangzhou officially designated the Dragon Boat Festival as the local Dragon Boat Festival. The Guangzhou Dragon Boat International Invitational Tournament, co sponsored by the General Administration of Sport of China, the China Dragon Boat Association and the Guangzhou Municipal Government, has also become a five-star event of traditional Chinese sports and will set sail in the the Pearl River on June 17 this year.

What is the selection criteria for dragon boat rowers? Zhang Weichao explained to Red Star News, "It mainly depends on the endurance, experience, physical fitness, and various professional skills of the athletes." At the same time, Red Star News saw on the official website of the General Administration of Sport of China that the bureau's "Introduction to Dragon Boat Rules" released in March 2013 also requires team members to be physically healthy, able to swim, and familiar with water.

Mr. Li from Liede Village told reporters that four teams from Liede Village will participate in the Guangzhou International Dragon Boat Invitational this year, including three men's teams and one women's team. He introduced to the reporter the selection method for athletes in Liede Village. One of the criteria for women's selection is to be able to swim, while men are required to be local villagers. If they are over 40 years old, each person needs to participate in a 100 meter rowing competition.

If you lose the game, will you be punished to kneel in the temple?

"No team will be penalized if they lose the game."

"Guangzhou landlords, who are worth millions of yuan, are not working these days. They would rather lose money for their own businesses than lose the dragon boat competition." A netizen made a similar joke online, stating that if a contestant loses the competition, they may be punished by kneeling in the temple.

"In the inheritance of Guangzhou's clan culture, ancestral halls are indeed an important symbol, which are still preserved in many villages and communities." Zhang Weichao explained to Red Star News that ancestral halls are a connection between people of the same surname and village. Often during major festivals, people who are away from home will also worship ancestral halls: "If you lose a dragon boat competition, you must kneel in the ancestral hall. This is not a rule, and if there is one, it is also a spontaneous behavior that should not be taken seriously."

Zhang Weichao told Red Star News that there are many civil organizations in Guangzhou that organize and organize dragon boats, often organized by village collectives or communities. Therefore, the selection and rewards are formulated separately, but the difference is not significant, and there are basically no provisions for punishment. Mr. Wang, a villager from Liede, said, "In the past, the results of the competition symbolized the status and face of the entire clan, but now the competition is more about cultural inheritance and festive atmosphere, so winning or losing is actually not important."

Training site for dragon boat rowers in Huangpu District, Guangzhou. Respondents provide pictures

The spectators cheered for rent reduction?

Tenant: Sending blessings while watching the game is not for rent reduction

These days, Ms. Wang, who lives near the the Pearl River New City, will also go to the the Pearl River to watch the dragon boat players doing various trainings for the competition when she is free. She also intends to send a message of blessing to the landlord through WeChat before the competition, wishing the dragon boat team the landlord participated in a victory.

Ms. Wang told reporters that her visit to the competition and her blessings to the landlord were not for the purpose of reducing rent. She joked, "The rent is all written on the contract and paid quarterly. How could it be waived for a month?" Ms. Wang, who has been living in Guangzhou for many years, described the grand scene of the dragon boat competition to reporters: "The boats are beautiful in shape, colorful, and the athletes row to the same standard, shouting loudly. It's really spectacular."

Ms. Wang told reporters that the closer the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the more people will watch on the riverbank. In Ms. Wang's view, as an outsider, she was able to experience Guangzhou's folk culture and the liveliness of this festival at this dragon boat feast, which made her very pleased.

And Zhang Weichao said, "Perhaps some landlords will share this joy with tenants after winning the game, but the form of sharing is free and there are no regulations." He said that perhaps there are landlords who will reduce rent, but this is not just a convention rumored online.

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