fearless of wind and rain, stage "speed and passion"! the first f3 dragon boat super league shunde race kicked off
2024-09-22
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dragon boat races, riding the waves. on september 21, the "saturday fortune cup" 2024 first f3 dragon boat super league shunde division race was staged at guipan lake in shunfengshan park, shunde district, foshan.
before the competition started, even though it was raining, there were still spectators who occupied the "front row seats" on the shore of guipan lake to see the wonderful moments of "foshan dragon super". at 9 a.m., as the referee fired the starting gun, the contestants all waved their arms and paddled hard. the dragon boats were like arrows from a bow, cutting through the waves and leaving traces on the beautiful guipan lake.
it is reported that the first f3 dragon boat super league of "saturday fortune cup" in 2024 is hosted by foshan municipal bureau of culture, radio, television, tourism and sports, and undertaken by the people's government of chancheng district, nanhai district, shunde district, gaoming district, sanshui district, municipal news media center, municipal sports federation, municipal dragon boat association, shunde district sports federation, and shunde rong media co., ltd. foshan integrates various types and levels of dragon boat competitions in the jurisdiction, selects the winning team in the form of "five-district station competition + corporate group", and creates a unique f3 super league mechanism, striving to create a foshan dragon boat competition platform and new cultural brand with national influence, showing the dragon boat spirit of unity, cooperation and hard work of the people of foshan, and attracting popularity, consumption and economy through the integration of culture, sports and tourism.
this competition attracted 22 dragon boat teams from towns and streets in shunde district, with a total of nearly 350 athletes participating. the competition categories and events include the men's 12-person dragon boat 200-meter straight race, 12-person dragon boat 500-meter straight race, and 22-person dragon boat 400-meter round-trip race; the women's 12-person dragon boat 200-meter straight race and 12-person dragon boat 500-meter straight race.
it is worth mentioning that in this shunde race, shunde district combined the local dragon boat cultural characteristics, and through deep cultivation of the dragon boat cultural field, created the "shunde happy dragon boat" brand system, and laid out a cutting-edge brand comparable to "searching for flavors in shunde".
dragon boat racing is a traditional folk activity with profound cultural heritage in foshan. as the "hometown of dragon boat racing in china", shunde dragon boat racing has been carried out for hundreds of years, rooted in the blood of every shunde citizen, and has been passed down from generation to generation, flourishing and showing the speed and passion of "daring to be the first in the world" among the people.
the "research on the integrated development of the three major industries of culture, sports and tourism in shunde district" and the "14th five-year plan for the development of culture, tourism and sports in shunde district" proposed to inherit and promote traditional folk sports such as martial arts, dragon boat racing, and dragon and lion dances. in the future, shunde district will actively explore the organic integration of sports and characteristic cultural tourism, continue to create exciting dragon boat races, and welcome more tourists to shunde to play dragon boat folk customs, eat dragon boat banquets, and appreciate dragon boat culture. with dragon boats as a link, they can understand shunde, know shunde, walk into shunde, and stay in shunde.
at the same time, the "chow sang sang cup" 2024 first f3 dragon boat super league finals will be held at guipan lake in shunfengshan park, shunde district on october 2. during this period, citizens and tourists can not only see a wonderful water version of "fast and furious", but also see the city brand theme dragon parade, participate in dragon boat cultural and creative markets and other dragon boat theme activities, and appreciate the unique charm of traditional dragon boat culture up close.
text and photos | reporter yang yuanying correspondent yin pujie
