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china news service, foshan, october 2 (reporter cheng jingwei) foshan city, guangdong province held the first f3 dragon boat super league finals on october 2 at guipan lake, shunfengshan park, shunde district, foshan. 24 teams staged dragon racing to win the championship. , coupled with the colorful dragon parade, showing the style and charm of chinese dragon boats.

at about 10 o'clock that day, after the traditional eye-dotting ceremony, a line of "raptors" lined up at the starting point of the track. following the command, the dragon boat athletes waved their arms and paddled vigorously, and the dragon boats were like flying off the string. the arrows left ripple marks on guipan lake. the nanhai-shunde dragon boat relay exhibition race was held at the same venue. the audience on the sidelines cheered and cheered.

the first foshan f3 dragon boat super league started its first competition on september 14, and the winning teams were selected in the form of "five-district competition + enterprise group". the winning teams finally competed in the finals, and the dragons gathered together to stage a fast and passionate dragon boat feast.

the finals are divided into the men's 12-person dragon boat 200-meter straight race, the men's 12-person dragon boat 500-meter straight race, the men's 22-person dragon boat 200-meter straight race, the men's 22-person dragon boat 500-meter straight race, the men's 22-person dragon boat 500-meter straight race, and the men's 22-person dragon boat 500-meter straight race. the 400-meter round-trip dragon boat race, the 200-meter straight race for women's 12-person dragon boat race, and the 500-meter straight race for women's 12-person dragon boat race.

foshan is the “hometown of dragon boating in china” and the country’s first “famous city for dragon boating and lion sports in china”. the people of foshan love dragon boats, race dragon boats, and sing dragon boats. dragon boat culture is endless. dragon boat racing is not only a traditional folk sports activity loved by the whole people, but also an important carrier of foshan's "top ten traditional cultures."

wen xi, deputy mayor of foshan city, said that this year's first f3 dragon boat super league in foshan is a new model and vivid embodiment of foshan's dragon boat culture. it is as passionate as the f1 racing car and represents the good, strong and simple guangdong humanistic spirit. it is also a homophonic pronunciation of the word "foshan", which shows the spirit of the people of foshan to unite and strive for the first place.

it is reported that during the national day holiday, foshan also launched a series of themed activities such as distinctive food and cultural tourism. (over)