CCTV News: As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the atmosphere of preparing for dragon boat racing in various parts of Guangdong is becoming more and more intense, which has also brought the local cultural and tourism industry to warm up.
In Niule Village, Daze Town, Jiangmen City, the "dragon-rise" ceremony will "awaken" the dragon boat that has been "slept" for a year. "Rise the dragon" means that the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching and the dragon boat race for the new year is about to begin.
Traditional dragon boats are made of Pontianak wood, which is tough and corrosion-resistant, and will become stronger after being soaked in water. Every year before the Dragon Boat Festival, villagers will dig dragon boats from the bottom of the river to welcome the dragon boat race in the new year. After the event is over, wrap the hull with river mud and bury it into the bottom of the river.
In Zhuhai, the local dragon boat team is also seizing the time and launching pre-race training.
The dragon boat race has also brought the cultural and tourism industry to the cultural and tourism industry, and various derivatives surrounding the dragon boat race are welcomed by the market. In Foshan, a small figure that "Happy Lion and Dragon Boat" has become popular and "come to the circle".
Ceramic designer Hu Zhibin introduced that there was a corner on the top of the lion's head, and he changed it to a rice dumpling, meaning "one-stop high school".
