【Commentary】Summer night insects chirp, in ordinary days, Guangdong Foshan Diejiao Village is an ordinary village, and this tranquility, with the approach of the Dragon Boat Festival, will soon be completely broken. The men, women and children in the village, chopping melons and making tea, sitting and waiting for the big drama to start, the bustling and busy during the day are not as warm as the rapidly rising atmosphere under this month.
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【Commentary】Dragon boats are called "dragon boats" in Guangdong, and Dianjiao dragon boats have "become famous" in recent years, because the dragon boats here will "drift".
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You can't feel the atmosphere inside the narrow swell in the big river.
【During the same period】Ye Guangwen was a member of the dragon fleet
It seems that this competition area is an S corner, and it is very delicate to start turning and starting to pick up from which point to which point.
【Commentary】The length of the boat is 25 meters, carrying more than 40 people, sprinting and racing in the 6-meter-wide village river, the distance between the audience and the dragon boat is very close, the "flying dragon" passes, the river is sweaty, this sense of experience itself is enough to make people's blood flow. And the Dianjiao dragon boat has also developed the skill of "drifting" on the water, you can see the trend of the track here from the map, either C-shaped, or S-shaped, extremely challenging, dragon boat to in the narrow and tortuous river, turn, piercing, U-turn, here to watch the dragon boat race, just like watching the racing car, the dragon boat galloped, a sharp turn, and disappeared.
【During the same period】Ye Guangwen was a member of the dragon fleet
Unlike other places, they are straight racing, and the dragon boat here is characterized by curves, excitement, and drifting. When the boat has a speed, with a certain speed, it can be picked up by six gunmen in front and behind, and at the same time, the boat will swing to the side.
【Commentary】The team members told reporters that the "unique secret" of dragon boat drift lies in the six team members at the end of the day, although when they appear in front of the camera, they always have unique postures, do not match the beat of others, and are often busy, but they are the "technicians" on the ship, holding the "steering wheel" of the drift boat, known as "guns", and the other team members are "pickpockets", which constitute the "engine" of the dragon boat, "pickpockets" are responsible for speed, "gunners" control the direction, and cooperation is seamless to show the most amazing cornering technology.
【During the same period】Yang Fangwen A member of the dragon fleet
The pursuit is faster and faster. And the requirements of the helm are getting higher and higher, because the river and the turn are relatively sharp, and the length of the boat reaches 25 meters, the river is very urgent, and the slow development is faster and faster.
【During the same period】Ye Guangwen was a member of the dragon fleet
So this requires training at night, to choose the best waterway, the competition will be much faster.
【Commentary】Dijiao Village not only has the most "show" dragon boat technology, the local people's love for "dragon boat" is also particularly prominent, there are dragon boat elements everywhere in the village, the night the reporter filmed, in fact, it was just a night practice, not an informal competition, but the villagers in the surrounding areas flocked to come. This is the real "melon-eating masses". The dragon boat team members range from the "post-80s" to the "post-00s", all of them are natives, and the big competitions in other areas don't matter, but the competitions in their own villages are more important than anything else.
【During the same period】Yang Fangwen A member of the dragon fleet
Since I was a child, I have liked to pick up dragon boats, and I rushed out when I heard the drums, because in Dianjiao, the cultural atmosphere here is that I will chase dragon boats, and there are more enthusiasts.
【During the same period】Ye Guangwen was a member of the dragon fleet
Because of happiness, interest, and my own likes, my own friends around me are from the dragon fleet, so there is more or less such an atmosphere, as soon as I see them pickpocketing, because I myself am injured, I can't get off the boat these days, I feel itchy when I see them pickpocketing.
Reporter Wang Qingran reported from Dongguan
Responsible Editor: [Ye Pan]