Cantonese people’s dragon boat race is at the next level 广东龙舟出马屈原脚都湿不了

Dragon boat racing began more than 2000 years ago on the banks of the life-sustaining rivers in the valleys of southern China as a fertility ritual thought to bring good luck to the coming crop season.
Over the years a second story was introduced to give the festival a dual meaning. Legend has it that Qu Yuan, a great warrior and poet threw himself in the river Mi Lo, as a protest against the political corruption of the day. The people loved Qu Yuan very much and raced out in their fishing boats to the middle of the river in a vain attempt to save him. They beat on drums and splashed their oars in the water, trying to keep away the dragons that occupied the rivers.
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[@esotericist]

I rowed in a Dragon Boat race in HK (Stanley) - We came second. It was very hard work. Great fun !

[@sscielium]

CANTONESE PRIDEEEE

[@maffbuckley600]

Waw id love to watch them race.. thank you for sharing ❤