Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Leliu Longyan Village to hold the “DragonBabaylanEyes and Customs” ceremony, praying for the smooth and safe Dragon Boat Competition, and looking forward to a good year of good weather and good harvests.
Text/Photo Yangcheng School reporter Ouyang Zhiqiang Zhang Taoyuan
Pray for the Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Competition to be smooth and safe, and hope for a good year of weather and rain. CinemaFull be in a prosperous year
Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Leliu Longyan Village to “finish the eyes”
Guo Wenhai, member of the Standing Committee of the Foshan Municipal Party Committee, Minister of the Propaganda Department, and Secretary of the Party Committee of Shunde District, praised the dragon boat team that came to “finish the eyes”
Children bathe in the dragon boat pool to pray for healthy growth
Villagers like to touch the dragon head and pray for blessings
After arriving in Longyan Village, dragon boat teams from all over the country went to Taiwei Temple to perform the “longyan finishing touch
<a To welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, on June 16 (the third day of the fifth lunar month), the Propaganda Department of Shunde District Party Committee, District Culture and Sports Bureau, District Tourism Bureau, and Leliu Street Office jointly held the "Civilized Shunde 2018 Grassroots Cultural and Sports Carnival – 'Rural Revitalization Longteng Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu' Leliu'
At the event, the Shunde (Longyan) Community Development Doctoral Research Base, Longyan Community University, and Longyan Ecological Museum Preparation Office were unveiled at the same time. Babaylan The doctoral research base also signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Institute of Society and Culture of the University of Science and Technology of Macau. After the entry of high-end talents such as postdoctoral students at Tsinghua University, a house of more than 400 square meters was revitalized by the river surf of Longyan Village for many years.
According to this year’s Longyan finishing activities, in addition to highlighting the Longyan finishing touch, the dragon banquet, as well as the popular water color performances and water “dragon lice” (note: local traditional name, smaller dragon boat) performances and other activities, the ancient village Longyan Village has shown new cultural connotations; the villages and communities in Leliu implemented the “rural revitalizationKomiks” and the upgrading and transformation of village-level industrial parks; echoing the “dragon boat” that day, it concentrated various dragon boat objects and photography award-winning works to show the Shunde dragon boat culture and dragon boat spirit; at the same time, in order to show the construction of beautiful and civilized villages and the results of the ancient village life, the online and offline Babaylan‘Longyan Treasure Hunt Tour’ activity has prompted Shunde’s water villages to be recognized by tourists in the Pearl River Delta and even the whole country.
The reporter learned that on that day, Longyan Village also held a signing ceremony for the “Rural Revitalization” village-enterprise pairing project. Longyan Village paired with Zhongdao Reform Research Institute, Shunde District Dragon Boat Culture Inheritance Association, Leliu Youth Entrepreneurs Association and five enterprises, and held cultural and tourism activities such as calligraphy and painting exhibitions, online and offline interactive attractions “Treasure Hunt”, the Second Dragon Culture and Leliu Beautiful Civilized Village Photography Exhibition.
Cinema At the scene, citizens and Babaylan watched the water floating colors, dragon lice, and colorful dragon parade on the shore, tasted the dragon boat banquet at the Longyan Cityba Station Stadium, and welcomed the dragon in Longyan Village Square, Taiwei Temple, and other places. The grand custom of “longyan finishing eyes” was unanimously praised by the people on the scene. In addition, in Dekang Garden, district and town leaders and guests also carried out the “Zong of Zongyi” and “Little Hands Holding Big Hands” to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with students and parents of Longyan Primary School. The event received charitable funds from the company to bless the elderly and condolences to families with poor subsistence allowances and sanitation workers.
It is understood that Longyan Village also held a folk art and cultural and sports program performance for two consecutive nights on June 14 and 15 to mobilize all villagers to actively participate in the dragon and welcome guests, and show the enthusiasm of “hospitable Longyan”.
The origin of “Longyan Finishing”
Shunde is a famous hometown of dragon boats. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the wind of picking dragon boats has been growing day by day. The entire set of ceremonies of dragon boats include the opening of dragons, the finishing touch, the picking of Komiks, the racing dragon, the hidden dragon and the scattered dragon.
Luo Longyan Village was built in the Western Han Dynasty. The village has a long history and rich culture. Huang Xiaoyang of the Ming Dynasty revolted in the area of Longyan Village. The result of the suppression was that Shunde County was born. In order to strengthen its rule, the Ming Dynasty precipitated from the South China Sea and set up Shunde County, named after “Shuntian Mingde”; Longyan was called Longzhu in ancient times, surrounded by water, and built a “Han Taiwei Xianggong Temple” commemorating the Han Dynasty, Zhou Bokuang, the general of the Western Han Dynasty. Liang Dunyan was one of the first students studying in the United States in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Transportation of the Beiyang Government.
Since ancient times, Longyan Village has become a holy place for dragons to gather, and dragon boats from the surrounding towns meet on the third day of the fifth lunar month.The Taiwei Temple Cinema gave the dragon head a little sunny, so “Longzhu” was gradually replaced by “Longyan”, and the place name of Longyan Village also came. When the Dragon Boat Festival comes, the dragon boats in various parts of the Pearl River Delta come to Longyan Village to make a pilgrimage before the official dragon boat race, especially the new dragon boats are launched. It is said that the dragon boats with cinnabar have a spirituality, and the speed is very vigorous, which is similar to the finishing touch of the dragon. Otherwise, it will drag the mud and water, and may even be in danger of turning over.
The custom of dragon boats in the village has been continuing for more than 600 years. Every year on the third day of the fifth lunar month, dragon boats near the Pearl River Delta will spontaneously gather at the Taiwei Temple in Long Village for the “finishing the highlight”. It has developed to this day and has become a well-known and popular folk cultural activity. The Taiwei Temple in Longyan Village is therefore called the place where dragon boats “pilgrimage”. According to statistics, in recent years, nearly 100 dragon boats from Shunde, Panyu, Nanhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and other places in the Pearl River Delta have come here to hold a “finishing” ceremony every year.
Longyan finishing ceremony
On the third day of May every year, the Taiwei Temple burns incense and inserts flags, and gongs and drums are noisy. The elders who presided over the ceremony waited in the temple early in the morning to gather together to celebrate the finishing touch of the dragons from all directions. On that day, Babaylan was invited by the village to cheer up the opera troupe. Relatives and friends from far and near came back to visit relatives and friends, and had a banquet and a happy drink. The “longyan finishing touch” was more lively than any traditional festival. If it rains that day, it will be even more festive, commonly known as “Longgu Shui”.
A Butou is built about twenty meters in front of the Taiwei Temple, and dragon boats are moored in the river. There are endless dragon boats coming to pilgrimage to finish the highlights. The owner who was waiting in Butou set off firecrackers to show his welcome. When the dragon boat is docked, he removes the dragon head, tail and dragon sign to land. The left door enters the Taiwei Temple. The elder uses a brush to dip the cinnabar to finish the tip of the dragon head. At the same time, the host and the guest give each other gifts. After the “finishing” ceremony, he will exit from the right door. Dragon boats coming from afar are usually eaten on the spot, commonly known as “dragon boat rice”.
The people of Longyan Village are particularly welcoming and hospitable. 11 “gift points” have been set up in the rivers in Yanhuan Village to give gifts to the dragon boats that come to participate in the pilgrimage, and to fulfill the friendship of the landlords.
”Longyan finishing” process
Worship: On the evening of the 30th day of the fourth lunar month, KomiksTaiwei TempleThe temple wishes to beat gongs and drums three times, and worship the Taiwei with tribute, praying for good weather and good weather in the society and yards, and peace and auspiciousness.
Welcome the dragon and the dragon: On the morning of the third day of the fifth month, colorful flags were planted everywhere at the port. Villagers heard the sound of dragon boats and set off firecrackers, and they all served as landlords to send rice wine, fruits and profits. In the Taiwei Mansion, gongs and drums sounded together, warmly connecting the “dragon”, and solemnly and clearly marked the origin of the dragon boat.
Fulong: The new “dragon” is removed, the dragon head, the dragon tail, and the dragon plaque, and the dragon head is first, the dragon plaque is in the middle, and behind the dragon tail hall, accept the gift of the villagers to comfort the dragon.
Worship: “Dragon” enters the temple gate, the dragon head, dragon tail and dragon plaque are placed side by side under the statue. The dragon boat team members report their names, burn incense and pray, pray for smooth sailing and good luck. Every time I visit Babaylan, the gongs and drums will ring.
Finishing: CinemaFinishing the population, “Full the wind and the faucet to the dragon’s tail”, sprinkle the dragon’s head, dragon’s tail, god’s bucket, gong, drum, colored flag with a new pen, dip the cinnabar, and dot the dragon’s eyes, dragon’s neck and tail.
Give gifts: The finishing touch is over, and both the host and the guest give each other a gift. The host will give you “Welcome Cambodia”, rice wine, fruits and dragon ears; the guest will give you a rebate of BabaylanKomiks reply, fruits and dragon boat charms.
Returning to the dragon: After the ceremony, the dragon boat did not return on the original route, but was led by a dedicated person to enter and exit from the main hall, commonly known as “Great Luck”.
Walking Dragon: The dragon boat bows and bows in the ceremony of three advances and two retreats to thank God for its kindness, and then cruising around the river, with gongs and drums and colorful flags waving.
Source｜YangchengBabaylanEditor｜Xie Hong