Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Leliu Longyan Village to hold the “Longyan Finishing Custom” ceremony, praying for the smooth and safe Dragon Boat Competition, and looking forward to a good year of weather and good harvests.
Komiks 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 to have a good weather and good harvest
Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta come to Leliu Longyan Village to “finish the eyes of the longan”
Guo Wenhai, member of the Standing Committee of Foshan Municipal Party Committee, Minister of Propaganda Department, and Secretary of the Party Committee of Shunde District, liked the dragon boat team that came to Komiks for “the finishing eyes”
Komiks for “the finishing eyes”
Children bathe in the dragon boat pool to pray for healthy growth
Villagers all 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
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 Street Dragon Boat Culture and Culture Babaylan Huayue promotes the provincial intangible cultural heritage “longyan finishing eyes” customs. Dragon boats from all over the Pearl River Delta came to Leliu Longyan Village to hold the “longyan finishing eyes” ceremony, praying for the smooth and safe Dragon Boat Competition, and looking forward to a good year of good weather and good harvests.
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. The doctoral research base also signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Institute of Social and Culture of Macau University of Science and Technology to advance high-end talents such as postdoctoral fellows at Tsinghua University<a After staying in Komiks, it revitalized a house of more than 400 square meters that had been abandoned by the river surf of Longyan Village for many years.
This year’s Longyan finishing activities are in addition to highlighting the highlights of Longyan finishing, welcoming the dragon banquet, as well as the popular water color performances and water “dragon lice” (note: local traditional name, smaller dragon boat) performances. The ancient village Longyan Village has shown new cultural connotations; the villages and communities implemented “rural revitalization” and the upgrading and transformation of village-level industrial parks; echoing the “dragon boats” on the same day, it concentrated various dragon boat objects and photography award-winning works to show the dragon boat culture and dragon boat spirit of Shunde; at the same time, in order to show the construction of beautiful and civilized villages and the results of ancient villages, the online and offline “longyan treasure hunting journey” activity that has been lingered for three days has prompted Shunde Water Village Villages to be recognized by tourists in the Pearl River Delta and even the whole country. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan Knowledge.
Komiks The reporter learned that on that day, Longyan Village also held a signing ceremony for the “Rural Revitalization” village-enterprise pairing project. Longyan Village was respectively inherited with Zhongdao Reform Institute and Shunde Dragon Boat Culture.icmov.com/”>Cinema Association, Leliu Youth Entrepreneurs Association and five companies paired up, and held calligraphy and painting exhibitions, online and offline interactive attractions “Treasure Hunt”, the second Cinema Dragon Culture and Leliu Beautiful Civilized Village PhotographyBabaylan and other cultural and tourism activities.
At the scene, citizens and tourists watched the water floating colors, dragon lice, and colorful dragon parade on the shore, tasted the dragon banquet at the Longyan Cityba Station Stadium, and welcomed the dragon in Longyan Village Square, Taiwei Temple, and the final touch platform. The custom of “longyan finishing touch” is grand. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema received unanimous praise from the people on site. In addition, in Dekang Garden, the district and town leaders and guests also carried out “Zhongji has warmth” and “little hands hold big hands” to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with students and parents of Longyan Primary School. The event was funded by the company to bless the elderly and condolences to the poor families in the 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, showing the enthusiasm of “hospitality Longyan”. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>KomiksSentence.
The origin of “Longyan Finishing”
Shunde is a famous hometown of dragon boats. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the wind of dragon boat picking is growing day by day. The entire set of ceremonies of dragon boat picking include the links of dragons, finishing the eyes, picking green, racing dragons, hiding dragons and scattering dragons.
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 was precipitated from the South China Sea and set up Shunde County. The name comes from “Shuntian Mingde”; Longyan was called Longzhu in ancient times, surrounded by water, and built a “Han Taiwei Xianggong Temple” commemorating the Han Dynasty’s General Zhou Bokuang. Liang Dunyan was one of the first students studying in the United States in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, he served as Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the head of the Beiyang Government’s transportation.
Since ancient times, Longyan Village has become a holy place for dragons to gather together. Dragon boats in the surrounding towns met with the Taiwei Temple on the third day of the fifth lunar month to gather for Longtou. Therefore, “Longzhu” was gradually replaced by “Longyan”, and the place name of Longyan Village also came. Every Dragon Boat Festival<a hreWhen the Cinema Festival is approaching, the dragon boats from all over the triangle came to Longyan Village before the official dragon boat racing, especially the new dragon boats were 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, they will drag the mud and even have the risk of turning over the Cinema.
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 Longyan 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, the village also invited opera troupes to cheer up. Relatives and friends from all over the world came back to visit relatives and friends, and had a banquet and a happy drink. The “long-eye finishing touch” is 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. CinemaThe dragon boats are coming to pilgrimage to finish the highlights. The owner who was waiting in Butou set off firecrackers to show his welcome. The dragon boat was docked, and then removed the dragon head and tail and dragon sign to land. The left door entered the Taiwei Temple. The elders dipped the brush in cinnabar to finish the tip of the dragon head. At the same time, the host and the guest gave each other gifts. The “finishing” ceremony was completed. Babaylan, and then from the rightOut of the side door. Dragon boats from afar usually eat 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 provide benefits and increase gifts for the dragon boats that come to participate in the pilgrimage, and to fulfill the friendship of the landlords.
”Longyan finishing the eye” process
Worship: On the evening of the 30th day of the fourth lunar month, the Taiwei Temple beating gongs and drums three times, and worshiping the Taiwei with tribute, praying for the good weather and the weather in the society and the yard, and people are peaceful and auspicious.
Welcome the dragon and the dragon: On the morning of the third day of the month, colorful flags were planted everywhere at the pier. Villagers heard the sound of dragon boats and set off firecrackers, and they all sent rice wine, fruits and profits as the landlords. 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, the gongs and drums will ring.
Finishing: The population says “Smooth the wind and smoothly the faucet to the dragon’s tail”, sprinkle the dragon’s head, dragon’s tail, god’s bucket, gong, drum, and colorful flag with a new pen dipped in cinnabar, and dot the dragon’s eyes, dragon’s neck and dragon’s 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 guests will give you replies, fruits and dragon boat talismans.
Returning to the dragon: After the ceremony, the dragon boat does not return according to the original route, but is led by a dedicated person to enter and exit from the main hall, commonly known as “going for the great fortune”.
Long Travel: The dragon boat bows and bows in the style of three advances and two retreats, and thanks the gods for their kindness, and then cruising around the river, with gongs and drums and colorful flags waving.
Source｜Yangcheng School
Editor｜Xie Hong