Yuancun Dragon Boat Rowing

Name and category

According to the public notice of January 2024, Yuancun Dragon Boat Rowing is one of the new inscriptions in the recommended list for the fourth batch of district-level intangible cultural heritage items, in the traditional dance category.

Applicant and place of transmission

The applicant unit named in the notice is the Dongping Subdistrict Office. The item title carries the name Yuancun and the applicant unit belongs to Dongping Subdistrict, so the place of transmission is presumably in the Yuancun area of Dongping Subdistrict. The notice gives no specific village or stretch of water.

Wording of the item name

The notice uses the wording "rowing a dragon boat" and not the wording used for dragon-boat racing. This entry follows the wording of the notice and does not merge the item with names that use other wording.

To be added

• the form, size and construction of the boat;
• the composition of the rowing crew, the work chants and the gong-and-drum accompaniment;
• the dates on which the boat is launched and the waters used;
• the line of transmission and the safeguarding measures for the item.