“端午未臨 龍舟已到” / 香港體育之寧 Hong Kong Sports Serenity / SML.20130223.7D.24605.P1.L1

龍舟 Dragon boat is an important part of Chinese culture with over 2000 years of history. Dragon boat races are traditionally held as part of the annual 端午節 Duanwu Festival held on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese Lunar Calendar (usually in June on the Gregorian calendar).

 

While ‘competition’ has taken place annually for more than 20 centuries as part of religious ceremonies and folk customs, dragon boat racing has emerged in modern times as an international sport, beginning in Hong Kong in 1976.

 

Pictured is one team practicing their rowing skill today at Tolo Harbour—four months ahead of the game. I suspect that more will be seen in coming months, and I look forward to the spectacle. I was born in the Year of the Dragon and I suspect that my affinity to this watersport is not completely without grounds.

 

For more information, visit Wikipedia:

+ EN: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_boat

+ ZH: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/龍舟

 

# SML Translate: 端午未臨 龍舟已到

+ 端午: Duanwu Festival

+ 未: not (yet)

+ 臨: arrive

+ 龍: dragon

+ 舟: boat

+ 已: already

+ 到: arrive, here

+ 端午未臨 龍舟已到: Duanwu Festival has not arrived yet but the dragon boats are already here.

 

# SML Data

+ Date: 2013-02-23 10:50:05 GMT+0800

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+ Series: 體育 Sports, 寧 Serenity, 男 men

 

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