On October 2nd, the 2024 Inaugural F3 Dragon Boat Super League Finals were held at the Guipan Lake in Shunfeng Mountain Park, Shunde District, Foshan, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The finals were divided into three categories: men's 22-person dragon boat, men's 12-person dragon boat, and women's 12-person dragon boat, with a total of 24 teams participating in the competition. Many of these teams have previously won national and international dragon boat championships. Chen Qingchen, the champion of badminton women's doubles at the Paris Olympics, graced the event with her presence, cheering alongside the audience for the "F3" finals.
The 2024 Inaugural F3 Dragon Boat Super League Finals were held at Guipan Lake
Are dragon boat races only held during the Dragon Boat Festival? In Foshan, known as the "Hometown of Chinese Dragon Boats" and the first "Chinese Sports City of Lion Dance and Dragon Boat," this is not the case. Taking Jiujiang Town in Nanhai District as an example, dragon boat races start in May and continue through the cool of September, with various competitions held on the eve of National Day each year.
Twenty-four dragon boat teams from Foshan City competed on the day.
The China Dragon Boat Competition is renowned both domestically and internationally. The "Dragon Boat Drifting" in Diejiao has become a sensation, the Dragon Boat Marathon in Nanzhuang is unique, and the Half-Mountain Dragon Boat racing at Xiqiao Mountain is widely celebrated. According to statistics, Foshan hosts over a thousand dragon boat events annually. This year's F3 Dragon Boat Super League has pioneered a unique super league mechanism, aiming to create the most prestigious dragon boat super league in Foshan.
Foshan hosts over a thousand types of dragon boat events annually
It is understood that Foshan also uses the F3 event as a platform for participation from all five districts of the city. There are also distinctive themed activities such as the "Dragon Boat Banquet," dragon boat food markets, themed colorful dragon boats, and dragon boat tourism routes, providing citizens and tourists with a "one-stop" cultural and tourism consumption experience that includes eating, watching, appreciating, and playing.
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The dragon boat race in Foshan attracted the Paris Olympic champions
On October 2, the first F3 Dragon Boat Super League Finals in 2024 were held at Guipan Lake in Shunfeng Mountain Park, Shunde District, Foshan City, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. There are 3 categories in the finals: 22-person dragon boat in the men's group, 12-person dragon boat in the men's group and 12-person dragon boat in the women's group, with a total of 24 teams participating in the competition. Many of these teams have won championships in national and international dragon boat races. Chen Qingchen, the women's doubles champion of the Paris Olympic Games, came to the scene to help and cheered for the "F3" finals with the audience.
Aren't dragon boat races all held during the Dragon Boat Festival? This is not the case in Foshan, the "hometown of Chinese dragon boats" and the country's first "famous city of dragon boat and lion sports in China". Taking Jiujiang in the South China Sea as an example, the dragon boat race starts in May and lasts until the cool autumn in September, and large and small competitions are held every year on the eve of the National Day.
The Chinese Dragon Boat Grand Prix is well-known at home and abroad, the "Dragon Boat Drift" in Diejiao is out of the circle, the Nanzhuang Dragon Boat Marathon is unique, and the Dragon Boat in the middle of Xiqiao Mountain is famous...... According to statistics, Foshan holds more than 1,000 dragon boat races every year. This year's F3 Dragon Boat Super League pioneered a unique Super League mechanism, determined to build the highest honor Dragon Boat Super League in Foshan.
It is understood that Foshan also uses the F3 race as a medium, with the participation of the city's five districts, as well as a series of theme activities such as the distinctive "Dragon Boat Banquet", Dragon Boat Food Market, Brand Theme Color Dragon, Dragon Boat Tourism Route, etc., to provide citizens and tourists with a wonderful experience of cultural tourism consumption of "eating, watching and playing".
Reporter Huang Songwei
Photo provided by the event
Translated by Shi Yangyi
English Proofreader|Zhao Fan