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victim of downsizing in the 4th
century BC and was sent into exile. Much dejected at losing his job
and pension entitlements and with a rather large mortgage to finance,
Ch’u Yuan threw himself in the Mi Lo river. Ch’u Yuan
underestimated the strength of his popularity amongst the local
fishermen who saw his struggles in the river and raced to help. The
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splashed their paddles in the water in grief and in an attempt to
keep the river dragons away from Ch’u Yuans body. Quite why or how
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the ancient Chinese writings are rather sketchy on this point. For
all of us involved in the sport we remain ever thankful to the late
Ch’u Yuan for his selfless sacrifice and the subsequent evolution
of our sport.
Modern Dragon Boat festivals often reenact these events although splashing of paddles in the water is generally considered to be poor technique by the more hard core Dragon Boat teams.
Dragon Boating has been extremely popular in the Far East for many years but it is only relatively recently that the sport has surged in popularity in Europe. In the UK the sport has boomed to the extent that it is estimated that 40,000 people in 800 crews take part in events each year. There is a well established racing calendar, both nationally and internationally, as well as a more relaxed series of corporate and charity events where the pace is a little less frantic. Dragon Boating is unique in that people of all ages and abilities can compete together or just come along for a paddle and a pint. The staggering growth of the sport is set to continue in the 21st century as more and more people realise the appeal of Dragon Boating. An inclusion in the Olympic games is generally expected and who knows, the next Steve Redgrave may well be a Dragon Boater. OK, that may be stretching the point but you never know. Poor old Ch’u Yuan probably had no idea what he was starting when he took his last dip in the Mi Lo river all those years ago.
Its like a good pint of beer totally refreshing and quite you quickly become addicted to the sport.
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