dragon boat
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Key facts
- Highest governing body
- International Dragon Boat Federation
- First developed
- Ancient China
- Contact
- No
- Team members
- 22 (regulation)
- Type
- Watercraft paddle sport
- Equipment
- Dragon boat, paddles, drum
- Country or region
- Worldwide
- Olympic
- No
- World games
- 2005 (invitational), 2009 (invitational)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- rowing boat
- Sport
- dragon boat sport
- Image
- Eastern District Dragon Boat Race - 2008-06-01 09h52m48s SN201360.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dragon boats
- Commons gallery
- Dragon boat
- native label
- 龙船
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Encyclopedic overview
Alternative Chinese name Traditional Chinese龍船 Simplified Chinese龙船
A dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft that originated in the Pearl River Delta region of southern China's Guangdong Province. These were made of teak, but in other parts of China different kinds of wood are used. It is one of a family of traditional paddled long boats found throughout Asia, Africa, the Pacific islands, and Puerto Rico. The sport of dragon boat racing has its roots in an ancient folk ritual of contending villagers, which dates back 2000 years throughout southern China, and even further to the original games of Olympia in ancient Greece. Both dragon boat racing and the ancient Olympiad included aspects of religious observances and community celebrations, along with competitions.
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