www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

Dedicated villagers continue tradition that has thrived for 700 years

By Xu Lin in Beijing and Hu Meidong in Fuzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2023-06-22 08:06
Share
Share - WeChat
Fang Shaohuang (third from right), his five brothers and his nephew Fang Jianwei (center) run a boat-making factory in Fangzhuang village, Minhou county, Fujian province. SHI MEIXIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY

As the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated nationwide, residents making the boats in Fangzhuang village, Fujian province, have been working tirelessly for more than a month to meet orders from across the country.

Dragon boats have been made in the village, which is situated in Minhou county, for over 700 years.

Fang Shaohuang, 72, proudly carries on his family's boat-making techniques as a third-generation inheritor. He and his five brothers, who own a boat-making factory, learned these skills from a young age.

"We stick to the family tradition of making these boats to a strict standard. The procedure is complicated, but our patient work results in fine products," he said.

Among the family's younger generation, only his nephew Fang Jianwei has inherited the techniques. The 34-year-old is also the youngest such inheritor in the village.

"The work is not particularly profitable, but I'm determined to find dedicated apprentices who can carry the profession forward," Fang Jianwei said.

In Fujian, a traditional dragon boat, which is 18 meters long, can accommodate 32 paddlers, a drummer, a gong player and a helmsman. There is space in the bow to set off firecrackers.

Fang Jianwei said the average price of a boat is about 30,000 yuan ($4,200), and 80 percent of their customers are from Fujian.

To ensure speed and safety, he designs the boats in accordance with the paddlers' height and weight. "If the boat is used on a river, a broad vessel with a deep hull is needed for stability in the face of currents," he said.

Employees at the factory are currently working from 5 am to 8 pm. In the slack season, they prepare fir and camphor wood for use the following year.

Although his profession is closely related to the festival, Fang Jianwei rarely has time to fully enjoy it, as he and his team are on standby in case customers need after-sales maintenance to their boats.

In addition to the traditional family business, he has tried creative ways to further promote the culture of dragon boat racing. In recent years, he has posted online short videos of the hard work involved in making the boats, and this footage has attracted customers from other provinces.

Fang Jianwei also makes delicate model dragon boats for use during tea ceremonies or as room decorations. He organizes study tours mainly for primary school students from Fuzhou, capital of Fujian, to visit the factory to learn how dragon boats are made. The students can also watch a new boat being tested in the water.

Fang Jianwei hopes that in the future the village will act as a base to showcase the evolution and history of dragon boats in China.

Jishou's vegetable bus boosts farmer incomes

60-year-old farmer builds submarine by hand

Firefighters rescue trapped construction worker

Bus driver who died saving tourists honored

Would-be teacher finds success as elite sniper

Hero driver dies after saving South Korean tourists

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 天堂一区二区三区精品 | 久久国产国内精品对话对白 | 91久久国产综合精品女同国语 | 三级免费网站 | 伊人网在线免费视频 | 免费va国产高清不卡大片 | 手机在线成人精品视频网 | 国产欧美日韩另类 | 久久久精品国产 | 国产在线美女 | 最新亚洲一区二区三区四区 | 国产高清晰在线播放 | 国产真实生活伦对白 | 综合色久 | 亚洲精品国产一区二区图片欧美 | 日本黄大片影院一区二区 | 日韩欧美一级 | 欧美在线视频一区二区 | 午夜宅男在线永久免费观看网 | 国产免费黄视频 | 美女大片高清特黄a大片 | 久久91精品国产91久久小草 | 免费看a级 | 久久精品国产国产精品四凭 | 久草在现 | 中文字幕成人在线观看 | 九九视频免费精品视频免费 | 国产成人精品一区二三区在线观看 | 色丁香久久 | 99国内视频| 亚洲天堂久久久 | 日韩精品亚洲一级在线观看 | 在线综合+亚洲+欧美中文字幕 | 亚洲国产精品一区二区久 | 亚洲国产精品久久久天堂 | 亚洲国产成人在人网站天堂 | 天天欲色成人综合网站 | 六月丁香婷婷天天在线 | 18在线网站 | 久久91精品牛牛 | 亚洲欧美视频在线观看 |