Cross-Strait Youth Dragon Boat Friendship Race in the Yangtze River Delta Held in Shanghai
The Yangtze River Delta Cross-Strait Youth Dragon Boat Race kicked off in Shanghai's Qingpu, with 9 teams racing together on the same boat Using dragon boat culture to promote exchanges, cooperation agreements were signed to advance the regular mutual exchange of folk sports across the Taiwan Strait
The 2nd “Qinglong Tongzhou” Yangtze River Delta CrossStrait Youth Dragon Boat Friendship Race was held on the 11th in the Shuichengmen waters of Qingpu District, Shanghai. Nine youth teams from Taiwan, Qingpu in Shanghai, Wujiang in Jiangsu, and Jiashan in Zhejiang took part in the event, which featured a 400meter straightline sprint in 12person mixed dragon boats. The competition used dragon boat culture as a bond, aiming to promote exchanges between young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
At the competition venue, young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait raced together on the course, and after the event they also deepened mutual understanding through interactive exchanges. The organizers said that dragon boats are a cultural symbol shared by both sides of the Taiwan Strait and embody the spirit of unity and cooperation, and they hope young people will learn from each other through competition and exchanges.
During the event, the Taipei City Dragon Boat Association and the Qingpu District Sports Federation signed a cooperation agreement, under which the two sides will promote the regular exchange of dragon boat culture across the Strait and further encourage mutual learning and sharing between folk sports and traditional culture.