KnowraDragon boatDragon boatA long, narrow human-powered boat traditionally decorated with a dragon’s head and tail and used in team racing.BriefConnectPaddle: A short-handled blade used to propel and steer a small craft by hand. Each paddler uses one to drive the dragon boat forward.Dragon Boat Festival: A traditional Chinese festival held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Dragon boat races are among the festival’s best-known customs.Canoe: A narrow boat propelled with paddles, commonly with an open top. Dragon boats belong to the broader family of human-powered paddled craft.International Dragon Boat Federation: The international governing body for dragon boat sport. It coordinates rules and international competition for the sport.Drummer: A musician who plays a drum to mark rhythm or signal a group. The drummer sets a beat that helps synchronize the paddlers’ strokes.Qu Yuan: A Chinese poet and statesman of the Warring States period, traditionally associated with the Dragon Boat Festival. Festival legends connect boat races with efforts to recover his body.Hull: The watertight body of a boat that provides buoyancy and carries its load. Its long, narrow form accommodates a large paddling crew.Team sport: A sport in which participants compete as organized teams. Dragon boat racing depends on coordinated effort by a crew.Steering oar: A long oar used by a steersperson to control a boat’s direction. The steersperson uses it to keep the long boat on course.Miluo River: A river in Hunan, China, associated with the death of Qu Yuan in tradition. The river anchors a prominent origin story for festival racing.Show all 19Linked from 2 pagesShow all 2