龙舟发源于中国,两千多年来龙舟竞渡长盛不衰,它是我国各族人民喜闻乐见的传统文化体育娱乐活动。中华各民族都自豪地称自己是“龙的传人”,人们崇拜龙,视龙为吉祥如意的化身。关于龙舟、龙舟竞渡的起源传说很多,有的认为龙舟起源于民族祖先的图腾崇拜,有的认为起于先民祭龙求雨,有的认为是纪念伍子胥,有的说来源于越王勾践,多数人认为是纪念伟大的爱国诗人屈原。贵州苗族传说是老渔翁阿保降恶龙的故事所起,云南傣族是纪念民族英英岩红窝……,在众多传说中有一个共同特点,划龙舟是人们对民族英雄的崇 Dragon boat originated in China, more than two thousand years dragon boat race is not bad, it is our country people of all nationalities loved by the traditional culture and sports entertainment. All ethnic groups in China are proud to call themselves “successors of dragons,” and people worship dragons and dragons as incarnations of auspiciousness and goodwill. There are many legendary origins about dragon boat racing and dragon boat racing. Some people think that dragon boat originated from totem worship of ethnic ancestors. Some think it starts from the ancestral sacrificial dragon, some think it commemorates Wu Zixu, some say it originated from Yue Gou Jian, People think it is to commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Guizhou Miao legend is the story of the old fisherman abounding evil dragon, Yunnan Dai nationality to commemorate the national Anglo-British rock red nest ... ..., in many legends have a common feature, plan dragon boat is a national Chong Chong