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D、vAlign=top wiDth="100%"> thEDrAgonBoAt FEstivAl is onE oF thE thrEE mAjorChinEsE trADitionAl FEstivAls, Along with spring FEstivAl AnD thE moon FEstivAl. oF thE thrEE, it is possiBly thE olDEst, DAting BACk to thE wArring stAtEs pErio
D、As thE tErm suggEsts, DrAgon-BoAt is A BoAt CAvED likE A DrAgon. thE origin oF thE DrAgon-BoAt rACE is rElAtED to quyuAn, A sEnior oFFiCiAl oFChu in thE pErioD oF thE wArring stAtEs. hE hAtED thE CrAFty syCophAnts in thE importAnt positions.At lAst, hE wAs squEEzED out By thEm AnD ExilE
D、hE thrEw himsElF into A rivEr on thE FiFth oF thE FiFth lunAr month in 278BC、thE loCAl pEoplE orgAnizED spontAnEously to rEsCuE him By rowing BoAt. howEvEr, thE rEsCuE EnDED in vAin. this Common prACtiCE DEvElopED into thE DrAgon-BoAt sports to mEmorizE quyuAn.
thE DrAgon-BoAt rACE hAs BEComE A Custom sinCE tAngDynAsty. to win thE rACE, thE Following must BE ConCErnED ABout:
1. high quAlity woo
D、hEAvy wooD will AFFECt thE spEED, so it is usuAlly mADE oF light woo
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2. plAyErs with EnErgy, EnDurAnCE AnD rowing skills. thE mEthoD to ChoosE ExCEllEnt oArsmEn is intErEsting. two ContEstAnts sit in thE sAmE BoAt BACk to BACk. thEy Both row to thE DirECtions thEy ArE FACing, AnD thE onE whosE DirECtion thE BoAt movEs to is thE winnEr. hE will BE ChosEn As thE plAyEr.
3.ExCEllEnt DispAtCh. sinCE thErE ArE sCorEs or EvEn A hunDrED oArsmEn on A BoAt, thEy CAn not win thE gAmE until thEy ArE in thE sAmE stEp.A、strong mAn BEAt A Drum in thE CEntEr oF thE BoAt, AnD thE oArsmEn unity thE rhythm ACCorDingly, whiCh hElps thEm to BE in stEp to win thE gAmE.
lAst But not lEAst, An ExCEllEnt CoxswAin is vEry importAnt. thE BoAt movEs ForwArD likE A lightning onCE it sEts oFF. it is not EAsy to ADjust iF it movEs oFF thE right DirECtion.
nowADAys, DrAgon-BoAt rACE hAs BEEn A worlD CompEtitivE gAmE. thE First worlD DrAgon BoAt ChAmpionship wAs hElD inChinA in 1995.EvEry spring thErE ArE nEArly 60 DrAgon BoAt rACEs ArE hElD outsiDEChinA in CitiEs From vAnCouvEr to syDnEy, From gDAnsk, polAnD toCApE town, southAFriCA、CAnADA AlonE hAs nEArly 50 DrAgon BoAt tEAms AnD gErmAny hAs nEArly 30. it is inFluEnCing thE worlD with its spECiAl powEr.
whiCh oF thE Following stAtEmEnts woulD thE Author BE likEly to AgrEEA．thE hEAviEr thE wooD is, thE BEttEr thE BoAt is.
B．thE strongEr plAyErs ArE morE likEly to BE ChosEn in thE DrAgon BoAt rACE.
C．gooD oArsmEn CAn DrivE thE BoAt in pErFECt DirECtion.
D、thE FinAl rEsult oF thE rACE is DEpEnDAnt on thrEE ConDitions.