石岐賽龍舟是中國廣東的省級非遺項目。端午節將至，5月至6月，中山迎來2024年粵港澳大灣區（中山）龍舟邀請賽暨中山市龍舟文化月。目前，中山許多地方都在舉行一年一度的起龍儀式。石岐街道南下龍舟隊的長龍也于5月25日上午順利出水。該長龍隊在中山龍舟賽中保持著“十連冠”的好成績。我們發現，與隊員們一起“起龍”的還有外國友人。
“我叫Jyrki Luomala，出生于芬蘭。”據悉，這位“外援”來頭不小，曾參加過五次國際龍舟世錦賽，并獲得過兩枚金牌。這是他第三年參與南下的“起龍”儀式。“我熱愛劃龍舟，尤其是和我的隊友們一起，他們樂觀有趣， 同時也是優秀的運動員。” 他表示，目前該隊已經開始備戰6月10日的比賽。
World Champion from Finland
Attracted by Dragon Boat Race
The Dragon Boat Race of Shiqi is a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage event in Guangdong, China. As the Dragon Boat Festival is around the corner, the 2024 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Zhongshan) Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament and Zhongshan Dragon Boat Culture Month will last from May to June.
The annual dragon-boat-raising ceremony of Nanxia village of Shiqi was held on May 25th. ?The traditional 80-man boat team of Nanxia has maintained an impressive record of ten consecutive championships in the Zhongshan dragon boat race.
Jyrki Luomala from Finland is also a member of this team. He has been in the world dragon boat championships for 5 times ，with two gold medals. It is his third year to join the dragon-boat-raising ceremony with the team. “I love the dragon boating and especially our teammates. They are happy, funny guys, but also good athletes.” Currently, they are training for the? competition held on June 10th.
【出品】中山市海外傳播中心
【統籌】廖薇 李紅 謝瓊
【拍攝】易承樂 蓋劉寶
【后期】易承樂
【設計】陳思理 夏升權
【編導/翻譯/采寫】廖薇?
【校對/旁白】饒梅芳??
編輯? 廖薇? ?二審? 謝瓊? ?三審? 陳慧
