The world's first boat propelled by oars has a history of 5000 years. It appeared in a relief work in ancient Egypt. /kloc-In the 8th century, on the Thames in London, some ferrymen began to compete for the rich to gamble.

17 15 The Dugate coat and badge boat race on the Thames is the oldest boat race in the west, but China people started the dragon boat race more than 2,000 years ago.

Every year around the Dragon Boat Festival, enthusiastic dragon boat races are held all over China, especially in the south of China. This movement has been in China for over 500 years. In the competition, 20 athletes sat in the middle of the dragon boat in two rows, each of whom waved an oar and strove forward; A member of the bow is conducting with colorful flags, and a member of the stern is beating drums and cheering. The scene is exciting.

Modern rowing competition has become a popular sport all over the world. In some competitions, each athlete holds an oar, so the number of athletes must be even. But each oarsman holds two oars (oars are also a kind of oars), and a single person can steer. Paddles and paddles vary in size, but most of them are about 3.8 meters long. In international competitions, paddles will be painted with the color of the athletes' national flag.

In rowing competition, a boat can be rudder or rudderless. The rowers can be two, four or eight. International important events generally take the form of regatta, such as Lucerne Regatta in Switzerland and Royal Henry Regatta in Britain.

In Britain, every spring, students from Oxford University and Cambridge University hold a fierce rowing competition. This competition can't decide the world champion, but it is very attractive to the audience. The stadium is always crowded with spectators cheering for this traditional event.

It's crazy to row this inflatable raft in the rapids. Although there are certain risks, the collision of two rafts is also a very interesting experience, which feels like playing bumper cars.