Research On Oral History Of The Inheritor Of Zigui Dragon Boat Race In Hubei Province

The dragon-boat race is not only an excellent traditional sports event in China,but also a mass recreational activity with strong folk culture color.With a history of thousands of years of inheritance and development,it has become an important carrier of traditional culture communication and has been developing into a national grand gathering integrating sports competition,sacrifice and entertainment.Under the background of carrying forward and protecting excellent traditional culture in our country,it is of great reference value to study its evolution,inheritance process and main body of inheritance for the protection and inheritance of excellent traditional culture and traditional sports.This paper mainly adopts the documentary method,field survey method,oral history research method and other research methods,with the Zigui dragon boat race inheritor Zheng Xianglong as the main investigation object,through the oral data of the inheritor respectively from the life course of the inheritor and career,the development course of the zigui dragon boat race is analyzed.It is found that the Zigui dragon boat race originated from Quyuan.In the process of inheritance and development,the Zigui dragon boat race experienced such remarkable development periods as the race period featured by regional characteristics,the depression period caused by war,the entertainment race period featured by folk characteristics,and the modern race period dominated by the official.During this period,a complete production process of wooden dragon boat was formed,and the main inheritance mode was family inheritance and apprentice inheritance.The inheritance method of "teaching by words and deeds" was adopted,and the inheritance steps were taken step by step,and the inheritance concept of"externalization in form and internalization in heart" was adhered to.However,there are also inheritance difficulties,such as the lack of inheritors,the neglect of the subject of inheritance,and the lack of self-generating ability of inheritance projects.On this basis,the inheritors put forward the inheritance vision from "technology" to "art",from"family" to "public",from "persistence" to "innovation",from "love" to "protection",from "support" to "attention" to official Suggestions.Based on the above research,it is concluded that the Zigui dragon boat race has formed a relatively stable cultural circle in the long history of its inheritance and development,but with the continuous progress of Zigui's social changes,it is also adhering to the integration of tradition and modern inheritance and development direction at the right time.However,it is necessary to keep the authenticity of Zigui dragon boat race as a folk activity in the changing,and more important to pay attention to and protect the value and status of the inheritor in its inheritance and development.