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Recruitment | Dragon Boat Team Member Recruitment for SJTU International Student Team for the 13th Shanghai University Dragon Boat Race for Foreign Students!

Published:2023-04-11  Views:1053

The 13th Shanghai University International Student Dragon Boat Race is about to kick off. The International Student Service Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University will build an International Student Dragon Boat Team to represent our university to participate in this dragon boat race.

 

  • Time: 10th June 2023 (Saturday) afternoon

  • Venue: East China University of Science and Technology Fengxian Campus

  • Category: 200-meter mixed gender dragon boat race

 

RECRUITMENT DETAILS

  1. This recruitment is open to all international students studying at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
  2. The race will need 18 rowers and 1 drummer. In the mixed-gender category, each team (19 team members) must have at least 6 female rowers, and the drummer is not limited to gender. We will provide professional instruction and training for the proposed participants before participating in the official competition.、
  3. Boating is a strenuous water sport that requires team members to have good physical fitness and proficient swimming skills.
  4. We intend to conduct preliminary training for registered members on April 15 (SAT)  or April 16 (SUN), as well as a selection contest to screen proposed participants.
  5. Once a week on weekends from mid-April to late May before the competition, and twice a week from late May to the competition, for a proposed total of 10 training sessions. Please keep your schedule open for training.

 

Please use the registration link to fill in registration information to become a member of SJTU International Student Dragon Boat Team before12th April 2023 (Wednesday)!

Registration link: 

https://www.wjx.cn/vm/YDl5awI.aspx

 

 

DRAGON BOAT RACE

The Dragon boat race is a traditional custom of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. As legend has it, it originated in ancient times when the people of Chu could not face the death of their wise minister Qu Yuan, so many of them rowed boats to chase after him and save him. They scrambled to Dongting Lake and lost sight of him. After that, dragon boats were rowed every year on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar to commemorate it. By rowing the dragon boat to disperse the fish in the river, so that the fish will not eat Qu Yuan's body. The custom of "Gutu" is prevalent in Wu, Yue, and Chu. The Dragon Boat is more than just a boat; here you can not only strengthen your body, but also feel the cohesion between groups.

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