Nearly 200 rowers compete in boat racing on Cu De River

On the morning of February 18 (the 9th day of the Lunar New Year 2024), a traditional boat race took place on the Cu De River in Lien Chieu District, Da Nang City.

After 4 years of interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic and many objective reasons, the traditional boat racing tournament on Cu De River has returned amid the excitement of fishermen, local people and tourists.

Racing boats compete on the Cu De River

The tournament took place excitingly and attractively on the Cu De River in the area of ​​Hoa Hiep Nam and Hoa Hiep Bac wards, organized by the People's Committee of Lien Chieu District.

The traditional boat race on Cu De River is an annual festival, a unique cultural feature of fishermen on the river as well as in the Da Nang Bay area.

The tournament brings together fishermen from fishing villages to exchange and compete.

According to local people, the boat race is to pray for national peace and prosperity, favorable weather, and a prosperous life for residents of the river and coastal areas.

Therefore, no matter where they live and work, every year on the 9th day of the first lunar month, people from the two wards and those who live far away return to their hometown to participate in and cheer for their village racing team.

The men's team of Hoa Hiep Bac Ward won first prize.

This is also an opportunity for fishermen, who make a living from the river, to exchange with racing boat teams from districts, towns and neighboring provinces.

This year's tournament gathered nearly 200 rowers from 8 male and female racing boat teams from Ngu Hanh Son District, Cam Le District, Hoa Vang District (Hoa Lien and Hoa Bac communes), and Lien Chieu District (Hoa Hiep Nam and Hoa Hiep Bac wards).

After an exciting and dramatic competition, the male racing boat team of Hoa Hiep Bac Ward and the female racing boat team of Cam Le District won first prize; the male and female racing boat team of Hoa Hiep Nam Ward won second prize; the male racing boat team of Hoa Bac Commune and the female racing boat team of Ngu Hanh Son District won third prize.

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