natalya lublinskaya talked to its tamers . surface of the water - this is an old tradition of racing dragon boats longjou invariably. it's been 2,000 years now. now we see how the boat is being prepared for the competition. installed on it. like this the same dragon that cuts through the water, the place on the nose of the loot and is occupied by the drummer, as a rule, a lightweight athlete with a good sense of rhythm. you keep the rhythm slowly at first, and then closer to the finish line. it grows in the body of the dragon, respectively , the rowers are sitting, and at the stern, that is, in the tail , there is a helmsman, who also diligently works out every embankment and even a bridge over the river. this is a very famous competition. i decided to come and see, and the races are sometimes arranged in the most unexpected places. how do you like this china and drift coherence of actions at the time of the turn is already a competition. not so much for speed, but for maneuverability , the chinese train all year round to the