Haihe Daguangming Bridge to Baoding Bridge 13-14 September
On September 13th of 2019 is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival of China, and on Haihe River, a dragon boat race will be staged.
There will be 30 dragon boat teams from 26 countries and regions, and the number of athletes has reached 480. This is the largest number of participating countries in the 31-years history of dragon boat race in Tianjin. In particular, this year's Dragon Boat Race was scheduled for the first time on Mid-Autumn Festival. It is an excellent night with the beautiful light show on both sides of the Haihe River with great performances.
Thanks to Tianjin Sports Bureau, Tianjin Culture and Tourism Bureau, and the Tianjin Dragon Boat Association's courage and innovative spirit we will enjoy this beautiful and fantastic sport show.
We hope everyone spend the Mid-Autumn Festival on the bank of the Shangri-La Hotel of Haihe, and enjoy a great dragon boat festival.
2019 The Belt and Road Haihe River International Dragon Boat Racing
Haihe International Dragon Boat Race is a famous sports tourism cultural brand in Tianjin. Over the years, it has played an active role in promoting Tianjin, showing the beautiful of the Haihe River, expanding foreign exchanges and increasing the visibility of the city.
This year, in cooperation with the national the Belt and Road initiative, it is planned to hold 2019 The Belt and Road Haihe River International Dragon Boat Racing.
This event is also a celebration of the 70th Anniversary of People’s Republic of China and celebrates the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.
When?
September 11th to 15th 2019, the competition will be held under the conditions of daylight and night (with night light show).
Location?
Haihe Daguangming Bridge to Baoding Bridge
Sponsor and Host?
The sponsors are Tianjin Municipal Sports Bureau and Culture and Tourism Bureau.
The hosts are Tianjin Social Sports Administration Center and Tianjin Dragon Boat Association.
Scale of the event?
More than 30 dragon boat teams will participate, The teams come from different countries, such Russia, Italy, Poland, Egypt, Singapore, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong, Macao, Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei provinces. There are about 460 athletes.
The competition project will be set up in the open and mixed groups of 200 meters and 500 meters.
Schedule?
September 13th 9:00 am
The 200m straight line race preliminaries will be held.
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Opening ceremony and the 200m straight line race final.
September 14th 9:00 am
The 500m straight line race preliminaires and final.
Tianjin International Charity Team
The boat of Tianjin International Charity Team (TICT) is organized by Tianjin Dragon Boat Association and Shangri-La Hotel, Tianjin with the support of BTAC and Tianjin Plus Magazine to raise funds for the Cathay Future Foundation “Healing Young Hearts Program”, supporting children and their families receiving treatment for cancer at Tianjin University Hospital.
Tianjin International Charity Team (TICT) is composed of 26 paddlers from more than 18 countries that all are living in Tianjin. It has raised for the charity more than RMB15,000 through this race training and event. Each Paddler has paid RMB600 for the seat that is donated fully to the charity program. The Donation Check will be presented during the festival weekend (13-14 September) to the charity by all participants. We appreciate everyone’s support.
This is the official team shirt that features all the flags of paddlers on the team, including China. People come together on the magnificent Haihe River to celebrate healthy living, team spirit, sharing of culture, and help to the community.
Tianjin Dragon Boat Sports Association 天津市龙舟运动协会概况
Tianjin has a historical tradition of Dragon Boat Racing. In 1988 the first modern Haihe Dragon Boat Race was held. Tianjin city mayor and Lu Huansheng has created the Tianjin Dragon Boat Association.
Haihe is a famous city river in China, and Tianjin has become the centre of the Dragon Boat Sports in northern part. The Haihe International Dragon Boat Race was selected for the national quality event and become the sports culture presentation of Tianjin.
In the past 30 years, Tianjin has trained more than 200 dragon boat teams, more than 3,000 dragon boat athletes, more than 200 coaches and more than 400 referees. The number of contestants has reached 50,000 and has millions of audience.
Tianjin Dragon Boat Association adheres to the philosophy of inheriting culture, advancing with the times and has distinctive characteristics. It acts as the pioneer of the Tianjin Dragon Boat Movement, making the Tianjin Dragon Boat Movement from zero to hundred, help the active development of China's dragon boat business.
Today, Haihe has become a famous city river abroad, and Tianjin has become an important city of Chinese Dragon Boat Sport.