龙舟,顾名思义就是雕刻为龙形的舟船,分为龙身、龙头和龙尾三部分。龙身即龙舟主船体,船体外全部雕刻有龙鳞;龙头、龙尾采取与龙身分离雕刻的方法,便于安装和拆卸。最早的龙舟见于春秋时期的吴越一带。图1~2为陈列在上海中国航海博物馆中央大厅的一艘龙舟。作为一种群众性的水上运动,中国各地的龙舟竞渡,一般在每年的农历五月初五(即端午节)前后举办。端午节,又称端五节、端阳节,是中国人历来最为重视、庆祝活动最为出彩的传统节日之一。在中国,端午节、中秋节和春节并称“三大传统节日”;或者,将元宵 Dragon boat, as the name suggests is carved into a dragon-shaped boat, divided into dragons, leading and dragon tail three parts. Dragon body that is the main hull of the dragon boat, all carved with a dragon scale; faucet, dragon tail to separate and carving method, easy to install and disassemble. The earliest dragon boat found in the Spring and Autumn Period Wu Yue area. Figures 1-2 show a dragon boat displayed in the central hall of Shanghai China Maritime Museum. As a mass water sports, dragon boat races across China are generally held around the fifth day of the fifth lunar month (ie the Dragon Boat Festival) every year. Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the end of five, the Dragon Boat Festival, is the Chinese people most attention has always been to celebrate the activities of the most outstanding traditional one of the festival. In China, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival are said to be “three traditional festivals”; or, the Lantern Festival