ThehistoryandcultureofDragonBoatRacinggoesbackover2,200yearsandhasitsrootsinthelegendofQuYuanandthesacrificehemadeforhiscountryinthethirdcenturyB.C,whenhedrownedhimselfintheMiloRiver,inSouthernChina,inprotestagainstthecorruptregimesofthatbellicoseperiod,knownasZhanGuoorWarringStates
uraterenditionsofboatracesintheSongDynastyChinaandinthelaterYuanDynastyperioddepictdragonboats,dragonboatbarges,petitiononamarkedregattacourseintheancientChinesecapitalcityknownasKaifeng.Atpresent,dragonboatsportisgettingmoreandmorepopularintheworld,especiallyinAsia.
petitioneventshavebeenheldeveryyearfromSouthernSongDynastyinGuangdong.InGuangzhouAsianGames,dragonboatisthefirsttimetobeincludedastheofficialsportoftheAsianGames.
AtraditionalChinesestyleboatpropelledsolelybyPaddlersusingsinglebladedpaddlesseatedinaforwardfacingpositionandsteeredbyuseofaSteeringOar.TheboatshallbefittedwithaDrum,Head,Tail,DrummersSeat,priseoneSteererandoneDrummerandtwentyPaddlers.