eNorth(dawn of 2 April from Hong Kong): Yesterday, the "Wanglong Cup Dragon Boat Game" began in Sha Tin Gates and Waters. 36 dragon boat teams with over 1000 players from Tianjin, Hong Kong and Macau tried their best in near 3 hours' hot competition. This game has aroused the climax in the public communication between Hong Kong and Tianjin since the opening of "Tianjin Week". The news around the game is still focused by the journalists as well as the news in the game.

Painting Eyes for Dragon Boat

Before the beginning of the game, people hosted a ceremony of Painting Eyes. Vice-Mayor Wang Shuzu and the chairman of Hong Kong Dragon Boat Association jointly use vermilion color to paint eyes for the racing dragon boats. When a dragon boat finished, people will hear the cheer from players. When journalists ask a native working personnel why to do this before racing, he said: "This is a rule for a long history. The boat has eyes then can swim in water. You also can say that this ceremony will bring good luck to the players."

Men's Tears

Nankai University Team is known as a first team to win the game and is noticed by other competitors. In the "Two Coasts-Three Regions Dragon Boat Game" held in Tianjin last year, they got the second position and was only after Taiwan Fu Jen Catholic University. When they arrived in Hong Kong, they also prepared the high-intensity adaptation exercises. Thus, they all had great confidence to the game. Unfortunately, the result was so poor. After the match, maybe for great gap between ideal and reality, many players of them dropped grieved tears. Students analyzed that they lost because of the short racing range. In this situation, Nankai Team can't display their advantages of endurance. The other reasons include techniques and lacking of experiences.

Troubles after Exchanging Team Wears

After the match, it is usual to exchange the team wears with other teams. Light color "Macau Technology Institute" changed into deep-blue "Tianjin University"; purple "Hong Kong Dragon Team" turned into white "Tianjin Normal University". All the players mixed and it is difficult to distinguish where they are really from. When journalists interviewed them after the match, they found it is impossible to get clear from the clothing but only the accent. The leading teacher also met the same trouble when leaving the game place. (Zhang Huijun and Wang Wei)