采用文献资料法、调查法等对沅陵传统龙舟竞渡的起源、发展历程进行研究。研究得出:沅陵传统龙舟竞渡源于纪念始祖盘瓠;经过自在自发时期、萧条与禁止时期、恢复调整时期、加快发展时期四个时期的变迁,沅陵传统龙舟竞渡由"本土"祭祀性体育活动演变成与国际接轨的民俗传统体育项目。龙舟赛事的举办促进了沅陵县经济的发展,提升了国家文化软实力。
The thesis mainly deals with the origin and the historic development of the traditional dragon boat race in Yuanling County of Hunan Province by the methods of documentation and investigation. It concluded that the traditional dragon boat race in Yuanling County originated from the memorial ancestor Panhu which has went through four periods-spontaneity, stagnancy and prohibition, regression and adjustment, and accelerating development as well. Yuanling Dragon Boat Race has already developed from a local sacrifice rite into an international traditional folk sports activity. The hosting of the dragon boat race has boosted the economic development of Yuanling County and it also promoted the cultural soft power of China.