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Published: Jul 25, 2022 06:49 PM
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single-bamboo drifting / 独竹漂 / (dúzhúpiāo)

A: Hurry up and look! That person is floating on the water, but her foot is only standing on a single bamboo pole!  

快看,那个人在水面上漂,脚下只踩了一根竹竿。

(kuàikàn, nàɡèrén zài shuǐmiàn shànɡ piāo, jiǎoxià zhīcǎile yīɡēn zhúɡān.)

B: I see her! This is the Chinese folk ultimate technique that is called "single-bamboo drifting."     

我看到了,这是中国民间绝技"独竹漂"。

(wǒ kàndào le, zhèshì zhōnɡɡuó mínjiān juéjì dúzhúpiāo.)

A: Single-bamboo drifting? This is the first time I've heard of such a sport. 

独竹漂?我头一次听说这项运动。

(dúzhúpiāo? wǒ tóuyīcì tīnɡshuō zhèxiànɡ yùndònɡ.) 

B: Single-bamboo drifting performers stand on a single bamboo pole and hold another small bamboo pole in their hand that they use to row on the left and right of the pole.  

独竹漂表演者站在一根竹竿上,手持另一根小竹竿,左右交替在水上划行。

(dúzhúpiāo biǎoyǎnzhě zhànzài yīɡēn zhúɡān shànɡ, shǒuchí lìnɡyīɡēn xiǎo zhúɡān, zuǒyòu jiāotì zài shuǐshànɡ huáxínɡ.)

A: It can't be easy to get a hang of this sport.

要掌握这项运动一定不容易。

(yào zhǎnɡwò zhèxiànɡ yùndònɡ yīdìnɡ bùrónɡyì.) 

B: In 2021, the folk ultimate technique was made a national intangible cultural heritage in the hopes of getting more young people to know about it.

2021年独竹漂入选国家非物质文化遗产名录, 借此让更多年轻人去了解它。 

(èrlínɡèryī nián dúzhúpiāo rùxuǎn ɡuójiā fēiwùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn mínɡlù, jiècǐ rànɡ ɡènɡduō niánqīnɡrén qù liaojiětā.)
Illustrations:Liu Rui/GT

Illustrations:Liu Rui/GT