#中国印记#【更轻快的龙舟，不变的“龙魂”】传统的龙舟以柚木手工打造，一艘重达一到两吨。美则美矣，维护起来却相当困难。德国造船厂BuK是欧洲最早生产龙舟的船厂之一，创始人兼设计师安德烈亚斯不断尝试轻量化改造，提升现代竞速龙舟的速度。从柚木到玻璃纤维，从中国到欧洲，龙舟不断进化。安德烈亚斯大胆创新的背后，是始终如一的“龙魂”：没有龙头、龙尾和鼓，就不是真正的龙舟。
Originating from Chinese tradition, dragon boats were handcrafted from teak, weighing one to two tonnes. Beautiful as they were, they were quite difficult to maintain. Modern racing dragon boats use fiberglass. They're strong, extremely rigid, and weigh only 138 kilograms. One of the first dragon boat builder's in Europe was a German shipyard called BuK. Its founder Andreas made them lighter and faster, but never compromised on the essentials: dragon head, dragon tail and the drum. The drums still come from China. Because when the drum beats, the dragon's soul returns. #TracesOfChina# http://t.cn/AXam55te