The oarsmen, 40 in all, wield 5-foot-long wooden oars. These powerful-looking men wear horsetail-shaped hats, blue jackets and trousers, and embroidered waistbands pinned with silver ornaments.

• 四十位水手，身着青布上衣、士林蓝裤子，腰系银饰花带，手握五尺木桨，整齐划一甚是威武。