Cultural characteristics of Yangcheng

Category: Society and people’s livelihood

Analysis:

Guangzhou’s local characteristics:

Shopping paradise

Guangzhou is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao , this is a city with strong commercial awareness, with numerous shopping malls and prosperous markets. The biannual Canton Fair adds to the business atmosphere. For tourists, Guangzhou is a real "shopping paradise".

Famous comprehensive shopping malls include: Teem Plaza, China Plaza, etc. In major hotels such as Guangzhou International Tower, you can see a wide variety of world-famous brand products with trendy designs everywhere. Various shops line the streets of Guangzhou, offering everything from jewelry, clothing, non-staple food, souvenirs, etc. The bustling commercial streets are lined with famous brand stores. Strolling through the streets, you will find a wide variety of products that will add endless fun to your travel life.

Guangzhou has eight major custom streets. In addition to the famous Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street and Beijing Road, tourists can also visit several other nearby custom streets: such as Gaodi Street, a daily necessities street, Wende Road Cultural Street, Hualin Temple Jade Street, and the Goldfish Aquarium Street in Shufang Street, Danan Road...

Home of Food

Guangzhou is world-famous for its food , a foreigner once wrote in his travel notes: "Here, the geese are bigger and better than anywhere in the world...many snakes are caught and eaten as delicacies." Guangzhou people also boast of the many dishes in Guangzhou's restaurants. Even if a person stayed for a year, he would not be able to finish it all.

Guangzhou cuisine is the representative of Cantonese cuisine. It uses a wide range of ingredients and selects rare ingredients. It has a clear, fresh, refreshing, smooth, tender and crisp taste. It pays attention to image, has a wide variety, and integrates the strengths of other cuisines, such as Kyoto bone and shrimp-fried eel back are created based on the flavors of Beijing cuisine; sizzling beef and fish-flavored chicken balls are inspired by Sichuan cuisine; five-leaf fish and Dongpo pork are inspired by Zhejiang cuisine; and Taiye chicken, which is famous in Lingnan, is inspired by Anhui cuisine. The taste; pork chop with Western sauce, steak with tomato sauce, etc., are transplanted from Western cuisine...

Cantonese cuisine has three specialties: Wengo, choose "chopping board head, tangerine peel ear, and chopsticks" A strong dog in the shape of "legs and chili tail", plus seasonings, served with lettuce, wormwood, raw garlic, and shredded lemon leaves or perilla leaves to make it fragrant; the fire bird refers to It is the "Grain Flower Sparrow", which has tender meat and fine bones and is delicious; the snake stew soup, commonly known as "Dragon and Tiger Fight", is carefully stewed with cobras, kraits, old cats and young hens. The delicacy is also called "dragon, tiger and phoenix smorgasbord" because the snake resembles a dragon, the cat resembles a tiger, and the chicken resembles a phoenix.

In addition, Guangzhou people like to drink morning tea, afternoon tea and night tea, and eat snacks in addition to tea. There are more than 1,000 varieties of Cantonese dim sum, the most in the country. They are exquisitely made and come in both sweet and savory varieties. Among them, Cantonese mooncakes are the most famous. In addition, late-night snacks are also a custom of Guangzhou people, so many "night snacks" have been formed in the city. Streets", as well as the "night market teahouses" in various teahouses and hotels. Foreign tourists must not miss this good opportunity to experience the daily life of Guangzhou people.

A wonder of cultural exchange

Guangzhou was the starting point of my country’s maritime “Silk Road” in ancient times, and its foreign exchange activities were very active. Various cultural exchanges have made Guangzhou increasingly an international tourist city.

In 1996, the Museum of the Tombs of the Nanyue Kings went to Japan to hold the "Treasures Exhibition of the Nanyue Kings of China", which was exhibited in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Aomori Prefecture for 119 days and attracted nearly 100,000 visitors. It was the largest exhibition in the Guangzhou area. The largest and longest cultural relic has been exhibited abroad. The acrobatic "Trampoline Drilling Circle" won the gold medal at the 5th Belgian International Acrobatic Competition. Guangzhou has also successfully hosted international cultural, artistic, and academic exchange activities such as the 7th China Tourism Art Festival and Guangdong Happy Festival, the 4th Yangcheng Art Expo Month, the Yangcheng International Cantonese Opera Festival, the Guangzhou International Art Expo, and the International Symposium on Kang Youwei's Calligraphy. . At the same time, Guangzhou also received visiting overseas teams and held art exhibitions, photography exhibitions, and theatrical performances, allowing citizens to directly appreciate high-level foreign culture and art. In 1996, Guangzhou also successfully hosted the Second Asia-Pacific Cities Summit. The holding of all these activities has increased the charm of Guangzhou as a tourist city. At present, Guangzhou has become a formal member city of the World Association of Metropolises, and by the end of 1996 it has formed sister cities with 10 foreign cities.

Eight Scenes of Yangcheng

"Eight Scenes of Yangcheng" first originated in the Song Dynasty.

At that time, Guangzhou's foreign trade was very developed, the city was expanding on a large scale, and there were many tourists coming to Guangzhou for trade and tourism. People imitated the "Eight Scenic Spots of Xiaoxiang" and began to choose Fuxu Bathing Day, Shimen Reflection, and Seamountain that best represented the style of Guangzhou at that time. The eight scenic spots of Xiaoji, Pearl River Autumn Moon (Color), Juhu Cloud Shadow, Pujian Curtain Spring, Guangxiao Bodhi, and Datong Misty Rain are called the "Eight Scenes of Yangcheng", which have been passed down through the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and have been followed to this day.

In 2001, the selection of "Eight Scenic Spots of Guangzhou in the New Century" was open to all citizens of the city. "Lingnan characteristics", "historical heritage" and "ageless Guangzhou" became important criteria for the selection. In 2002, eight scenic spots and scenic spots, namely the First Show in Yangcheng, the New Glory of Yuexiu, the Night Rhythm of the Pearl River, the Fragrance of the Ancient Temple, the Bright Moon, Lotus Peak Viewing the Sea, the Floating Silk on the Tianhe River and the Dawn of the Five Rings, stood out from many nominees and became the " Eight Scenes of Yangcheng in the New Century".

Plant Kingdom

Guangzhou is the kingdom of plants. It brings together tropical and subtropical plant species. The huge tree trunks are straight and towering, and the broad leaves are swaying in various colors, with a strong southern style.

Common plants include Guangzhou city flower red cotton tree, metasequoia, ginkgo, banyan tree, phoenix tree, white orchid tree, as well as goat's hoof beetle, jasmine, Milan, hibiscus, oleander, chrysanthemum, peony, cockscomb, Roses, daffodils, dahlias, orchids, smiles, camellias, rhododendrons, peach blossoms, plum blossoms, frangipani and other flowers. In recent years, new varieties introduced and planted from abroad include tulips, carnations, golden lilies, bromeliads, gerberas, Burmese orchids, etc. .

Good places for ornamental plants in Guangzhou include the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Orchid Garden, Xiyuan Bonsai House, Yuntai Garden, and Yuexiu Park and Cultural Park, which hold chrysanthemum exhibitions every spring and autumn. In addition, Guangzhou has The jasmine flower market once held a variety of flowers and plants, attracting many citizens and tourists. Furongzhang in the outer suburbs is lush and lush with trees; Conghua Forest Park has beautiful mountains and clear waters, fresh and pleasant; Panyu Lianhua Mountain has strange mountains and forests that are otherworldly...

Old roads such as Huifu Road, Panfu Road, and Binjiang Road On the street, ancient banyan trees planted for decades or even hundreds of years on both sides look like giant umbrellas holding up the sky. The sun shines through, and the mottled shadows of the trees on the road move with the wind, attracting people's imagination...

Guangzhou is a famous city in southern Guangdong with rich folk and ethnic customs. In recent years, on the basis of celebrating traditional ethnic festivals such as the Spring Festival, New Year's Day, May Day, and National Day, Guangzhou has carried out eight annual festivals with Guangzhou characteristics: the Jasmine Flower Market and the Lantern Festival during the Spring Festival, and the Lunar New Year in February. Boluo Temple Birthday Party, Dragon Boat Festival (during which there is a grand festival celebration - Dragon Boat Festival), Panyu Lotus Festival, Lychee Festival in Conghua and Zengcheng, Double Ninth Festival, China Tourism Art Festival and Guangdong Happy Festival, Guangzhou Food Festival, etc.

In addition, there are chrysanthemum exhibitions held in spring and autumn every year, a float parade held on New Year's Day, a Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Guangzhou Tourism Arts Festival held in October, etc., which add to the flower city of Guangzhou. Brilliant colors.