Excuse me, is the Songkran Festival in Dongguan a custom in that town?

Hengli's "369" has a high reputation in rural Guangdong. The so-called "three, six and nine" in Hengli refers to the days when the China lunar calendar ends with three, six and nine. Merchants and farmers from all over Guangdong gather in Hengli to participate in the cattle trading market here. When the bull market in Hengli is prosperous, Guangzhou will arrange a special train to Hengli every market day to facilitate people to come to the market.

Every market day, Hengli Niuhang is very lively. "Cattle broker" (also known as cattle critic and cattle middleman) shuttles among them and plays an important role in the transaction.

Hengli bull market originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and it is called "the three bull markets" in Guangdong with the southwest of Sanshui and Shaping of Heshan. It is famous for its large transaction volume and long operation time. The commercial development of Hengli is closely related to the prosperity of the bull market.

The trading place of Hengli cattle market has changed several times. 1995, the modern Hengli Cattle Bank located at Ma Jun Road in this township was officially completed, and the history of Hengli Bull Market turned a new page. Niuhang covers an area of19980m2, with a building area of 22980m2. It is the largest single cattle market in Dongguan at present. Niuhang has beautiful design and strong garden characteristics. It is equipped with fruit forest area, trial planting area and garden-style trading area, and is equipped with cattle hotel, cattle swimming pool, cattle garden, cattle hospital and Taurus hotel, etc., and all supporting facilities are available.

Hengli Cattle Company buys and sells many kinds of cattle, including buffaloes, yellow cattle, cowboys, strong cattle and disabled cattle. There are brokers in the bank to evaluate and bargain on the spot, and buyers and sellers trade on the spot. For a long time, there has been an endless stream of yellow cattle in this province, Shandong, Anhui, Hunan, Guangxi, Fujian and other places. Now, every Wednesday, Saturday and September in the new calendar, the turnover of cattle banks ranges from hundreds to thousands. These cattle are not only sold well in the surrounding areas, but also exported to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Hengli's "369" is still full of unique charm in the new world.

Wangniudun's Tanabata Tribute Table

On the evening of July 6th, "worshipping Seven Sisters" is one of the traditional customs in Wan Yi, which began in the Five Dynasties, especially in Wangniudun, a water town. Deng Erya, a Dongguan folklorist and seal engraver in the Republic of China, wrote the hometown custom "Guihai (1923) Chinese Valentine's Day Zhi Zhu Ci": "The meaning of drunkenness is not money, but the ingenuity of people is fighting, and the folk customs are still like a deep palace. Since the sixth day, it has changed to Tanabata, and there are still five generations of winds in the south. " And note: "Qixi was changed to Liuxi, which began in the Five Dynasties. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the ministers will meet in the palace. " Thus, the folklore of Chen Gong case in Guan Yi has a long history.

The uniqueness of Wangniudun's "Tanabata Tribute Table" lies in that all the treasures are made of crops and wastes in life and made by folk artists by hand. Such as making wintersweet with happy shell, chrysanthemum with white rice, lotus with garlic coat, lamp with egg shell, wax gourd with dragon column, dyeing wick with phoenix candle, hibiscus with clam shell powder, cherry with red melon seeds, wine glasses with mineral water bottles, hand-embroidered shoes and so on. The beautifully crafted objects are lifelike and beautiful, showing the beauty of the artful folk art. In 2006, he represented Dongguan in the first exhibition of cultural heritage protection achievements in Guangdong Province, and was widely praised by leaders of Zhu, Zhu, Zhu, Zhu and other provinces and cities. In 2007, it was selected into the first batch of intangible cultural heritage list in Dongguan and the second batch of intangible cultural heritage list in Guangdong Province, which is one of the projects that our province applied for the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Tanabata Tribute Table and Wangniudun are collected in Guangdong Provincial Museum and Dongguan Food Custom Museum.

February 2 "Prostitution Festival"

The "Water Splashing Festival" of the Dai people in Yunnan is well known, and there is also a special traditional folk festival in Dongkeng, Dongguan. Men, women, children and foreign guests in the town took to the streets to splash water and shoot water for fun in order to pray for good luck in the year. This is the "Prostitution Festival" (also known as "Water Shooting Festival" and "Happy Festival") on the second day of the second lunar month every year.

Dongkeng's "Prostitution Festival" originated from the phenomenon of "prostitution" (that is, selling labor) in Tangchun Village in Ming Dynasty. At that time, some young people who didn't have their own fields took to the streets on the second day of the second lunar month, wearing hats and coarse towels as a sign of "selling themselves", waiting for the rich man to hire them. Rich people with fields also came to Tangchun Village on this day to select young adults who sold themselves for a year.

Later, it is said that some gods descended from the sky on the "Prostitution Festival" and came to Dongkeng to give alms to all beings. So the "Prostitution Festival" spread more and more, and the more it spread, the more magical it became. Merchants from far and near gathered in Dongkeng on the second day of February to pray for the blessing of the gods. When they left, they also bought some things to take home to show their encounter with immortals, so it was also called "Meeting with Immortals Festival".

Prostitution Festival has been going on for hundreds of years. With the changes of the times, the "Prostitution Festival" has gradually lost its original meaning, but people still retain the tradition of going to the city to go to market on this day. In the early days of liberation, people also called "Prostitution Festival" "Turning over Festival". In the early 1990s, "Prostitution Festival" evolved into "Water Shooting Festival" and "Happy Festival".

In recent years, Dongkeng people have preserved this cultural tradition with strong local characteristics, followed the ancient name of "Prostitution Festival" and given it a new meaning. This traditional festival will gradually develop into a large-scale investment attraction and business activity festival of "the government sets up a stage and sings opera in economy and trade".

Qiaotou Day

"Qiaotou Day" is an annual town celebration day in Qiaotou Town, Dongguan City, and has become a traditional festival in Qiaotou Town. It originated in July 1987, and the first meeting of the Ninth People's Congress of this town decided to designate June 28th as "Bridge Head Day" every year. Its significance lies in that "Qiaotou Day" is a celebration festival for people in Qiaotou Town. By inviting compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, overseas Chinese in this town, foreign guests who have invested in setting up factories, guests from all over the country, villagers and relevant leaders, we will get together with the people of this town. Celebrate the progress of various undertakings in Qiaotou Town in the past year, review the fruitful achievements of the construction of two civilizations, experience the prosperous times of political integrity and harmony, and forge ahead hand in hand with * * *. "Bridge Day" is a grand event to contact homesickness, make friends, enhance friendship and attract investment.

Da ling shan she Jian restaurant

The cooking of the snake banquet in Lingshan Town is very particular. Snake soup is made of burning wood chaff and firewood in a huge clay pot, and it is full of flavor. Diners are not tired of drinking ten bowls and eight bowls.

Sanheyan

Folklore; In Dongguan, a water town, rice is mainly grown. At the turn of summer and autumn every year, the flowers are overflowing and the fragrance is golden. In this season, insects, carp and sparrows that feed on flowers and rice all grow fat and tender. People catch insects, carp and sparrows, cook, hold banquets and entertain guests, commonly known as the Three Rivers Banquet, which has a unique flavor. Among them, the "Three Rivers Banquet" in Daojiao Town is the most famous.

Dragon Boat Racing

Every year around the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, there are "Dragon Boat Festival" and "Dragon Boat Race" in all towns (districts) in the city, among which Shilong Town, Huangcun District, Wanjiang District, Daojiao Town and Mayong are the most spectacular.

Litchi Festival

Dongguan litchi has the reputation of "the first product in Lingnan" and "the king of fruits". From June to July every year, when litchi is ripe, towns in the city hold "Litchi Festival" one after another, during which there are large-scale cultural and sports activities and commercial activities. The most attractive thing is that tourists and guests personally go to the litchi orchard to pick fresh litchi, which is quite interesting. Among them, Dalang Town, Liaobu Town, Dalingshan Town, Shijie Town of changping town, Shilong Town and other major producing areas are the most distinctive.