Cultural characteristics of Yangcheng

Analysis:

Local characteristics of Guangzhou:

paradise for shopping

Guangzhou is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao. This is a city with a strong sense of business. There are many shopping centers and a prosperous market. The Canton Fair held twice a year adds to the business atmosphere. For tourists, Guangzhou is a real "shopping paradise".

Famous comprehensive shopping malls include Tianhe City Plaza and China Plaza. In Guangzhou International Building and other major hotels, there are all kinds of world-famous products with fashionable designs everywhere. There are many kinds of shops in the streets of Guangzhou, including jewelry, clothing, non-staple food and souvenirs. In the bustling commercial street, there are many brand-name shops, and all kinds of goods will add endless fun to tourism life.

There are eight amorous feelings streets in Guangzhou. In addition to the famous Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street and Beijing Road, tourists can also take a walk in other nearby streets, such as the commodity street in Gaudi Street, the cultural street in Wende Road, the jade street in Hualin Temple, and the goldfish and aquarium street in Fang Shu Street on Da Nan Road. ...

Hometown of food

Guangzhou is famous for its delicious food. A foreigner once wrote in his travel notes: "here, geese are bigger and better than anywhere else in the world ... many snakes are caught as delicious food." People in Guangzhou also boast that there are many dishes in restaurants in Guangzhou, and one person can't eat them all for a year.

Guangzhou cuisine is the representative of Cantonese cuisine, which has a wide range of materials, unique materials, clear, fresh, cool, smooth, tender and crisp taste, vivid and diverse, and combines the advantages of other cuisines, such as Kyoto bone and fried eel back with shrimp, all of which are created by absorbing the taste of Beijing cuisine; The taste of iron plate beef and fish-flavored chicken balls is mainly Sichuan cuisine; Snakehead and Dongpo meat are the tastes of Zhejiang cuisine; Grandfather Chicken, which is very famous in Lingnan, has the flavor of Huizhou cuisine. The pork chops and ketchup steaks in western food are transplanted from western food. ...

There are three unique skills in Cantonese cuisine: Wen Gou, thin dog in the shape of "chopping block head, dried tangerine peel ear, chopsticks foot and pepper tail" and seasoning. When eating, it is served with lettuce, Artemisia tangutica and raw garlic, and shredded with lemon leaves or perilla leaves to make it fragrant; The fire sparrow refers to the "flower sparrow", with tender meat and fine bones and delicious taste; Snake soup, commonly known as "Long Hudou", is a delicious stew made of cobra, golden ring snake, old cat and little hen. Because the snake is like a dragon cat, a tiger chicken and a phoenix, it is also called "dragon tiger chicken stew".

In addition, Guangzhou people like to drink morning tea, afternoon tea and evening tea, and eat snacks besides tea. There are more than 1000 kinds of Cantonese dim sum, which is the best in China. Well-made, salty and sweet. Among them, Cantonese moon cakes are the most famous. In addition, midnight snack is also a life custom of Guangzhou people. So there are many "night market food streets" in the city, and there are also "night market cafes" in various teahouses and hotels. Foreign tourists must not miss this good opportunity to appreciate the daily life of Guangzhou people.

Flower of cultural exchange

In ancient times, Guangzhou was the starting point of China's maritime "Silk Road", and its foreign exchange activities were very active. Various cultural exchanges have made Guangzhou an international tourist city.

From 65438 to 0996, the Museum of Nanyue King's Tomb went to Japan to hold the "China Nanyue King's Treasure Exhibition", which was held in Tokyo, Kyoto and Aomori for 1 19 days, with nearly 65438+ million visitors, making it the largest and longest cultural relic exhibition abroad in Guangzhou. Acrobatic trampoline won the gold medal in the 5th Belgian International Acrobatic Competition. Guangzhou has also successfully held the 7th China Tourism Art Festival and Guangdong Happy Festival, the 4th Yangcheng Art Expo Month, Yangcheng International Cantonese Opera Festival, Guangzhou International Art Expo, Kang Youwei International Calligraphy Symposium and other international cultural and artistic academic exchange activities. At the same time, Guangzhou also receives visiting overseas teams to hold art exhibitions, photography exhibitions and cultural performances, so that citizens can directly appreciate foreign culture and art at a higher level. 1996 Guangzhou also successfully hosted the second Asia-Pacific City Summit. All these activities have increased the charm of Guangzhou as a tourist city. At present, Guangzhou has become a full member city of world association of major metropolises, and by the end of 1996, it has formed twin cities with 10 foreign cities.

Yangchengba

"Eight Scenes of Yangcheng" originated in Song Dynasty. At that time, Guangzhou's foreign trade was very developed, and the city expanded on a large scale. Many guests came to Guangzhou for trade and sightseeing. Taking "Eight Scenes of Xiaoxiang" as an example, people began to choose eight scenic spots that best represented Guangzhou at that time, namely, Fuxi Bath Day, the Return of Shimen, Haishan Xiaojing, the Pearl River Autumn Moon (color), Juhu Yunying, Pujian Li Anquan, Xiaoguang Bodhi and Datong Yu Yan, which were called "Eight Scenes of Yangcheng".

200 1 "Eight Scenes of Yangcheng in the New Century" was selected by the whole city, and "Lingnan characteristics", "historical details" and "Guangzhou that is not old" became the important criteria for selection. In 2002, eight scenic spots, such as the first show in Yangcheng, the new club in Yuexiu, the night rhyme in Pearl River, the ancient temple Liu Fang, Hao Yue in Huanghua, Guan Hai in Lianfeng, Piaosi in Tianhe and Chenxi in Wuhuan, stood out from numerous nominations and became "Eight Scenes of Yangcheng in the New Century".

plant kingdom

Guangzhou is a plant kingdom, which brings together tropical and subtropical plant varieties. The huge trunk is straight and towering, and the wide leaves are swaying, which has a strong southern style.

Common plants include Guangzhou floral cotton tree, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Ginkgo biloba, Ficus, Indus, Cymbidium hybridum, as well as bauhinia, jasmine, Milan, hibiscus, oleander, chrysanthemum, peony, cockscomb, rose, narcissus, dahlia, orchid, smiling, camellia, rhododendron, peach blossom, plum blossom, frangipani and other flowers.

Good places for ornamental plants in Guangzhou are south china botanical garden, Lanpu, Xiyuan Bonsai House, Yuntai Garden, Yuexiu Park and Cultural Park of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Chrysanthemum exhibitions are held every spring and autumn. In addition, there is an annual Winter jasmine market in Guangzhou, which displays all kinds of flowers and attracts many citizens and tourists. The hibiscus in the outer suburbs is lush; Conghua Forest Park is beautiful, fresh and pleasant; Lotus Mountain in Panyu is unique and unique. ...

On the old roads such as Huifu Road, Panfu Road and binjiang road, ancient banyan trees that have been planted for decades or even hundreds of years have been planted on both sides, like giant umbrellas that hold up the sky. The sun shines through, and the mottled shadows on the road move with the wind, which makes people daydream ...

Guangzhou Festival

Guangzhou is a famous southern Guangdong city with rich folk customs. In recent years, on the basis of celebrating traditional national festivals such as Spring Festival, New Year's Day, May Day and National Day, Guangzhou has launched eight annual festivals with Guangzhou characteristics: Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, Boluo Temple's birthday in February of the lunar calendar, Dragon Boat Festival (during which there is a grand festival celebration-Dragon Boat Festival), Panyu Lotus Festival, Litchi Festival in Conghua and Zengcheng, Double Ninth Festival, China Tourism and Art Festival and Guangzhou Guangdong Happy Festival.

In addition, there are chrysanthemum exhibitions held in spring and autumn every year, float parades held on New Year's Day, Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival on Mid-Autumn Festival, and Guangzhou Tourism Art Exhibition held in June+10, 5438, which add gorgeous colors to the Flower City of Guangzhou.