What are the distinctive cultures of Xiamen?

1. Mid-Autumn Festival: It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year. Xiamen people pay special attention to the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition to enjoying the moon and eating mooncakes, which are the only ones in the country, there is also a local cake making The folk activities of fighting for the top prize.

2. Phoenix Flower Tourism Festival: The time is the season when the phoenix flowers bloom (May to June). It is held every two years, alternating with the Ocean Culture Tourism Festival.

3. Southern Fujian Kung Fu Tea: Xiamen is one of the origins of Kung Fu Tea and has a rich tea culture atmosphere. Most people in Xiamen love to drink oolong tea, especially Anxi Tieguanyin. Tieguanyin is known as the best tea. There is a poem praising it: the taste of pearl spring and the heart, the fresh fragrance of jade liquid refreshes the teeth, the breeze in the armpits is green, and a pot Spring snow brings flowers to life.

4. Nanyin, also known as Nanyue, Nanguan and Xianguan, is the most popular local folk art in southern Fujian.

5. Gezi Opera: A local opera sung in southern Fujian dialect. It is generally divided into four roles: Sheng, Dan, Chou and Jing. The performance is delicate and the language is humorous. The singing style belongs to the folk song genre, with beautiful tunes, strong rhythm, and honest singing style, full of the local flavor of southern Fujian.