Which cities are in western Guangdong?

Western Guangdong is composed of three prefecture-level cities: Zhanjiang, Maoming, and Yangjiang.

Zhanjiang, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, is located at the southern tip of mainland China and the southwest of Guangdong Province. It has a monsoon climate on the northern edge of the tropics, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. It is rich in subtropical crops and seafood resources. The total area of ??Zhanjiang City 13,263 square kilometers.

Maoming is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province. It is located on the coast of the South China Sea, in the southwest of Guangdong Province, with the southwest of the motherland as its back. It governs Maonan District and Dianbai District, and oversees Gaozhou City, Huazhou City, and Xinyi City. There are three economic functional zones: Maoming Binhai New Area, Maoming High-tech Zone, and Maoming Shuidongwan New City.

Yangjiang is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province and a metropolitan area city on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary. It is located on the western coast of Guangdong Province, close to the Pearl River Delta and at the heart of western Guangdong, with a total area of ??7955.9 square kilometers.

Cultural customs in western Guangdong

Gaoliang culture is the cultural core of western Guangdong. Historically, Maoming was one of the important nodes of the Maritime Silk Road. Maoming is one of the birthplaces of my country's ancient Maritime Silk Road, which laid a solid material foundation for Maoming to open up the ancient Maritime Silk Road. In Maoming, western Guangdong, every household has the custom of making New Year's gifts to celebrate the New Year. Every year on the eve of the Spring Festival, various New Year's gifts are put on display.

Especially on the first day of the Lunar New Year, according to the old customs in Maoming, every household is not allowed to kill animals. If they are hungry, they eat New Year Zhong to satisfy their hunger. It is only on the second day of the Lunar New Year that they start to slaughter chickens and ducks for a feast. Maoming Nian Zhi is a traditional snack made of glutinous rice. There are various preparation methods such as Tian Mie Zhen, Shoutao Zhan, vegetable bag Zhan, and Tangxin Ci. The fillings of Nian Zhi are divided into sweet and salty. , mugwort leaves, shredded coconut and papaya shreds are used as ingredients, while the salty ones are mostly based on shrimps, peanuts, mung beans, etc.