Zhanjiang’s customs and customs

Zhanjiang’s blue seaside tourism and marine tourism resources, green ecology and agricultural tourism resources, red earth customs and historical and cultural resources make up the Zhanjiang people who are relatively simple and hospitable and not very xenophobic. No matter what you say: Mandarin, English, Cantonese, Guilin, or learn to speak a few words of the local language. As long as you understand, you will be able to answer.

We went to Leizhou Bus Station to ask for directions, but two people rushed to answer. When we took the bus across the Bay Bridge, there were not many people there, so my wife ran to the passenger seat to take pictures of the scenery, but the driver did not I didn't mind but drove the car more steadily; after getting out of the car, we were looking for the ferry terminal, and two or three little girls pointed the direction for us with bright faces.

Historically, "Lingnan Sanyue" is the best combination of "Dongyue (Guangdong)" Guangdong and the "Central Plains culture" radiated from the Central Plains. The core of this Central Plains culture is "Han culture", which was the first to pass Chudi connection.

After Qin unified the country, thanks to the early integration of cultures, the political situation in East Vietnam was the most stable, followed by "Chinese Vietnam" Guangxi, and then "West Vietnam" Vietnam.

So far, "China-Vietnam" Guangxi is autonomous for the Zhuang people, and many of the living habits of the Zhuang people and the Han people have long been in common. As the largest ethnic minority in the Chinese nation, the relationship between the Zhuang people and the Han people is also the most harmonious. This It indeed serves as a role model for other ethnic minorities, especially the “big ethnic groups” among them.

"Western Vietnam" Vietnam is dominated by the Jing ethnic group and likes to call itself Kyoto. It is difficult to accommodate the Han people but often wants to compete with them, so it becomes a foreign nation.

And "East Vietnam" Guangdong has long been integrated into the "Hanland" and has become an inseparable part of the Chinese family.

Since the Qin Dynasty, Guangdong people have never considered themselves a foreign country or ethnic group. They have always encouraged themselves with the backbone of Han culture. In the late Qing Dynasty, the first people to put forward the slogan "Expelling the Tartars and restoring China" were the Cantonese people. His name is Sun Yat-sen.

It is precisely because of this historical origin that the atmosphere of ethnic minorities is almost invisible in Guangdong.

Although "Cantonese" is connected with each other and affects a wide area, Guangxi and Guangdong, which are both Cantonese-speaking areas, give people very different impressions.

Guangdong's "Cantonese" has an obvious "Chinese-Cantonese" flavor and has a one-to-one correspondence with "Chinese characters". Guangxi's "Zhuang Yue" has no "Zhuang character" correspondence and can only borrow Chinese characters.

When I arrived in Vietnam, "Beijing and Guangdong" was a completely different scene: the writing was confusing, including borrowed Chinese characters, "Nan" characters created by the Vietnamese, and even ones made by the French. French pinyin, mixed with some Greek words.

The penetration of culture affects thinking and behavior. The influence of Han culture in Eastern Guangdong makes us feel like our hometown. Various customs and customs seem to have been familiar or encountered. Apart from the difference in local accent, there is nothing Discomfort.

Therefore, Cantonese people do not reject mainlanders.

However, in the early days of reform and opening up, the xenophobia in Guangdong was still quite serious.

Due to its proximity to Hong Kong, it is easy to obtain a large amount of information from overseas, and the income of Cantonese people has increased significantly in a short period of time, which makes them feel that their status is higher than that of the mainland, while mainlanders come to Guangdong I work here to pick up gold and take advantage of them.

At that time, Guangdong seemed to be the representative of advanced culture and advanced productivity in mainland China. Cantonese songs were popular all over the country. Anyone who went to karaoke could not get by without learning a few lines of Cantonese songs.

Xenophobia is often a form of contempt for backward cultures by advanced cultures, such as the United States’ policy on immigration, the United Kingdom’s restrictions on Asians, Japan’s oppression of mainland China...

The xenophobia in Guangdong at that time was a kind of psychological superiority inspired by the short-term improvement of material civilization. It was probably the largest xenophobia in Guangdong's history.

Sometimes you get lost on the street and ask an old lady. She clearly understands Mandarin but responds to you in Cantonese and points in the opposite direction.

Now, the situation is much better.

The establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone artificially brought together various local languages ??in China and formed different cultural communities in a short period of time. Cantonese no longer has a clear advantage here. In order to facilitate communication between different communities, Mandarin has become a common language, creating a unique regional cultural phenomenon in China, which may be called "special zone culture".

But Zhanjiang is different from Shenzhen. Due to its special geographical environment and specific urban functions, Zhanjiang, as a military port in southern China, cannot stand on the cusp of China's reform and opening up, so they must not have a thrilling * ** and experience, it is impossible to obtain the sense of superiority that comes with the improvement of material status like Shenzhen in the short term. They still maintain the simplicity and nature of the place to a large extent.

If Shenzhen does not have to be xenophobic because of its relative material progress and cultural integration, then Zhanjiang does not need to be xenophobic because of its relative material backwardness and cultural isolation.

As for the entire Guangdong theory, due to the deep-rooted cultural influence of the Central Plains, their xenophobia is at best directed at those areas in the mainland that are not materially developed and people with low social status. Just like Shanghai people are used to treating outsiders as "Gowu people", and the predecessor of Shanghai was the small fishing village where the Yiwu people lived, and the "city dwellers" in Shanghai were the former "Gowu people".

Tourists joke: It is possible for Guangdong to break away from the Central Plains politics (***), but it is impossible to break away from the Central Plains culture (Han culture).

In fact, the invasion of foreign culture has not done much harm to the humanities of Eastern Guangdong, including local folk customs and even lifestyles such as diet and clothing habits. On the contrary, the entry of foreign culture has given the local area more material civilization and Due to the convenience of life, the people of Eastern Guangdong have no reason to fight to the death with foreign cultures in order to survive.

Based on this, gentleness, casualness, leisure, virtue, tolerance, and laziness are the characteristics of most Cantonese people, and they are also the characteristics of Zhanjiang people, which cultivates their hospitable and kind attitude towards others. nature.

Once, we took a bus to Huguangyan. There were many villagers taking the bus along the way, because Huguangyan was relatively remote and the road had to pass through several villages.

Soon, I seemed to feel a pair of eyes on my back staring at me, so I subconsciously touched the camera hanging in front of ***, and then touched the wallet behind ***.

After a few stops, the eyes still hadn’t left. I pretended to twist my neck to clear my muscles, and glanced at the back of the car with my peripheral vision. I felt that many eyes were looking at me, but they meant no harm. .

After a while, I felt the clothes on my back being pinched gently. As an instinctive reaction, I immediately turned around to ask what happened.

At this time, I saw a young man holding a small caterpillar in his hand, and said with a naive smile: "It crawls on you..." I understood his kindness and entanglement: he sat behind me, I kept seeing a little bug crawling on my back. I wanted to pinch it off but was afraid I would misunderstand it. If I patted it and told me there was a bug crawling on my back and asked me to pinch it myself, I felt it was making a fuss.

After struggling with this "ideological struggle" for a while, he finally made a well-intentioned but very bold move - quickly pinched the bug away for me.

In addition to thanking you profusely, what else can I say?

There is a West Lake in Zhanjiang. In Leizhou City, Zhanjiang people are particularly fond of their own West Lake. This West Lake located in Leizhou City is one of the 36 West Lakes in the country.

Leizhou West Lake and Hangzhou West Lake are like sisters, with their own extraordinary experiences. They have both been visited by sages such as Dongpo and have been heavily written by future generations.

Leizhou West Lake also has elements of Hangzhou West Lake such as "Su Causeway", "Broken Bridge", "Three Pools Mirroring the Moon", "Sounding Orioles in the Waves in the Willows", "Viewing Fish in Huagang", etc., but it only has a bit more pathos of being relegated.

"Building Leizhou West Lake": "West Lake, the ancient name is Luohu.

In the fourth year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty (1097), Su Shi and Su Zhe were demoted to Leizhou, and Pan While visiting the lake, the Lei people changed the name of Luohu to West Lake to show respect for the virtuous people.

Later, several extensions were built, and the lake light and pavilions became famous throughout Guangdong..." Shixian Temple, Junyuan. The well-preserved historical relics such as the Academy, Kou Gong Temple and Su Gong Pavilion illustrate the Zhan people's respect for the sages of the Central Plains.

In the nearby Leizhou No. 1 Middle School, students often come to the West Lake for a walk in groups of two or three, paying homage to the deeds of the sages and bathing in the atmosphere of literature.

There is no "Leifeng Pagoda" in Leizhou West Lake, but there is a taller "Sanyuan Pagoda". It is located in the Sanyuan Pagoda Park. It has an octagonal brick and wood structure with nine outer and seventeen floors. It is 57.4 meters high. Each floor is equipped with a "wind passage", which is crisscrossed and stacked. No matter how strong the wind blows, it still stands tall and has been standing for 400 years.

The "Stone Dog Exhibition Hall" in the park displays hundreds of stone dogs of various shapes, which is a representative of Zhanjiang's unique "stone dog culture".

In the past, Leizhou people gave their children nicknames such as "Paparazzi", "Goubao" and "Goudan", which are all related to the stone dog culture.

For thousands of years, the Leizhou Stone Dog has been a folk belief of Leizhou people. Local people worship the dog statue as a patron saint and mascot, praying for good weather and peace in all seasons, and for children to grow up safely.

The superior ecological environment of Leizhou Peninsula allows Leizhou people to live a leisurely and comfortable life. They are unwilling to fight, let alone fight, unless it is absolutely necessary.

There is a "Leizhou Retired Employees Management Committee" at the entrance of Sanyuan Park. Retired employees who have nothing to do gather here under a big banyan tree to listen to "Leizhou Tune". The singing tune sounds like The libretto of "Red Line Girl" can be compiled and written on the spot, mostly about family stories or stories about ancient characters.

There is no charge to listen to the opera, and you can also take photos as you like.

Some people in the three-wheel soliciting business bring tourists to the park, where they can lie in the car with their feet up and listen to a song. Passers-by can also find a seat to sit down and listen to a few songs. Then they dispersed.

Under the Bay Bridge, a couple lay on the ground in the shade of Qiaotou Park, hugging each other and falling asleep. Regardless of the tourists coming and going, they seemed to be in their own bed.

Several couples of grooms and brides let the wedding company do various poses. Their fluttering wedding dresses faced the gentle breeze on the sea, as if they were stretching their youth.

The white bridge is set against the blue sky, accompanied by the sea, and accompanied by the setting sun under the coconut trees.

On a beach under the bridge arch, a young mother was taking her children to play in the sand and reading a book. When she saw us taking photos, she smiled and said to the children: "Call me grandpa and grandma!" I was surprised. :Are you that old? Later, I suddenly realized: Addressing elders is a sign of respect for guests in Zhanjiang, and it is also a local custom.

Calling uncle or uncle is not as kind as calling grandpa.

Zhanjiang people don’t like to fool people, and they are not as eloquent as Northeastern people. They can call anyone they meet “big brother”.

This is Zhanjiang and her customs: leisurely, contented, and a little bit modest and shy.