Yangcheng traditional culture

Guangzhou is a famous cultural city with a long history of 22 10 years, and it is one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China announced by the State Council. In the long history, many places of interest, such as Nanyue King's Tomb, Guangxiao Temple, zhenhai tower, Liu Rong Temple, Nanhai Temple, Wuxian Temple, Huaisheng Temple, Chenjia Temple, Sacred Heart Temple and Sanyuan Palace, have witnessed the historical and cultural city of Guangzhou. Guangzhou combines the essence of Chinese and foreign cultures and forms a unique Lingnan culture. Lingnan School of Painting, Lingnan Architecture, Lingnan Garden, Lingnan Bonsai, Guangdong Music, Cantonese Opera, Cantonese Cuisine, Urban Landscape and Living Customs all reflect the features of Lingnan culture.

Tea drinking culture

"I can't forget drinking tea in Guangdong." People in Guangzhou love to drink tea, especially morning tea. When we meet in the morning, the greeting in other places is "Have you eaten", while in Guangzhou, it is often "Have you had tea". Drinking tea in Guangzhou is actually going to the teahouse, not only drinking tea, but also eating snacks, a cup of two pieces, leisurely; Drink not only morning tea, but also afternoon tea and evening tea; Not only can you fill your stomach, but you can also spread news, talk about friendship and negotiate business. It can be seen that drinking tea has surpassed the category of "tea" in a sense and become a social way. Drinking tea constitutes a distinctive feature that distinguishes Lingnan culture from other cultures. The time-honored teahouses in Guangzhou are Taotaoju, Luyuju, Afraid of Fragrance, Nanyuan, Beiyuan, Panxi, Datong, Huiru, Sanru, Duoru, Bridgette, Dexin, Zheng Xin, Fulaiju, Xihuaju and Meizhenju.

"Flower Street"

Guangzhou is also known as the Flower City. People in Guangzhou love flowers, and they can't grow up without them. Rich people will buy several pots of imported flowers of several thousand yuan each. No matter how poor the family is, it is necessary to provide Qing with a pot of kumquat and a few daffodils. On New Year's Eve, an old man and a small flower street is a tradition, and it is also the highlight of Guangzhou citizens. Flower Street is also a visit to the Winter jasmine market, which started three or four days ago and ended with the climax of New Year's Eve. The city government makes great efforts to decorate it every year. After the opening of the flower market, when the lights were just turned on (traffic control was implemented), people walked in the flower street in an endless stream. At eight or nine o'clock, people were like a tidal wave, bustling and lively. The flower street is noisy and crowded, and it is inevitable to bump into each other, but people are polite, especially modest and tolerant, with smiles and joy on their faces. Generally speaking, most of them were mainlanders a few days ago, because most mainlanders want to watch the CCTV annual party. Cantonese seldom watch CCTV. After visiting the flower market on the 30th, I often go sighing and drinking tea at night. The flowers in the flower market are colorful and varied. Imported products include lavender in Europe, rich brown in Thailand, tulips in the Netherlands, roses in northern Europe, five generations living under one roof in South America, rhododendrons in Belgium and so on. Domestic varieties include Daphne odora in Phnom Penh, Jiangxi, Clivia in Jilin, Peony in Luoyang and Narcissus in Zhangzhou. As the name implies, Flower Street is mainly for sightseeing and appreciation. If you buy it, you must buy a little, but you can have more or less to show good luck. Therefore, when couples visit the flower market together, they will buy at most one or two roses, silver willows and lilies; Families choose local traditional kumquat, rich bamboo, peach blossom, rich tree, good luck and so on. People in Guangzhou think that exotic flowers and plants are beautiful, but most of them have no special symbolic significance, which can't satisfy the wishes of "peace" and "wealth" in the New Year. The purpose of Flower Street is to touch some flowers, drive away bad luck, and have a good weather, happiness and peace in the coming year, that's all.

Miss Xiguan and Master Dongshan

Xiguan is outside the west gate of old Guangzhou, and Dongshan is outside the east gate. The two are far apart. Historically, there are obvious differences in cultural characteristics between the two places. Xiguan is a bustling downtown area with low terrain, water towns, dense river networks and dense population. Dongshan, on the other hand, has a high terrain, a vast territory and a vast territory with few people. At the beginning of the 20th century, American Christianity chose Dongshan as its missionary base. The open and elegant living environment of the church attracted a large number of returned overseas Chinese to settle in the houses under construction. Since then, the desolate Dongshan Mountain has become more and more noisy and has become a residential community with high-grade buildings.

There is a saying in Guangzhou called "Master Dongshan, Miss Xiguan", which means: Dongshan is a settlement of powerful people, and most of them are children of bureaucrats. Dongshan Mansion is an imitation Western-style villa built by some overseas Chinese and military and political bureaucrats in the early years of the Republic of China. It was built in Xinhepu and Lianyuan Road in Dongshan, Guangzhou, attracting dignitaries to live. "Master Dongshan" came from this; Xiguan is a bustling business district, and a rich lady dances. The girls here are real ladies. They are slender, soft in Cantonese, well-educated, and some can make some handicrafts. They respect their elders and have the traditional virtues of China. Garden-style houses and xiguan big house, power and wealth, modernity and tradition, are separate and complementary.