Guangdong traditional culture

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.

5. History of foreign contacts

Guangzhou has a long history of foreign exchange. During the Qin and Han Dynasties (about 226 BC-220 AD), Guangzhou, as the origin port of the ancient maritime "Silk Road", had frequent contacts with overseas. China's silk, porcelain, iron, copper coins, paper, gold and silver are shipped overseas from Guangzhou in exchange for jewelry, incense, ivory, rhinoceros horn and so on. Guangzhou became the most famous trading port in the world at that time. By the Yuan Dynasty (about 1206- 1368), there were more than 40 countries and regions that traded with Guangzhou. In the Ming Dynasty (about 1368- 1644), there was an Export Commodities Fair in Guangzhou. In the Qing dynasty (1757), for a period of time, the Qing government implemented "one-stop trade", and Guangzhou became the only foreign trade port, with more frequent foreign exchanges. At that time, the famous "Thirteen Banks" were foreign firms specializing in foreign trade. The prosperity of foreign trade has also promoted the cultural exchange between Guangzhou and overseas and the window of Shenzhen's cultural characteristics to the world.

Window of the World is located in Overseas Chinese Town near Shenzhen Bay, covering an area of 480,000 square meters. With the aim of promoting world culture, she has created a wonderful world by bringing together world wonders, historical sites, ancient and modern historical sites, and folk song and dance performances, with the call of "You give me a day and I will give you a wonderful world". The Window of the World Scenic Area is divided into five continents, which together with the World Square, the World Sculpture Garden, the International Street and the Jurassic World form a wonderful world. 1 18 The scenic spots are freely imitated in different proportions, exquisite, unique and lifelike, which makes tourists amazed. If the attractions of the window of the world are solidified symphonic poems, then colorful folk performances are touching paintings. Every time the lights are on, the theme of the window of the world-"The world is happy because of you" is vividly displayed in the large-scale song and dance and carnival parade in the World Square.

-splendid china miniature scenic spot

Splendid china miniature scenic spot, located on the Shenzhen Bay, is the richest, most vivid and comprehensive miniature scenic spot reflecting China's history, culture and art, ancient buildings and ethnic customs, covering an area of 450 mu. Among the scenic spots, according to the regional map of China, there are nearly 100 scenic spots. There are the Great Wall of Wan Li and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Mausoleum, which are listed in eight wonders of the world. There are the oldest stone arch bridge in the world, the largest palace, the royal garden with the largest Buddha statue, the longest grotto gallery, the tallest and most magnificent buildings, etc. There are the solemn Huangdi Mausoleum, the resplendent Confucius Temple, the majestic Mount Tai, and the steep and straight Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. There are picturesque Lijiang River, famous pagodas, famous temples, famous buildings, famous grottoes and folk houses with ethnic customs. In addition, the emperor's sacrifice to heaven, Guangxu wedding, Confucius Temple ceremony, folk weddings and funerals are all in sight, which makes tourists feast their eyes. It enables tourists to "step into history and travel all over China in one day", and it can be called the window of China's history, culture and tourism.

safari park

The safari park was built on the Xili Lake in Shenzhen, covering an area of 6.5438+0.2 million square meters. It is the first new subtropical garden ecological environment scenic spot in China that integrates various horticultural ornamental functions such as zoo, botanical garden and popular science park. There are more than 300 species of animals 1 10,000 species from all continents in the park, many of which belong to the world's rare birds and China's first-and second-class protected animals circus, elephants, seals and birds, bringing tourists into a magical and happy world; There are also interesting bird paradise, children's paradise, Monkey Mountain, crocodile lake, aquarium, parrot trail, observation bridge and watchtower. The large-scale animal square art performance launched every day is the only large-scale production in the world zoo at present. The program is thrilling and the scene is mysterious and spectacular, which makes people feel "experience the wildness and return to nature".

-Qingqing World

Qingqing World is located in Moon Bay, Nanshan, Shenzhen, covering an area of 200,000 square meters. Here, natural customs and national culture blend, exquisite agriculture and tourism complement each other, forming a kind of wild interest with strong modern color, which is known as the model of "the fourth generation of tourism products". A log cabin built on the mountain for tourists to stay; Hundreds of flowers from Japan, the Netherlands and other countries and regions have been introduced and cultivated in the Horticultural Museum. There are more than ten kinds of fruit trees in the orchard, and there are many fruits all year round. The Museum of Ceramic Art can not only enjoy the excellent traditional ceramics in China, but also let people experience the fun of making their own. In Jurassic Park, there are large and small dinosaurs and crocodiles with realistic shapes. In the Butterfly Valley, swarms of butterflies dance around the tourists and fly up and down; There are also camping areas, barbecues, fish ponds, folk art squares and other attractions full of wild interest. Let people really jump out of the rhythm of city life, relax and experience nature.

-Huxian Botanical Garden

Huxian Botanical Garden, located in Wutong Mountain, is a scenic botanical garden with tourism as the main part and scientific research as the auxiliary part. The whole park is divided into five scenic spots: Heaven and Earth, Tianchi, Lake District, Temple District, Desert and Rhododendron. There are dozens of garden attractions in the park, such as caves, mazes, Tianchi, Luting Du Xiang, Xiandu, Daiyuqiao, Xiaoyao Valley, Camping Area, Longtou Tower, Tingtao Pavilion and Range Rover Pavilion, as well as palm garden, bamboo forest area, shady planting area, desert plant area and baiguoyuan. The palm area is covered with green grass and sunflower trees, showing a strong tropical scenery; In the indoor ornamental plant area, insect-eating plants wait for opportunities to prey, dancing blue flowers like maids stepping on beautiful dance steps; In the early morning, the bells of Hongfa Temple echoed and the chanting was solemn. Under the setting sun, the lake is sparkling, and the green trees are reflected in it, which is picturesque. ...

-Mission Hills Golf Club

Mission Hills Golf Club is the largest, highest grade, most complete and most influential golf club in China. Of the 74 golf courses and hotels and resorts recommended by the European Golf Association in 1997- 1998, Mission Hills Club is the only one in China. The golf club located in Guanlan Town, Shenzhen is a work of art carved on the vast barren hills. The four 18-hole international standard golf courses respectively represent outstanding golfers of American, European and Asian styles, such as Jack Nicolaus, Nick Fido and Ozaki Zhengshi. Mission Hills Golf Club is the first club with 72 holes in China, and the only international competition course in China that has been recognized by the International Golf Tour.

Xiaomeisha

Xiaomeisha, a famous seaside scenic spot known as "Oriental Hawaii", is located in Dapeng Bay in the east of Shenzhen. Xiaomeisha is surrounded by green hills on three sides, the sea is blue, and there is a crescent-shaped beach between the blue sky and the blue waves. Her beach around the sea stretches for thousands of miles, the beach is clean and open, the blue sea is blue, and the lush coconut trees dance. Looking around, the beach is decorated with colorful sun umbrellas, yachts plough out waves, parachutes open in the wind, huge waves beat against the shore of Dunzhou Island, and the bonfire at the barbecue site for thousands of people is red.

-China Folk Culture Village

China Folk Culture Village is the first large-scale cultural tourist area in China, which integrates folk art, folk customs and folk houses of various nationalities. Located in Shenzhen Bay, adjacent to splendid china Miniature Scenic Area, covering an area of 200,000 square meters. With the guiding principle of "from life, above life, gathering scenic spots and making choices", the folk culture village reflects the folk culture of our nation from different angles. There are 24 2 1 ethnic villages in the scenic spot, which are all built according to the ratio of the original scenery 1: 1. In the village, visitors can learn about the architectural style of ethnic minorities, enjoy and participate in the singing and dancing performances of ethnic minorities, make ethnic handicrafts, taste ethnic food, watch performances of ethnic art squares and professional singing and dancing parties, celebrate folk festivals and appreciate the colorful culture and arts of 56 ethnic groups.

Maoming city (formerly Maoming area) is known as the hometown of singing and dancing, with rich stock of traditional culture such as folk music and dance. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China (that is, during the first revolutionary civil war), there was a great change, that is, some new music and dance elements were added to the original folk music and dance, forming the so-called new folk songs and new folk dances; After the founding of the People's Republic of China, after two "literary collections" from 65438 to 0978, the original folk songs and dances have changed in the process of being preserved and protected, and pure primitive folk music and dances are rare. But based on the original folk music and dance materials, a number of music and dance programs were created.

Maoming folk music and dance

Maoming folk songs can be roughly divided into revolutionary historical folk songs, new folk songs, songs, folk songs, Tian Ge, minor songs and so on. When investigating Maoming folk dance in 1980s, there were more than 80 kinds of dances, 120 kinds of performances, more than 400 kinds of traditional programs and more than 3,350 performance clubs, accounting for more than 1/3 of the dance performance clubs in the whole province. Famous Maoming folk songs include Osmanthus fragrans Blooming everywhere in August, Sending Lang to the Red Army, Sending a sedan chair to the door, and Song of Car Water. Maoming's famous folk dances include flower picking, flower fan, flower umbrella, fire Zi Ling, lion dance, spring bull dance, bamboo horse dance, dry boat, dragon lantern and so on. His representative works, Harvest Song, An Umbrella, Fishing Songs in Mountain Villages and Playing Encouragement, won awards in national performances and rehearsal competitions. In addition, there are some musical performances and programs in Maoming traditional culture; Such as "Huangchuan gongs and drums" and "Silk strings in shopping malls".