Cantonese people are interested in traditional customs.

People in Guangzhou like drinking tea. Greeting each other in the morning means asking "Have you had tea", which is synonymous with greeting good morning and shows your love for tea. Drinking tea is a living habit of Guangzhou people, and it is also a major feature of "eating in Guangzhou".

Drinking tea in Guangzhou actually means drinking tea in a teahouse, not only drinking tea, but also eating snacks, which is a way of communication. The concepts of teahouse and teahouse in Guangzhou are also different. There are both tea and snacks, and the building is magnificent, which is incomparable to the teahouse.

Therefore, people in Guangzhou are happy to go to the teahouse for party, business and leisure. A pot of strong tea is beautiful. Getting together in twos and threes, chatting while eating, not only filled our stomachs, contacted our feelings, but also exchanged information and even talked about a business deal, which was really a very pleasant thing.

Because of this, people in Guangzhou call drinking tea "sighing tea". Sigh is a common saying in Guangzhou, which means to enjoy. This is also an important reason why the tea house industry in Guangzhou has been enduring for a hundred years. Among the time-honored restaurants in Guangzhou, quite a few were teahouses of that year.

2. Marriage customs

"Three Books and Six Rites" is the basis of China's traditional marriage custom, which was determined as early as the pre-Qin period. The so-called "three books" are the documents (including appointment letter, betrothal letter and welcoming letter) that should be possessed to implement the "Six Rites", and are the written records to ensure the validity of marriage in ancient times.

The so-called "six rites" are the six procedures that must be completed to marry a wife. Every marriage must complete these six steps before it can be officially recognized. The wedding custom in Guangzhou inherits the traditional wedding custom in China and has local characteristics.

With the progress of the times, the preserved customs mainly include: giving gifts, returning gifts, moving dowry, making the bed, welcoming relatives, handing braziers, offering tea, stepping on the bed, pressing the bed, etc.

3. Eating habits

Guangzhou cuisine pays attention to the taste of "clear, fresh, tender, smooth, refreshing and fragrant", and pursues the original flavor and fresh fragrance of raw materials. There are many kinds of spices in Guangzhou cuisine, including sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty and fresh.

By the Tang Dynasty, Guangzhou cuisine had paid more attention to improving cooking skills, knowing how to use ingredients and mastering cooking. According to Ling Yi, at that time, people in Guangzhou used cooking methods such as boiling, steaming, frying, stewing, roasting and retort, and also used various seasonings such as sauce, vinegar, ginger, pepper and cinnamon, and Guangzhou cuisine began to diversify.

Guangzhou's famous dishes are: boiled chicken, roasted goose, roast suckling pig, braised pigeon, barbecued pork, lobster in soup, steamed bass, aunt abalone, Liaoshen in abalone sauce, boiled shrimp, bird's nest with coconut sugar, chicken feet in oyster sauce and so on.

4. dessert culture

In Guangdong and Hong Kong, all kinds of candy shops or dessert shops are all over the streets. The profound sugar water culture has been bred in southern Guangdong for hundreds of years, and it is famous for its mung bean paste, papaya stewed frog, fresh fruit sago dew and Yangzhi manna.

Sugar water is delicious and simple to make, so it is welcomed by many people. Although the basic production method of Guangdong sugar water is simple, some practices and materials are very particular. Even the edible efficacy of sugar water and its suitability for people have a certain understanding.

Sugar water is the general name of traditional snacks in Guangdong Province. There are many kinds, including bean paste? Lotus seed syrup and so on. Basically, some fire-fighting materials are boiled with water and sugar, which is very refreshing and is the favorite snack of Cantonese people. Sugar water can be used as a dessert after Chinese food or as a snack, which can bring people a pleasant mood.

5. Folk activities

The annual Winter jasmine market is full of flowers and excitement, which is the carnival of Guangzhou people. Guangzhou winter jasmine flower market is a grand gathering of local traditional folk culture in Guangdong Province, and it is also a carnival of Guangzhou people.

Guangzhou Flower Market originated from Huadutou. Its formation can be traced back to or before the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the flower market in Guangzhou, the medicinal materials market in Luofu Mountain, the fragrant market in Dongguan and the pearl market in Lianzhou were called "four cities in Guangdong", which had a wide influence.

By the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the old Guangzhou flower market had developed again, expanding from the city gate to the city, and it was still open all day, developing from a single jasmine flower to a diversified jasmine flower.

After the Revolution of 1911, the old city was demolished and the flower market expanded to Gaudi Street. With the development of commodity economy, Flower Street has become more prosperous. However, the annual Lunar New Year Fair was only formed in the 1960s.

The flower market in front of Francisco has gradually turned into a Lunar New Year's Eve flower market and moved to Shuangmendi. Besides selling flowers, it also sells antiques and Lunar New Year's Eve products. Shuangmen became the busiest place in Guangzhou during the Spring Festival. Even during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Japanese planes flew overhead every day, and citizens still liked to shop and sell flowers here.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Guangzhou People's Morning Tea Culture

Baidu Encyclopedia-Guangzhou Marriage Customs

Baidu encyclopedia-Guangzhou gourmet

Baidu encyclopedia-Guangdong dessert store

Baidu Encyclopedia-guangzhou winter jasmine flower market