What are the elements of Lingnan culture?

The elements of Lingnan culture are openness, enterprising and business-oriented. Lingnan area is far away from the core of China traditional culture, and there is an enterprising spirit beyond the traditional orientation everywhere. Zheng Xin, a Cantonese, established the Wu Dynasty in Thailand. In the history of modern culture, a number of cultural celebrities have emerged, such as Gao, founder of Lingnan Painting School, Sun Yat-sen, a democratic revolutionary, Liang Qichao, a pioneer of enlightenment thought, and so on. These bright stars represent the thoughts of Lingnan culture.

Utilitarian and business-oriented details

Guangdong's unique geographical conditions made it an important foreign trade zone in China during the Tang and Song Dynasties, radiating outward from the Pearl River Delta and Hanjiang Delta. Especially after the middle of Qing Dynasty, with the increasing demand for tea and silk in the international market, it stimulated the development of local commodity economy. In addition to Guangzhou and Foshan, Chapman's footprints, from Yimen to the stage, as far away as Singapore and Siam, formed the famous Chaozhou Gang and Guangdong Gang in the commercial system at that time.