Dongguan culture

History and culture

Historical background

Dongguan has a long history. History: In the Neolithic Age, there were primitive people living together along the Dongjiang River. In the Xia Dynasty of the 20th century, Dongguan belonged to the southern region. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dongguan was a "land of hundreds of leaps and bounds". In 2 14 BC, Qin Shihuang unified China, and Dongguan belonged to Panyu County, Nanhai County. When Emperor Shundi was in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zengcheng was established in Panyu and Zengcheng was established in Dongguan. In 222-228, it was assigned to Lidongguan County, Zengcheng. During the Jin Dynasty, Dongguan belonged to Panyu and Zengcheng. In the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 33 1 year), Li County, Dongguan, was originally named Baoan. In the second year of Zhide (757), it was renamed Dongguan, and the county seat was located in Yong (now Guancheng). Starting with Dongguan as the county name, it is said that it is named after the rich aquatic plants (ten thousand grasses) in the territory. Dongguan has a glorious revolutionary tradition. 160 years ago, Lin Zexu destroyed opium in Humen, Dongguan, and wrote a glorious chapter in the modern history of China. During the Anti-Japanese War, Dongguan was one of the anti-Japanese bases of Dongjiang Column. During the Republic of China, he was transferred to Guangdong Province, including Yuehai Road, Yue Zhong Administrative Region, First Administrative Region and Fourth Administrative Region.

194910 June 17, the whole territory of Dongguan was liberated. It was originally under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Administrative Region. In March, 1950, Dongguan County was transferred to the Pearl River Special Zone. 1952, the Pearl River Special Zone was abolished and Dongguan County was placed under the Central Administrative Region of Guangdong. 1February, 956, Guangdong Central Administrative Region and Dongguan Lihuiyang Special Zone were revoked. 1958165438+10, Dongguan County was temporarily transferred to Guangzhou. 1959 1 month, Huiyang area was abolished, and Dongguan County was transferred to Foshan area. 1June, 963, Huiyang area was restored, and Dongguan County was placed under Huiyang area. 1September, 1985, the State Council approved the revocation of Dongguan County and the establishment of Dongguan City (county level), which is still under the jurisdiction of Huiyang District. 1988 65438+1On October 7th, the State Council approved Dongguan to be upgraded to a municipality directly under the Central Government of Guangdong Province.

folk art

Dongguan is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong Province. Cantonese opera and Cantonese opera sung in Cantonese have a long history in Dongguan. It is the product of local folk music absorbing the culture of the Central Plains and drawing lessons from western playing skills. Now it is the most popular local music and drama, and Dongguan is known as the hometown of Cantonese opera and Cantonese opera. The hometown of Chinese Quyi, Dongguan Muyu Song, Dongguan Puppet Show.

Dragon Boat Racing

In 200 1 year, Dongguan put forward the strategy of building a "cultural new city" and vigorously developing social public welfare culture; In 2008, Dongguan was named "National Civilized City"; In 2009, Bai Zi's public welfare cultural activities, which were deeply loved by the masses, were awarded as "China Cultural Innovation Brand"; 20 10 dongguan has formulated the strategy of strengthening the city by culture and made every effort to build a famous cultural city.

Dongguan painting, influenced by Ju Chao and Ju Lian, the pioneers of Lingnan painting school, pays attention to sketching and absorbs the techniques of western sketching and coloring, and is a wonderful flower of Lingnan painting school.

Every year in Dongguan, activities such as Dragon Boat Race in Dongguan, Guan Yi Lion Dance Art, Zhangmutou Hakka Kirin Art, Litchi Festival, Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, Bai Zi Paper Festival, Prostitution Festival, Chongyang Gaodeng, Flower Market and Flower Street are held ceremoniously. With the rich improvement of material life in Dongguan, Dongguan people have a spontaneous enthusiasm for traditional culture. Thus, the folk culture and art in Dongguan can be inherited and developed, showing a vibrant situation. Therefore, from 65438 to 0958, Dongguan was known as the first "hometown of swimming" in China. June 5438 +2000 10, China Dragon Boat Association awarded Dongguan shatian town the title of the first "hometown of dragon boats" in China. Daojiao was praised by the Ministry of Culture as "the hometown of Chinese Quyi" and "the hometown of Chinese folk art". Shilong Town, Dongguan is known as the "hometown of weightlifting"; Zhongkeng Village in Shipai Town and Chang 'an Town in Dongguan were awarded the title of "Hometown of Lion Dance Art" by the relevant state departments. In addition, Qingxi Town and Zhangmutou Town are both famous hometown of Kirin art at home and abroad.

Southern Red Bean Cantonese Opera is one of the most popular and influential folk arts. Cantonese opera is also deeply loved by the masses in Dongguan. Famous Cantonese opera masters such as Lu often perform and preach in Dongguan urban and rural areas. Chang 'an Town Amateur Cantonese Opera Troupe also went to Beijing in 2002 to perform the large-scale Cantonese opera Siyuan in the Great Hall of the People. When visiting Dongguan, don't miss the opportunity to see "Southern Red Bean".

Lion Dance (Dragon, Kirin, Phoenix) Dongguan folk animal-shaped dances are rich and colorful, including dragon dance, phoenix dance, lion dance, Kirin, brave and so on ... especially lion dance, which is famous for its superb technology and extraordinary acting skills. Chang 'an Town was also named "the hometown of dragons and lions" by the State Sports General Administration. Every year during the Lantern Festival, hundreds of lion dancers, golden dragons, Cai Feng and Kirin take part in large-scale activities to celebrate the Lantern Festival with lions, and the city is deserted.

Dragon Boat Race Dongguan Dragon Boat Team has won many gold cups in international dragon boat races held in Hong Kong, Macau, Canada, Singapore and locally. Shatian town was named "the hometown of dragon boats" by the State Sports General Administration. Every year from the first day to the fifteenth day of the fifth lunar month, Shilong and Shuixiang hold a series of dragon boat races, which has become a scene in Dongguan.

Hakka folk songs Hakka folk songs in Qingxi, Zhangmutou and other towns in Dongguan have long been famous. Every festival, various folk song performances or competitions are often held, which is very lively.

Litchi Festival is from the end of June to the beginning of July every year, which coincides with the mature season of high-quality litchi such as cinnamon and glutinous rice paste. All parts of Dongguan welcome guests from all over the world with beautiful fruits, hold celebrations, * * * celebrate the harvest, and * * * get together for friendship.

Dongkeng "Prostitution Festival"-"Turning over Festival"-"Water Splashing Festival" This is an interesting folk festival, which has evolved with the changes of the times since the Ming Dynasty. According to legend, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, on the second day of the second lunar month, farmers living in extreme poverty in Dongkeng and its vicinity gathered under the big banyan tree in Dongkeng Village, waiting for large families to hire people to farm or work, and whoever the employers liked, they splashed their clothes with water. Over time, a folk "prostitution festival" was formed. After liberation, especially since the reform and opening up, people's lives have become richer, and the "Prostitution Festival" has gradually evolved into a "turning over festival" and a "water splashing festival" to celebrate a better life.

food culture

Dongguan cuisine belongs to Lingnan cuisine with strong local characteristics, including mountain parsley and water town cuisine, each with its own representative dishes. For example, Rushan cuisine includes Zhangmutou Hakka baked chicken with salt, Da Lang fried rice with olive sauce, Qingxi Maogen lobster sauce and snail soup. Among the water town cuisines, there are keel soup stewed with lotus root in Shatian, dried clams with red berries and taro, and roasted eels with honey sauce in Humen.

Food and shopping specialties include litchi, Ma Yong banana, Houjie rice noodle, Houjie sausage, Baisha oil duck, Humen shrimp and Humen cream crab.

Garden New Village Food Street, the main restaurant in Dongguan, is a very famous place to eat in Guancheng, in the area of Qiantou Garden Street in Dongcheng District. There are seafood restaurants, western restaurants, bars, porridge courts, tea restaurants, fast food restaurants, bread houses, juice shops, teahouses, Hakka restaurants, candy shops and so on.

Humen Wan Xin Food Street-Located in Wan Xin Fishing Village, Humen Town. A food street made of bamboo shed, stretching for nearly 100 meters, is definitely fresh seafood, simple bamboo chairs and bamboo stalls, quite distinctive.

Chang 'an Xinmin Food Street-Located in Xinmin Village, Chang 'an Town, it extends from the arbor by the sea. It is made of Chinese fir and fir bark. The local prawns, aconite fish and cream crabs are all caught and processed immediately, which has a unique flavor.

Shipai Food Street is located in Zhongkeng Village, Shipai Town. The restaurants here are famous for their carefully brewed pond fish, especially the four famous fish in Dongguan (bighead carp, bighead carp, bighead carp and shad).

Dalingshan snake banquet hall-Dalingshan town is very particular about making snake banquets. Snake soup is "stewed" with huge clay pots and burning wood chaff firewood. Rich in taste, diners are not tired of drinking ten bowls and eight bowls.

Qingxi Hakka Restaurant-Qingxi Town, Dongguan is a place where Hakka people live together. Many restaurants here cook authentic Hakka dishes, especially Hakka dog meat and tofu.