Dongguan Culture

Dongguan is a historical and cultural city in Guangdong Province, sung in the Guangzhou dialect Cantonese opera, Cantonese opera has a long history in Dongguan, it is the local folk music absorption and integration of the culture of the Central Plains, and drawing on the products of Western performance techniques, is now the most widely circulated local folk music and theater, Dongguan has been known as the hometown of Cantonese opera, Cantonese opera. The hometown of Chinese opera, Dongguan wooden fish song, Dongguan puppet show

Dongguan every year, very grandly held in Dongguan Dragon Boat Race, Guanyi lion art, Zhangmutou Hakka Kirin art, Lychee Festival, Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, Hundred Son paper, Sells the body festival, the Chung Yeung high, the Flower Market, the Flower Street, and other activities. With the improvement of material life in Dongguan, Dongguan people have a spontaneous enthusiasm for traditional culture. The folk culture and arts of Dongguan have been inherited and carried forward, presenting a vibrant situation. Therefore, in 1958, Dongguan was honored as the first "Hometown of Swimming"; in January 2000, the China Dragon Boat Association awarded Shatian Town, Dongguan, the first "Hometown of Dragon Boat"; Daojiao was honored as the "Hometown of Chinese Opera" by the Ministry of Culture of China. "Hometown of Chinese Opera", "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art"; Dongguan Shilong Town is known as the "Hometown of Weightlifting"; Dongguan's Shipai Town, Zhongkeng Village and Chang'an Town were awarded by the relevant state departments. "the hometown of lion dance art", in addition, the town of Qingxi, Zhangmutou town are known as the hometown of Qilin art.