1. Guangzhou’s national intangible cultural heritage includes:
Guangdong Music
Lingnan Guqin Art
Guangdong Lion Dance-Sha Dancing Lions
Cantonese Opera
Lingnan Puppetry Performing Arts
Cantonese Opera
Guangzhou Embroidery
Ivory Carving
Guangzhou gray sculpture
Guangzhou olive carving
Guangzhou jade carving
Herbal tea making technique
Guangcai porcelain firing Manufacturing Techniques
Cantonese Hardwood Furniture Manufacturing Techniques
Traditional Medicine Chen Liji Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture
Pan Gaoshou Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture
Qiqiao Festival
Bolo Dan
2. Language
Guangzhou is the core area of ??Cantonese ethnic group and one of the birthplaces of Cantonese culture. Cantonese is spoken throughout the territory. The first World Cantonese People’s Kiss Conference was held in Guangzhou in November 2013. Since the late Qing Dynasty, photos, maps and documents produced by foreigners have been marked with Cantonese pinyin for place names and people's names. During the Republic of China, the National Government set it as the local standard. In the early days, the pinyin plan was incomplete and the rules were obvious. It was gradually improved in the later period. , the plan was then spread to Hong Kong and became the Hong Kong Government Cantonese Pinyin. After the founding of New China, Yue Pin was banned, but it was retained in Hong Kong, Macao and overseas.
The broad Cantonese dialect, also known as "Cantonese" and "Vernacular", belongs to the Cantonese dialect Cantonese. It is the representative dialect of Cantonese and is spoken in the Pearl River Delta, central Guangdong and Guangdong with Guangzhou as the center. parts of northern China, and southeastern Guangxi. In the narrow sense, Guangzhou dialect refers to Cantonese, specifically the Cantonese spoken in Guangzhou urban area. Hakka is mainly distributed in Zengcheng District (accounting for nearly 40% of the local population), Huadu District, and Conghua District. There are also ancient Hakka villages in Baiyun District, Tianhe District, Yuexiu District, and Panyu District. Guangzhou residents can basically speak Mandarin.
3. Food
Guangzhou’s food culture is famous in China. It is one of the top ten gourmet capitals in China and is known as “Food in Guangzhou”. Guangzhou has a food festival every year, and its food culture has a long history.
Guangzhou cuisine
Guangzhou cuisine is based on the collection of excellent folk delicacies from all over Guangdong Province, constantly absorbing the essence of major Chinese cuisines, drawing on the strengths of Western recipes, and integrating them. Become a family. Cantonese cuisine uses a wide range of ingredients, carefully selects ingredients, has excellent skills, is good at changing, and has various varieties. Cantonese cuisine is the main body and representative of Cantonese cuisine. The taste is mainly clear, fresh, tender, smooth, refreshing, fragrant and crispy, focusing on clear but not bland, fresh but not vulgar, tender but not raw, oily but not greasy. Seasonality is strong, strive for lightness in summer and autumn, and focus on richness in winter and spring. Famous dishes include: boiled chicken, roasted goose, roast suckling pig, braised suckling pigeon, honey barbecued pork, baked lobster in soup, steamed grouper, boiled shrimp, Ah Yi abalone, dry-fried beef river, etc.
Morning tea
Tea and snacks "Drinking tea in Guangdong will never be forgotten." Guangzhou people love drinking tea, especially morning tea. When we meet in the morning, most greetings in other places are "Have you eaten?", but people in Guangzhou often say "Have you had tea?" (Have you had tea?). Drinking tea constitutes a distinctive feature of Lingnan culture that distinguishes it from other cultures. Guangzhou people like to drink tea, such as morning tea, herbal tea, Kung Fu tea, etc. Everyone likes to gather with friends during holidays and go to teahouses to enjoy tea. Tasting tea is secondary, mainly eating snacks and chatting. Cantonese dim sum is diverse in variety, beautifully made, and each has its own flavor. There are countless famous snacks, famous snacks and famous flavor foods.
Special snacks
Radish and beef brisket is a famous traditional snack in Guangzhou. It is made of white radish, fresh beef brisket and seasonings stewed for a long time. In some prosperous road sections such as Beijing Road and Shangxiajiu Road, the fragrance of radish and beef brisket fills the streets.
Wonton noodles: This is the common name for wontons in Guangzhou. There are many snack bars selling wonton noodles in Shangxiajiu Road, Xihua Road, and Renmin Road (i.e. Xiguan). It is a famous snack in Xiguan. . Due to its rich soup flavor, thin wonton skin and rich fillings, and springy egg noodles, it has become a breakfast and snack delicacy for Guangzhou people. Wonton noodles also have another name called Xirong.
Jidi porridge: Wu Zhanji was a famous snack shop during the Republic of China. It was located in Wenchang Lane, Liwan. Its porridge and Jidi porridge were the most famous. The bottom of the porridge included yuba, ginkgo, earth fish, etc. The porridge was white and bright. Rice and water blend together, creating a delicious and thick taste.
Tingzi porridge: Tingzi porridge is a kind of Cantonese porridge with delicious taste.
Rice Rice Roll: A special snack in Guangzhou, it is a favorite snack of Guangzhou people and is also a must-have for morning tea and night markets in Guangzhou’s large and small teahouses and restaurants. Because it looks like pig intestines, Guangzhou people also call it chee cheong fun. It is said that it was created by Pantang Hexian Pavilion during the Anti-Japanese War and is now available in snack shops, teahouses, restaurants and hotels.
Lotus leaf rice: also known as lotus leaf rice, is a famous snack in Guangzhou. It is steamed with rice and meat stuffing wrapped in lotus leaves. The lotus leaves are green, the rice balls are loose, soft and refreshing, and have the fragrance of lotus leaves.
Old Restaurants
Guangzhou’s catering industry is represented by the “Four Gardens”, namely Dongyuan Restaurant, Nanyuan Restaurant, Xiyuan Restaurant and Beiyuan Restaurant, supplemented by other restaurants such as Guangzhou Restaurant, Panxi Restaurant, Lianxianglou, Taotaoju Restaurant and other time-honored restaurants with hundreds of years of history.
4. Music
Guangdong music, mainly spread in the Pearl River Delta, was gradually developed on the basis of the local folk "Bayinhui" and Cantonese opera accompaniment tunes at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. formed. Conventional instrumental music includes Cantonese Hu, Qinqin, pipa, dulcimer, dongxiao, throat, sheng, wooden fish and bells.
5. Cantonese Opera
It is widely spread in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and overseas Chinese communities, and occupies an important position in Guangdong culture. After the ban on Cantonese opera was lifted in the Qing Dynasty, Cantonese opera artists established the Bahe Guild Hall in Huangsha, Guangzhou. Since then, Guangzhou has gradually become one of the centers of Cantonese opera activities. The famous Cantonese opera plays in Guangzhou include: "The Emperor's Flower", "The Purple Hairpin", "The Peony Pavilion" "A Frightening Dream", "Two Immortals Pavilion to Worship the Moon", "Reincarnation of the Red Plum", "Butterfly Shadow and Red Pear", "Xiangluo Tomb", "Red Cherry Broken Heart", "Blood Stained Begonia Red", etc. Historical Cantonese opera troupes in Guangzhou include Jue Xiansheng Opera Troupe, Guangdong Provincial Cantonese Opera Troupe, Guangzhou Cantonese Opera Troupe, Guangzhou Hongdou Cantonese Opera Troupe, etc. The famous Cantonese opera actors include: Sit Juexian, Ma Shitsang, Liang Cibo, Liang Xingbo, Xin Ma Shitsang, Fang Yanfen, Hongxiannu, Lang Yunyu, Luo Pinchao, famous screenwriter Tang Disheng, etc.
6. Painting
The Lingnan School of Painting refers to the school of painting composed of painters from Guangdong. This school of painting was gradually formed during the modern Chinese art innovation movement under the impact of Western artistic trends. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the founders of modern education in China, such as He Ziyuan and Qiu Fengjia, broke through the shackles of the stubborn conservative forces and actively founded and promoted new schools. They not only cultivated a large number of social elites with progressive ideas and innovative ideas, but also gave birth to the "eclectic Chinese and Western culture". The Lingnan School of Painting, which integrates ancient and modern times, injected vitality into Lingnan culture and accumulated huge energy for the Revolution of 1911.
7. Architecture
The Stone Chamber Sacred Heart Cathedral, located on Yide Road in the center of Guangzhou, is the most magnificent and distinctive cathedral in the Catholic Diocese of Guangzhou. It was built in 1863 and completed in 1888. It took 25 years to complete and has a history of more than 130 years. The church is a "Gothic" style building, comparable to the world-famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.
Shamian, after a hundred years, more than ten countries have established consulates in Shamian, nine foreign banks and more than 40 foreign banks operate in Shamian, Guangdong Customs Club, Guangzhou Club, etc. were established one after another. Shamian has witnessed the changes in Guangzhou’s modern history. Shamian has become the epitome of my country’s modern history and concession history. The European-style buildings on Shamian Island have formed a unique open-air architectural “museum”.
Xiguan House, commonly known as the Ancient House, is a traditional residence with Lingnan characteristics built in the Xiguan area of ??Liwan District. It was mostly built by prominent families and wealthy bureaucrats. Most of the Xiguan mansions were built during the Tongzhi and Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty, and are mainly located on Duobao Road, Baohua Road, Longjin Road West, Shangxiajiu Road and other places. The most famous Xiguan mansions include "Liang Zizheng's House" located at No. 18 Baoyuan North Street, Deng Gongbao's House located on Duobao Road, and Zhong's Garden located in the middle of Baohua Road, etc., but they no longer exist.
Dongshan bungalow has red brick exterior walls, columned porch, teak doors and windows, and a small courtyard.
It is a unique residential building in Guangzhou, which confirms the history of the coexistence of multiple cultures in Guangzhou and constitutes the unique urban style here.
The tallest building in Guangzhou is the Canton Tower, with a total height of 600 meters. The second tallest building is Guangzhou Chow Tai Fook Financial Center, with a total height of 530 meters.
8. Legend
Guangzhou is also known as "Five Sheep City" and "Suicheng City". It is said that during the Zhou Dynasty, Guangzhou suffered from consecutive years of famine and the people were in dire straits. One day, five colorful auspicious clouds floated over the South China Sea, with five immortals riding on fairy goats holding five-colored rice ears in their mouths. The immortal gave ears of rice to the people and blessed the place to never have a famine. After the immortal left, the five immortal sheep stayed behind because they were attached to the human world, and blessed the local area with good weather. In order to thank the five immortals, the people built a "Five Immortals Temple" at the place where they stayed. There are statues of the Five Immortals in the temple, accompanied by stone statues of the Five Rams.