Lion dance can be divided into north and south, and Guangdong's lion dance performance is most famous in the south. Lions are made up of colorful strips of cloth, and each lion is performed by two people, one with the head dancing and the other with the tail dancing. During the performance, lion dancers should show southern martial arts with various moves, which is very manly. It is the most common performance activity in various festivals in Guangdong.

2. English songs?

There are yangko in the north and English songs in the south. There are English songs in Puning, Chaoyang, Huilai, Lufeng Jiazi, Chaoan and other places in Guangdong, among which English songs in Puning and Chaoyang are the most famous. Ying Ge is a representative folk square emotional dance in Chaoshan area, which originated in the middle of Ming Dynasty and was based on Liangshan 108 hero. Performers hold English songs or drums and mix martial arts routines and dances, which are heroic and heroic.

3. Burn this tower.

Tower burning is a folk activity in Chaoshan area, the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. According to legend, it was an uprising signal of the Han people against the brutal rule of the Yuan Dynasty. Most of the burning towers in Chaoshan are for teenagers to play with. A few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, teenagers were very busy, picking up broken tiles everywhere and accumulating dead branches and sawdust. In the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, they began to build tile towers.

After the moon rose into mid-air, the Watt Tower began to burn. When the fire was fierce, the tiles were burned red and bright, and the flame at the tower mouth went straight into the sky. At this time, people threw handfuls of coarse sea salt into the tower, and the Watt tower crackled like firecrackers, and then sprinkled with sulfur, emitting a blue flame, which was very spectacular and attracted people to watch and appreciate.

In some places, burning towers is also regarded as a competition. If the tower is built high and burned beautifully, there will be rewards after the public comments.

4. The burning dragon

The most famous is Fengshun Puzhai Fire Dragon. People will gather in the dragon dance field on the night of the festival and watch the dragon burning performance under the loud noise of firecrackers.

At first, dozens of young people ran around the stadium with burning bamboo cables. Then, the dragon filled with fireworks appeared, and the dragon dancers were holding the dragon and dancing in the stadium. Finally, the dragon began to breathe fire. After the dragon was burned, all the fireworks were set off, and the sound of gongs and firecrackers resounded through the sky. Gorgeous dragon dances are everywhere, and the scene is spectacular.

5, midnight snack

Midnight snack is a life custom of Guangzhou people, usually after 10 in the evening, hence the name "midnight snack" or "midnight snack". The way of midnight snack varies from person to person: some people cook for themselves at night.

Some people eat alone or invite friends in street food stalls or night markets in teahouse restaurants, so many "night market food streets" and "night market" teahouses of various teahouse hotels have gradually formed in the city. The night market in the teahouse often has a music teahouse to attract diners.

Step 6 drink morning tea

People in Guangzhou love to drink tea, especially morning tea. When we meet in the morning, we often greet each other with "Have you had tea" (meaning "Have you had tea"), which shows our preference for tea. Drinking tea is a life custom of Guangzhou people. There is a folk proverb that "a pot of tea in the morning does not need a doctor".

When people in Guangzhou say drinking tea, they actually mean drinking tea in a teahouse (formerly called teahouse). Not only drink morning tea, but also eat snacks (as breakfast); Drink not only morning tea, but also afternoon tea and evening tea; Not only can you fill your stomach, but you can also spread news, talk about friendship and negotiate business. It can be seen that drinking tea in Guangzhou is actually a social way.

This is also the important and fundamental reason why the teahouse industry in Guangzhou has been enduring for a hundred years. Among the time-honored restaurants in Guangzhou, quite a few were teahouses and teahouses of that year.

7. Drink herbal tea

Drinking herbal tea is also a perennial habit of Guangzhou people. The so-called herbal tea refers to the Chinese herbal medicine which is cold in nature and can eliminate internal heat. After boiling, it is used as a drink to eliminate the sore throat caused by summer heat or winter dryness in the human body.

Guangzhou has a long history of herbal tea, and there are many kinds of herbal tea, including Wang Laoji herbal tea, Sanhutang herbal tea, herbal tea, loud male herbal tea, herbal tea, 24-flavor herbal tea, cucurbit tea, healthy herbal tea, honeysuckle flower tea and ancient melon herbal tea. There are even turtle ling paste soup, raw fish soup, carrots and bamboo cane water. It has become a traditional old-fashioned herbal tea that Guangzhou people love.

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