The history and culture of Shaoguan are as follows:

1. Shixia Culture

Shaoguan is the hometown of "Maba people" and the birthplace of Shixia culture. Emperor Shun once visited this place during his southern tour and climbed Shaoshi Mountain to play Shao music. The beautiful music moved the surrounding mountains and rocks.

Historically, Shaozhou is known as the "Famous County in Lingnan", which gave birth to Hou Andu, the important minister of the Chen Dynasty, Zhang Jiuling, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, Shao Jie, the poet of the Tang Dynasty, Yu Jing, the famous minister of the Song Dynasty, and Yu Jing, the famous minister of the Ming Dynasty. The famous anti-Japanese general and prince Taibao Chen Li, and the Qing Dynasty writer Liao Yan.

Zhang Fakui, the founder of Tiejun, is an outstanding representative of a large number of historical celebrities. Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, preached Buddhism in Shaozhou for 37 years, and Nanhua Temple became the "Ancestral Court of the Southern Sect" of Zen Buddhism.

Shaoguan has a rich variety of folk culture and art, including tea-picking opera, flower drum opera, lantern opera, folk opera, folk songs, storytelling, allegro, Cantonese opera, dragon dance, lion dance and other folk songs and dances, as well as wood carving, weaving, embroidery, paper-cutting and other folk crafts. ?

2. Hakka culture

As the gateway from the Central Plains to Guangdong, Shaoguan has accommodated more and more Hakka ancestors and their descendants. The Hakka culture is rich in heritage and is an important part of our country. It is one of the four major gathering places for Hakkas in the mainland and is called "Lingnan Hakka".

Among the city’s population of more than 3 million, there are nearly 2.8 million Hakkas, accounting for 80% of the city’s total population. Nowadays, most of the Hakkas in Yilong County, Sichuan are from the Shaoguan area in northern Guangdong. Zhu De clearly told the world in his book "Remembering My Mother": "My family is a tenant farmer. My ancestral home is Shaoguan, Guangdong, and I am a guest."

3. Unique customs and culture

The customs and customs in various places in Shaoguan have strong Lingnan Hakka and Han colors, and the Yao and She ethnic groups also have their own national characteristics. In terms of agricultural production in Han areas, it has become a habit to arrange production according to the laws of the twenty-four seasons.

It has become a tradition to leave early and come back late to engage in farm work, and to ask relatives and friends to help. In mountainous areas, there are also various customs such as planting ground beans in spring, grazing bison in winter, playing in Hengtang, inspecting camellia oleifera, and so on. When doing business, it is important to choose auspicious times to open business, pay attention to signboards, and have customs such as market days (regular markets) and credit sales.

In terms of housing, rural areas are mostly inhabited by clans, and they pay attention to Feng Shui when choosing a place to live. There are clan houses (eaves street houses), dragon houses, "four golden" houses, arcade-style houses, Residential types such as enclosed buildings and "well-off houses".

In terms of wedding customs, there are still ancient customs in rural areas such as crying to get married, giving off weddings, welcoming brides, worshiping in the hall, and having bridal chambers. Folks attach great importance to carrying on the family line and relying on their children to support them until they die. There are also traditions such as compiling family trees, worshiping ancestors during the Spring Festival and Qingming Festival, establishing clan rules, and rewarding reading.

The Yao and She ethnic groups have their own unique customs and customs, which are rich in local ethnic characteristics in terms of names, daily diet, clothing, festive taboos, social fashions, etc.

4. Religious culture

Shaoguan has a long religious history and a long history of religious culture, including Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity and Catholicism. There are many Buddhist and Taoist believers. Some religious temple fairs, such as Nanhua's Birthday, have had an influence to this day, and believers have some religious overtones in their food, clothing, etc.

5. Humanity, Nature and Culture

Shaoguan is rich in tourism resources and is the tourism aircraft carrier of Guangdong. With rich humanities and natural tourism resources, it has become a tourist and leisure destination that countless tourists at home and abroad yearn for. . Shaoguan has 17 world-class and national-level scenic spots and more than 100 provincial-level and lower scenic spots.

Including the World Geopark Danxia Mountain (named for the Danxia landform), Guangdong Ruyuan Grand Canyon, National Forest Park Chebaling South China Tiger Reserve, Zhuji Lane, Meiguan Ancient Road, Mantang Hakka Dawei, Bi There are a large number of tourist attractions such as Yao Village on the back.

Meiguan Ancient Trail is a national 4A scenic spot, a red tourism demonstration base in Guangdong Province, and one of the "Four Major Plum Blossom Appreciation Places in China". The ancient road has existed for more than 2,000 years. It was the throat of the ancient Central Plains to Lingnan and Southeast Asia. It is the shortest land transportation artery connecting the Yangtze River and the Pearl River system. It is the best-preserved ancient post road in the country today.

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