Zhaoqing is located in the middle and west of Guangdong Province, in the middle and lower reaches of Xijiang River, bordering Foshan and Jiangmen in the east and southeast, Yunfu in the southwest, Wuzhou and Hezhou in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the west and northwest, and Qingyuan in the north and northeast.

Zhaoqing is one of the birthplaces of ancient Lingnan local culture. Archaeological findings show that there were human activities in Zhaoqing about 6.5438+0.4 million years ago. About 1000 years ago, the transition to the Neolithic age began here. About 5000 years ago, Zhaoqing ancestors had hoeing, animal husbandry, textile and advanced pottery-making technology.

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Zhaoqing humanity

1, diet

Zhaoqing's catering is mainly Cantonese cuisine, with a local flavor that combines North and South flavors, Chinese and Western flavors, dishes, snacks and snacks. The local characteristics mainly include: Xijiang seafood, Guangning bamboo shoot banquet, pomfret in Dawan Town, Gaoyao City, Wenqing carp, Dinghu Shangsu, Zhaoqing steamed, Sealed apricot flower chicken, Sihui snail, Sihui camellia chicken, Deqing bamboo tube powder, etc.

2. dialect

Cantonese and Hakka are mainly popular in Zhaoqing.

3. Quyi

Guier Opera in Huaiji, Zhaoqing is one of the rare operas in China with a history of more than 300 years. Fish Dragon Dance, Cock Dance, Kirin White Horse Dance and December Tea Picking Song have been sung in Tiandong Village Fair for 400 years.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhaoqing