Cantonese people are pragmatic, truth-seeking, exclusive and filial.
Maybe it's the strength of Cantonese. Cantonese people often classify people who can't speak Cantonese as those who want to find jobs as coolies. Even a Fujian native is classified as a northerner.
Guangdong people pay attention to material benefits, do not make superficial remarks, pay attention to efficiency and catch up with progress. Cantonese people seem to be only interested in business, health and entertainment. In addition, Guangdong people are open-minded, dare to say and do things, and are ahead of the national ethos, which has been the main force of China's reform and opening up for decades.
In terms of diet, Cantonese people are also very particular about it. Now Cantonese cuisine can be said to be the first cuisine in China, which is related to the prosperity of Guangdong's economy and the delicacy and elegance of Cantonese cuisine. Cantonese people are a little foreign and fashionable, and they are also very good at keeping in good health.
In addition, due to the characteristics of cultural diversity in Guangdong, more Hakka culture has been preserved, and at the same time, it has been greatly influenced by Hong Kong culture. It can be said that Guangdong culture has both a modern side and a traditional side, and Hakka culture is obvious. The traditional culture of Hakka in Guangdong pays attention to clan relationship, filial piety and ancestor worship, which is still obvious in Guangdong today.
Hong Kong is close to Guangdong, and Guangdong culture is also influenced by Hong Kong culture. In addition, Guangdong people are somewhat male chauvinistic, and the status of women is not as good as that in Northeast China. Generally speaking, Cantonese people are the best businessmen in China, so the relative money is generous! In the modernization of China, Cantonese people have also made great contributions.
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Guangdong culture is the main body of Lingnan culture with a long history. Modern Lingnan culture is an advanced culture in modern China, which has a great influence on modern China.
Since the reform and opening-up, Lingnan culture, with its unique characteristics of pluralism, pragmatism, openness, compatibility and innovation, has adopted the essence of the Central Plains, absorbed new styles from all over the world, merged and sublimated, and formed its own lineage, which is unique in the forest of Chinese culture and plays a positive role in promoting the economic and social development of Lingnan area and even the whole country. It is one of the most distinctive and dynamic regional cultures in the splendid culture of the Chinese nation.
Lingnan culture covers Lingnan architecture, Lingnan gardens, Lingnan painting school, opera music, arts and crafts, folk festivals, religious culture, food culture, language culture, overseas Chinese culture and many other contents. Geographically, it is divided into Guangfu culture, Guangdong Hakka culture and Chaoshan culture.