1. The history and changes of Dongguan
Historical background
Dongguan has a long history. According to historical records: During the Neolithic Age, primitive people settled along the Dongjiang River in its territory. In the Xia Dynasty in the 20th century BC, Dongguan was the site of Nanjiao. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dongguan belonged to the "Hundred Guangdong Land". In 214 BC, Qin Shihuang unified China, and Dongguan belonged to Panyu County, Nanhai County. During the reign of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Panyu was divided into Zengcheng, and Dongguan belonged to Zengcheng. In the middle of 222-228 AD, Dongguan County was established in Zengcheng. Entering the Jin Dynasty, Dongguan County was abolished, and Dongguan belonged to Panyu and Zengcheng.
In the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 331), Dongguan was established as a county, named Bao'an. In the second year of Emperor Suzong's reign (757), the city was renamed Dongguan. This is where Dongguan was named as the county. According to legend, it got its name from the abundance of aquatic plants (guancao) in the territory. More than 150 years ago, Lin Zexu sold cigarettes in Humen, Dongguan. During the Anti-Japanese War, this was the Dongjiang People’s Anti-Japanese Base Area. The long history and culture and glorious revolutionary tradition make Dongguan a famous historical and cultural city in southern Guangdong.
In recent years, it has been rated as the National Advanced City for Revitalizing the City through Science and Education (National Advanced City for Scientific and Technological Progress) five times in a row, the National Double Support Model City for five times in a row, and the National Building Civilization Advanced city in village and town work, National Model Collective for National Unity and Progress, National Advanced Unit in Drug Control, National Advanced City in Basic Education, China's Excellent Tourism City, National Basketball City, National Advanced City in Sports, National Sanitary City, National Advanced City in Creating Civilized Cities, A civilized city in Guangdong Province and a strong education city in Guangdong Province. The establishment of a national greening model city has also passed the acceptance test. Cultural characteristics of folk culture and art: Dongguan is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong Province. Cantonese opera and Cantonese opera sung in Guangzhou dialect have a long history in Dongguan. It is the product of local folk music absorbing the Central Plains culture and drawing on Western performance techniques. It is now a local Dongguan is known as the hometown of Cantonese opera and Cantonese opera, which are the most widely spread local music and drama among the people. Dongguan's paintings were influenced by Ju Chao and Ju Lian, the pioneers of the Lingnan School of Painting. They focused on sketching and absorbed the color techniques of Western sketches, which are unique to the Lingnan School of Painting. Dongguan holds grandly every year such activities as the Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Race, Lion Dance Art, Kirin Art, Lychee Festival, Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, Double Ninth Festival Climbing, Flower Market, and Flower Street. Education: The city has 574 schools of various types, including 4 general colleges and universities, 1 TV university, 134 general middle schools, 21 technical secondary schools, secondary normal schools, technical schools and vocational middle schools, 414 primary schools, and 511 kindergartens. There are 37,000 full-time teachers in various schools (including kindergartens), basically establishing a relatively complete and coordinated education system from preschool education, basic education, vocational education, higher education to adult lifelong education. In 1995, high school education was universalized in the city. In 2005, the enrollment rate of registered youths in this city was 98.4%, and the enrollment rate of junior high school graduates was 94.1%. There were 28,753 students entering various high school schools. The ratio of ordinary high school students to secondary vocational education students was 6 ∶4; Adult education continues to develop, with annual training volume reaching 504,000. The number of applicants for the Adult College Entrance Examination was 22,442, 21,004 took the actual exam, and 19,014 were admitted, an increase of 1,364 over the previous year. The admission rate of candidates was 90.5%. The total number of applicants for the higher education self-study examination is 57,515, ranking third among the 21 cities at or above the prefecture level in the province. Science and Technology: In 2005, 116,700 talents of various types were introduced, 2,875 new senior talents were added, 3,400 new people with senior professional titles or a master's degree or above, and 36,000 people with a bachelor's degree. At present, the city's total talent pool reaches 839,000, including 10,064 with senior professional titles, 105,725 with intermediate professional titles, and 142,442 with junior professional titles. In addition, 7 academicians are employed. Culture: Dongguan City has media such as Dongguan TV Station, Dongguan People's Broadcasting Station and Dongguan Daily. Each town has TV stations and cultural stations. The city has 80 village and town cultural centers, 473 libraries (rooms), 447 cultural squares, and 16 museums. Public cultural facilities cover an area of ??nearly 10 million square meters. Dongguan is a nationally famous basketball city, swimming city and weightlifting city. Health: There are 53 hospitals in the city with 13,053 health technicians. Dongguan athletes have broken world records 86 times, Asian records 40 times, national records 165 times, and won 235 gold medals in international competitions and 519 gold medals in national competitions. Important historical events 1. Lin Zexu burned opium in Humen, Dongguan. Before the opium burning in Humen, Lin Zexu learned that in the past, opium was burned with fire, and the opium oil seeped into the soil. Some people dug up the soil and refined it into opium paste. So he sent People dug two large ponds on Humen Beach, each 15 feet long and wide, filled them with seawater, then put the opium into the ponds, soaked them thoroughly and put lime in them. Then they opened the culvert to let the opium powder leak into the vast sea.
2. What is the oldest building in Dongguan?
During the Three Kingdoms period, in the first year of Huangwu of the Wu Kingdom (222 years), Sun Quan became king and set up the Yandu Lieutenant in the eastern officialdom and Tianjian. In the sixth year (507), Dongguan County was changed to Dongguan County. Dongguan was established. Now, the word Wan refers to Dongguan or Guancheng.
In 757 AD, Guancheng became the seat of Dongguan County. It has a long history of 1,250 years. Guancheng has been a place where merchants gathered and logistics flourished since ancient times. As the political, economic and cultural center of Dongguan, Guancheng is a microcosm of the cultural development of Dongguan.
Thousand-year-old street markets show their unique charm
The once prosperous Shiqiao Road and Xizheng Road have recorded the changes of the times in Guancheng every brick and tile. Their profound historical heritage, It contains warm pictures of life, reflecting Guancheng's business history for thousands of years from the feudal era to today.
Speaking of Shiqiao Road and Xizheng Road, we have to mention the two roads with the oldest history, the oldest names, and the oldest business in Dongguan City, also known as the "Millennium Street Market." Since the second year of the Tang Dynasty (757) when Dongguan County was moved to the then "Daoyong", Shiqiao Road and Xizheng Road were gradually formed. Their original names were "Pengwu Street" and "Ximen Zheng Street" respectively. .
Shiqiao Road and Xizheng Road are both the oldest commercial pedestrian streets and the oldest commercial centers in Guancheng. Looking back on those days, the markets on both sides of the bridge were bustling with people, the river under the bridge was clear and flowing, and ships were constantly coming and going, forming a harmonious, beautiful and moving picture. Especially every year when the spring breeze blows, the spring rain continues, and the spring water rises, on the Shiqiao River, you can hear the roar of the waves, the sound of the boatmen's oars, and the scenery of Nymphoides hanging on the buildings. It is a beautiful scene of the rising water in the spring river. .
Nowadays, after thousands of years of ups and downs, these two ancient streets have become full of spring scenery with the development of social economy and the increase of residential population. With the expansion of the streets, after After reconstruction, Shiqiao Road and Xizheng Road have a completely new look. The ancient street market with a thousand-year history has become the most beautiful, prosperous and largest modern street market, showing a prosperous scene of "Qiaotou taking advantage of the market like rain". Their changes bear witness to the development history of Guancheng's commercial and trade activities, and also witness the vicissitudes of Guancheng.
Cultural relics abound
Dongguan’s culture can also be seen from Dongguan’s cultural relics. From 1960 to 1990, shell mounds and hill sites were discovered in Dongguan*** 22 places. Among them, there are the Haogang shell mound site near Wancheng, the Zifu Temple built in the fifth year of Dabao of the Southern Han Dynasty (962), the Shangqing Temple on the Taoist Mountain built in the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty, and the 10th Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. In the second year (1734), it was located in Bao'an Academy of the Qing Dynasty on Dongzheng Street in Wancheng. The unearthed ancient tombs include Han tombs, Jin and Tang tombs, Song and Yuan tombs, Ming and Qing tombs, etc. These ancient tombs reflect the long history of Dongguan.
There are also many ancient buildings, such as the Nanhan Elephant Pagoda, the pure white marble relic pagoda and the Huangqi Guanyin Temple.
Among them, the West Gate Tower of Wancheng, which has a history of more than 600 years, is located at the intersection of West Main Road in Wancheng. It was built in the seventeenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1384). After hundreds of years of wind and rain, and many repairs, it still remains. It remains standing and well-preserved, becoming a landmark historical building in Guancheng. 3. Looking at the changes in Dongguan from the Spring Festival
From the perspective of historical data, as early as 1600 years ago, there was a wave of immigrants in Shenzhen, and mainlanders made great contributions to the development of Xin'an.
Among the six counties under the jurisdiction of Dongguan County, the first one is Baoan County. The county seat and the county seat are in the same place. It is a transportation hub for rivers and seas and an important coastal defense military town. Xin'an Ancient City created the source of Shenzhen's urban development and became the center of Shenzhen's political, economic and cultural life.
Historical changes are often reflected in the saying that "if things last long, they must unite, and if things last long, they must divide." The same is true for the development and changes of Xin'an Ancient City.
In the sixth year of Liang Tianjian (507), Dongguan County was changed to Dongguan County, and Chen moved the county administration to Zengcheng. In the second year of Emperor Suzong's reign (757), the name of Bao'an County was changed to Dongguan, and the county seat was moved from Nantou to today's Dongguan City.
After the Five Dynasties, Song and Yuan Dynasties, Shenzhen’s administrative affiliations had undergone some changes. The Nantou City we see today is the "Dongguan Guard Thousand Households City" built on the site of the old city by Cui Hao, the left guard of Guangzhou in the 27th year of Hongwu's reign in the Ming Dynasty (1394).
In the first year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1573), Xin'an County was divided from Dongguan County, and the city was designated as the county seat. /According to archaeological discoveries in recent years, Shenzhen has a history of 6,000 years.
According to information on underground archaeological excavations and ancient sites on the ground, Shenzhen has a long history. Pottery and stone tools discovered at the Dahuangsha and Dameisha dune sites show that humans were living in this beautiful and fertile land as early as the Neolithic Age, five or six thousand years ago.
Created Shenzhen’s glorious history and culture. It has been identified that Shenzhen has 103 cultural sites, 234 ancient tombs, 68 ancient buildings and historical memorial buildings, 97 modern historical sites and revolutionary memorial buildings, and 12 old customs stations and boundary monuments.
After screening, the city government has announced 36 cultural relics protection units in three batches. Among them, the boundary monuments of Dapeng City and "Zhongying Street" were recognized by the Provincial Government as provincial cultural relics protection units in 1989. 4. I am looking for a history of Dongguan, someone who can write a historical paper, please keep it short, thank you
Dongguan is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong.
The county was established during the Three Kingdoms period more than 1,700 years ago. It is an important birthplace of Lingnan civilization, the beginning of modern Chinese history, and the pioneer of reform and opening up. National hero Yuan Chonghuan, famous anti-Japanese general Jiang Guangnai, famous painter Deng Bai, and weightlifting champion Chen Jingkai were all native to Dongguan. The famous Lingnan School of Painting also originated in Keyuan, Dongguan.
Dongguan was removed from a county and established as a city in 1985, and was upgraded to a prefecture-level city in 1988. It currently governs 28 towns, 4 sub-district offices, 386 village committees, and 205 neighborhood committees. The city has a total area of ??2,465 square kilometers. As of the end of 2008, the permanent population was 6.9498 million, including 1.7487 million local residents and 5.2011 million foreign residents.
As of 2009, there are nearly 300,000 overseas Chinese and more than 850,000 compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, making it a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. Dongguan has a long history.
Historical records: During the Neolithic Age, primitive people already settled along the Dongjiang River in its territory. In the Xia Dynasty in the 20th century BC, Dongguan belonged to Nanjiao.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dongguan belonged to the "Land of Hundreds of Guangdong". In 214 BC, Qin Shihuang unified China, and Dongguan belonged to Panyu County, Nanhai County.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty divided Panyu and established Zengcheng, and Dongguan belonged to Zengcheng. In the middle of 222-228 AD, Dongguan County was established in Zengcheng.
After entering the Jin Dynasty, Dongguan County was abolished, and Dongguan belonged to Panyu and Zengcheng. In the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 331), Dongguan County was established, initially named Bao'an.
In the second year of Emperor Suzong's reign (757), the name was changed to Dongguan, and the county seat was placed in Yong (today's Guancheng). This is where Dongguan was named as the county. According to legend, it got its name from the abundance of aquatic grass (guancao) in the territory.
Dongguan has a glorious revolutionary tradition. More than 160 years ago, Lin Zexu sold cigarettes in Humen, Dongguan, and wrote a glorious chapter in modern Chinese history.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Dongguan was one of the anti-Japanese base areas of the Dongjiang Column. During the Republic of China, it was successively under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province's Yuehai Road, Central Guangdong Administrative Region, First Administrative Region and Fourth Administrative Region.
On October 17, 1949, the entire territory of Dongguan was liberated. Initially, it was under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Administrative Region.
In March 1950, Dongguan County was affiliated to the Pearl River Prefecture. In 1952, the Pearl River Prefecture was abolished and Dongguan County was placed under the Central Guangdong Administrative Region.
In February 1956, the Central Guangdong Administrative Region was abolished and Dongguan County was placed under the Huiyang Prefecture. In November 1958, Dongguan County was briefly subordinated to Guangzhou City.
In January 1959, the Huiyang Prefecture was abolished and Dongguan County was placed under the Foshan Prefecture. In June 1963, Huiyang Prefecture was restored, and Dongguan County was under the jurisdiction of Huiyang Prefecture.
In September 1985, the State Council approved the abolition of Dongguan County and the establishment of Dongguan City (county level), which is still under the jurisdiction of Huiyang area. On January 7, 1988, the State Council approved the upgrade of Dongguan City to a prefecture-level city, directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province.
I lived in Dongguan for two months. It was really beautiful and comfortable. 5. Essay on the historical development of Dongguan
Beautiful Dongguan, after centuries of baptism, it is not only a rapidly developing modern city, but also a cultural city with a long history.
Several centuries ago, during the Xia Dynasty, Dongguan belonged to Nanjiao. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it belonged to the land of Baiyue. In 214 BC, Qin Shihuang annexed Lingnan, and Dongguan belonged to Panyu County, Nanhai County. Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty divided Panyu and established Zengcheng County, and Dongguan was under the rule of Zengcheng at that time. In the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 331), Dongguan County was established, initially named Bao'an and subordinate to Dongguan County. In the second year of Zhide (AD 757) of the Tang Dynasty, the name was changed to Dongguan, and the county seat was placed in Yong (today's Guancheng Street). According to legend, Dongguan got its name because it is located in the east (now southeast) of Guangzhou and is rich in aquatic plants (guancao). In the 22nd year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1152), Xiangshan County (now Zhongshan City) was established from Xiangshan Town in Dongguan. In the first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1573), Dongguan was guarded by Qianhusuo and Xin'an County (today's Bao'an District, Shenzhen City) was established in Xin'an County (today's Bao'an District, Shenzhen City), and the area of ??Dongguan shrank accordingly. The Qing Dynasty followed the Ming Dynasty system. In the Qing Dynasty, Lin Zexu sold cigarettes in Humen, Dongguan. During the Republic of China, it was successively under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province's Yuehai Road, Central Guangdong Administrative Region, First Administrative Region and Fourth Administrative Region. During the Anti-Japanese War, Dongguan was one of the anti-Japanese base areas of the Dongjiang Column. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Dongguan County came under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Administrative District. In 1952, it became part of the Central Guangdong Administrative Region. In 1956, it belonged to Huiyang Prefecture. In November 1958, Dongguan County was briefly subordinate to Guangzhou City. In January 1959, the Huiyang Prefecture was revoked and Dongguan County was placed under the Foshan Prefecture. In June 1963, Huiyang Prefecture was reestablished, and Dongguan County was under the jurisdiction of Huiyang Prefecture. In 1985, Dongguan County was approved by the State Council to be listed as the Pearl River Delta Economic Development Zone. In September 1985, the State Council approved the cancellation of Dongguan County and the establishment of Dongguan City (county level), which is still under the jurisdiction of Huiyang area. In January 1988, it was upgraded to a prefecture-level city.
"Suddenly a spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloomed." A few centuries later, Dongguan is a municipality under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province and one of the "Four Little Tigers of Guangdong". It is known as the "World Factory" and is It is one of the four prefecture-level cities in the country that does not have municipal districts. Dongguan is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong, with a county history of more than 1,700 years. It is an important birthplace of Lingnan culture, the beginning of China’s modern history, and the pioneer of China’s reform and opening up. It has a unique Lingnan culture. It is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese and is known as the hometown of dragon boats, the hometown of Chinese folk art, the hometown of weightlifting, and the hometown of Cantonese opera.
In the tide of reform and opening up, Dongguan strives for survival and development, taking the lead. The export-oriented economy facing the world, the vibrant park economy, the booming private economy, the important IT industry, and the rising modern service industry go hand in hand. , has developed vigorously and created one myth after another in economic construction! Dongguan's agriculture is also relatively developed. The crops produced by farmers are mainly vegetables. Dongguan has strong manufacturing capabilities and a complete industrial system. It is one of the largest manufacturing bases in the world. The total manufacturing output value accounts for more than 90% of the total industrial output value above designated size. It forms a city with electronic information, electrical machinery, textiles and clothing, furniture, toys, A modern industrial system with eight major industries including papermaking and paper products, food and beverages, and chemicals as its pillars. It has 45 Fortune 500 companies and more than 800 overseas listed companies. Investors come from more than 20 countries and regions around the world, including 1 Fortune 100 company, 4 Fortune 500 companies, and 8 overseas listed companies. Dongguan City is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong Province. It is an ancient Lingnan town and has many places of interest. The Dongguan Museum collects unearthed cultural relics from the Neolithic Age such as the Cuntou site. There are ancient anti-British battlefield sites such as Lin Zexu's Opium Pond, Shajiao Fort, and Weiyuan Fort, which are famous at home and abroad, as well as patriotic education bases such as the Opium War Museum and the Naval War Museum. During the Anti-Japanese War, this was the base of the Dongjiang people, and the Dalingshan Anti-Japanese War Historical Facts Exhibition Hall and Liuhua Anti-Japanese Memorial Pavilion. Cultural landscapes include the famous ancient Guanyin Temple, Jin'aozhou Pagoda and Liuhua Pagoda, Keyuan, one of the four famous gardens in Guangdong, Yuan Chonghuan's former residence, Huangqi Ancient Temple, etc. Natural scenery includes Xian'e Lake, Shipai Yanling, Dongguan Botanical Garden, Qingxi Landscape World, and the beautiful coastal scenery of the Pearl River Estuary, rice sea banana forest, lychee lotus fragrance, flag peak scenic spots, etc.
We deeply believe that Dongguan’s tomorrow will be better and better! 6. History around me
Dongguan is my hometown. As a Dongguan citizen, I am proud of Dongguan.
Dongguan has a long history, outstanding people, beautiful mountains and rivers, and simple folk customs. What is worth mentioning is Dongguan’s specialty fruit-lychee, traditional folk customs, and a booming IT high-tech technology industry manufacturing base. ——Silicon Valley in Dongguan——Songshan Lake Science and Technology Industrial Park. Specialty fruit - lychees, from thousands of miles of rice sea to four seasons of fruity fragrance, from continuous sugarcane forests to vertical vegetable farms, from individual free-range farming to modern farms, we have seen the rapid development of Dongguan agriculture... Dongguan has fertile land, light and heat , abundant water, and coordinated coordination are not only conducive to the development of grain production, but also conducive to the planting of cash crops. The conditions for the development of agriculture are very favorable. It is known as the "Land of Fish, Rice, and Fruits". Lingnan Jiuguo, lychees and bananas are even more famous.
According to the topographic distribution characteristics of Dongguan City, it can be roughly divided into four regions: southeast, south-central, northeast and west. The south-central part is dominated by hills, with an altitude generally below 500 meters. The terrain is not undulating, the slope is gentle, and the soil is thick, making it suitable for planting fruit trees.
Lychee cultivation here has a long history, and it is an important lychee production area in Dongguan City. With Daling Mountain as the center, the glutinous rice cakes and cinnamon-flavored fruits are of excellent quality and are well-known at home and abroad. Longans, pineapples, and yellow peels are also grown here, making it an important fruit production base in Dongguan.
It is said that there is a village called "Jigang Village". A long time ago, there was a poor peasant family in the village. The owner was Chen Dayuan, his wife was Liu Huizhen, and their son was Chen Guimei.
A family of three lives in poverty. Chen Dayuan often goes out to the village to do chores for others to make money. In addition to doing housework at home, Huizhen sometimes goes to the fields to grow vegetables.
One day, Huizhen took six-year-old Guimei to weed the fields. Guimei was young, chasing butterflies in the shade of a tree.
After chasing and chasing, I finally caught up with the village tyrant Chen Guixian under the lychee tree. The butterfly flew high and actually flew on the lychee tree. Guimei looked up and saw the bright red lychees on the tree. She forgot to chase the butterflies and reached out to pick two lychees on the low hanging tree.
Chen Guixian (the landowner) happened to be passing by while patrolling the garden, and he shouted: "How dare you, a little thief, to steal my lychees in broad daylight!" This voice was like a thunderbolt from the blue, and Guimei was frightened. Frightened, he turned around and ran away. Chen Guixian rushed forward like crazy, grabbed Guimei's collar with one hand, and took back the lychee with the other.
Unexpectedly, Guimei held on to the lychee tightly and cried desperately: "I want lychee! I want lychee!" Chen Guixian became angry, opened his palm, and hit Guimei several times. He slapped Guimei in the face, then grabbed Guimei's chest and pushed it to the ground. Guimei fell on her back, and kicked him away with Takahiro. At this moment, Guimei's mother heard the sound and rushed over. When she saw this scene, she rushed forward, hugged the child with one hand, and cried and apologized to Guixian: "Sir, please forgive me for being lax in disciplining your child and stealing your lychees. I I will definitely punish him when I get home. Please calm down."
When Guimei saw her mother, she hugged her tightly. She was frightened and scared, and cried desperately: "I want to eat lychees, I want to eat lychees!" When the mother saw that the child was covered in mud and sweat, she felt distressed and pitiful, and took him home gloomily. The next day, Guimei suffered a fright and developed a high fever. She was in a coma all day long, did not think about food and drinks, and often asked for lychees.
The couple was very worried and gave him several decoctions. However, his condition continued to worsen and became increasingly serious. Seeing this, Huizhen was heartbroken and said to her husband with tears in her eyes: "Alas, the child's illness is all caused by eating lychees. Why don't you go to Xiancun and buy some lychees to ease his longing for it? , the condition may improve.
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Dayuan followed his wife and went to Xiancun to buy some lychees. When he came back, he brought them to his son and said, "Meier, look, mom gave you some big and red lychees." " After Guimei heard the word "lychee", she opened her eyes slightly and saw a few bright red lychees. She smiled, then took the lychees with trembling hands and placed them gently on her chest.
Suddenly his eyes darkened, his little hands dropped, his head tilted, and he passed away miserably. Enduring their grief, the Dayuan couple buried their child in a mound in the back mountain, and placed a few lychees in the grave. .
On the Qingming Festival of the next year, a few lychee seedlings grew in front of the child's grave. Dayuan took great care of them, carefully dug up the lychee seedlings, planted them around the child's grave, and watered them. Fertilize.
After ten years, the lychees grew up, and the place turned into a green and lush little lychee garden. The lychee trees bloomed and produced red lychee fruits.
This lychee is not only very sweet, but also delicious. In memory of his son, Dayuan changed the name of Xiaoliyuan to Guimeiyuan.
Since then, Guimei lychee has come into being. Guiwei probably evolved from the similar pronunciation of "美" and "微" in the local dialect.
My grandmother is from Dalingshan. She has a lychee forest and eats it every 6 or 7 years. When the lychees are ripe in the month, I climb up the tree with my relatives and friends to pick lychees and eat them. When I peel off the red skin of the lychees, I can see the crystal-clear flesh. When I take a bite, I feel a burst of sweetness in my heart. After spitting out the shell, Then I finished the pulp.
Ah! It’s so delicious! The traditional folk customs of China are like a huge treasure house of history and culture, containing cultural crystallizations full of wisdom. There are many rich and colorful cultures and traditional customs, such as: Dongkeng's "Body Selling Festival", Qiaotou's "Lotus Festival", Shilong's "Dragon Boat Festival", Huangjiang's "Art Festival", etc., attracting many tourists. Come and watch.
The most famous one is Dongkeng's "Selling Your Body Festival". According to "Dongkeng Town Records", Dongkeng's "Selling Your Body Festival" originated in Tangchun Village in the town during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, some young and middle-aged people who did not have their own land went to the streets on the second day of the second lunar month, wearing bamboo hats and coarse cloths. It means "selling oneself" and waiting for the rich man to come to hire him. The rich man who owns the land also comes to Tangchun Village on this day to select young men to sell themselves and hire them for a year. There are many "Encounters with Immortals" spread in Baodi. It is said that immortals from heaven come to Dongkeng to help all living beings on the "Selling Day". /p>
For example, "Curved Grinding Arm", "Straight Fishhook", "Golden Hoe", "The Story of Dong Zai", "Candy Can't Be Dumped", "It's cloudy even if it's sunny" . It's so magical that immortals come down to earth to help.
As a result, the "Selling Your Body Festival" became more and more popular, and it became more and more magical. On the second day of February, there were people on the bank of the river. There are so many people on both sides of the bridge. 7. The changes in Dongguan’s food culture from ancient times to the present
Dongguan’s food culture
Cantonese people like to eat, and Dongguan people like to eat more, if nothing else. In terms of quantity alone, there are more than 10,000 restaurants of all sizes in Dongguan. For a city with an area of ??less than 2,500 square kilometers, this number is quite astonishing.
Dongguan’s food has a long history
To talk about Dongguan’s food, we must first talk about Dongguan’s history. The establishment of Dongguan County began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but the history of Dongguan can even be traced back to the Xia Dynasty. The origin of Dongguan’s food dates back to the time of Qin Shihuang. Liping, the general manager of Dongguan Garden Porridge City, told reporters that during the Qin Dynasty, Dongguan was the "Land of Hundreds of Guangdong". After Qin Shihuang destroyed the six kingdoms, he sent troops to conquer the Hundreds of Guangdong. Later, some soldiers stayed in the local area and brought with them the Central Plains. Culture also brought delicacies from the Central Plains, which are still handed down today.
For example, the famous snack "Mage" in Dongguan is a food from the Qin Dynasty. The famous historian Rong Ai (sister of Rong Geng) in Dongguan has also done research on this. The writing method of "Mage" was also given by Rong Ai, because Mage is Dongguan dialect, and "Ge" means a paragraph. It used to have sounds but no words until Rong Ai named it.
There is also a famous local dish in Dongguan, "Shasha Fish Balls", which also originated from Qin Shihuang. Legend has it that Qin Shihuang loved to eat fish and was afraid of being assassinated. During the Warring States Period, when Zhuanzhu stabbed Wang Liao, he hid his dagger in the belly of a grilled fish and finally succeeded. So the dish of fish balls was born. If the fish meat is made into balls, nothing will be hidden, and there are no spines, making it easy to eat.
Since then, during the Five Husties, the An-Shi Rebellion, and the Confrontation between the Song and Jin Dynasties, a large number of Central Plains people have migrated south, bringing with them the local food culture. Dongguan’s food has continuously integrated the Central Plains culture. , and combined with local products and customs, gradually formed its own characteristics.
The "Land of Fish and Rice" has a lot of delicious food
In addition to historical elements, geography also played a crucial role in the formation of Dongguan's cuisine. Dongguan used to be an agricultural county and was known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". Naturally, food has an important relationship with "fish" and "rice".
In fact, it is this product base that creates the two major types of Dongguan's local food - snacks and stir-fries.
Snacks mainly refer to pastries in Dongguan’s diet. Dongguan's snacks have a long history, with more than 200 varieties, which is very rich. Dongguan snacks are mainly made by farmers themselves, and almost every household can make them. The raw material of snacks is mainly rice, which is divided into two types: glutinous rice and japonica rice. Every autumn, after harvesting, farmers will make various kinds of pastries from the rice. Most snacks are made by grinding rice into powder, and some are made directly from rice. Grinding rice is a job that children are very willing to do. Since the prepared snacks have little water content, they can be stored all winter until the Qingming Festival in the next year, so that you don’t have to worry about running out of food in the winter. Moreover, snacks are also good food for entertaining during holidays, such as maggots and eyebrow bean cakes. , oil horn, sugar ring, etc., are very popular.
Stir-fried dishes refer to the dishes in Dongguan diet. It should be said that this part better reflects the characteristics of Dongguan food. As a branch of Cantonese cuisine, Dongguan cuisine has its own unique features. Since Dongguan used to be mainly agricultural, Dongguan's dishes have a strong farm flavor. Relatively speaking, Dongguan's dishes are not as light as ordinary Cantonese dishes, with a slightly heavier taste, and meat accounts for a large proportion of them, such as white sand oil duck, Humen crab, Xiansha fish balls, Daojiao meatballs, and stone steak boiled Big fish, Houjie sausage, Tangxia goose, baked plum and raw bone, etc. are all meat-based dishes. This is mainly related to Dongguan's rich products. At the same time, the low living standard also makes these big fish and meat more likely to become people's favorite dishes. In terms of cooking methods, Dongguan's dishes are more labor-intensive. The steps are not very complicated, but they taste great.
Local delicacies play the leading role
Although Dongguan is not a big place, it has diverse topography and culture, so its food is also very diverse. Therefore, the diversity of food styles is a major feature of Dongguan cuisine that must be mentioned. Generally speaking, Dongguan's food can be roughly divided into two areas: the water town in the west and the mountainous area in the east. In each piece, different towns have different characteristics.
Due to the crisscrossing ditches and rich aquatic products, Shuixiangpian is a veritable land of fish and rice. Therefore, the food is also characterized by fish and shrimp, such as Hongmei taro and dried clam meat, large fish boiled with stone steak, and Humen honey sauce grilled Eels etc. The towns in the water town have different styles. The freshwater-based areas in Daojiao and Hongmei towns have quite different diets than the seaside areas such as Baisha and Humen. For example, the paste crabs and shrimps in Humen are very different. Not found elsewhere.
Because Shanxiang is located in a mountainous area, the delicacies mostly feature poultry and livestock. In addition, because Shanxiang is close to Huizhou and other areas, it is deeply influenced by Hakka culture. Hakkas in Tangxia, Fenggang and other towns account for a large proportion. Therefore, the food culture is greatly influenced by Hakka culture, and the taste is more salty. Dishes such as Hakka braised pork, Tangxia Huangdu Jian with soy sauce, Fenggang Hakka dog meat, Qingxi New Year goose and other dishes are all representative dishes of mountainous areas.
Famous dishes and snacks will make you salivate
Dongguan has a wide variety of local delicacies, but currently there are not many restaurants that can truly make Dongguan local dishes. In each township, Dongguan flavor is maintained slightly more, and there are not many places to eat pure Dongguan cuisine within the urban area.
The most famous one is Huayuan Porridge City. This company originally featured Dongguan food. It also launched a series of "Guan Xiang Cuisine" in its Wanjiang Yongtai store, which is very popular among Dongguan people