1. Foshan Lion Head is an ancient traditional handicraft in Guangdong Province.
It was founded during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 200 years.
Its greatest features are its vivid and expressive shape, bright and beautiful colors, and exquisite and sturdy production.
2. Guangdong lion dance belongs to the southern lion in Chinese lion dance. It is an authentic traditional folk dance in Guangdong Province and a treasure in the Guangdong dance garden.
Historically, it originated from the palace lion dance of the Tang Dynasty. After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, as immigrants from the Central Plains moved southward, the lion dance culture was introduced to the Lingnan region.
3. Cantonese Opera, also known as "Guangdong Opera" or "Big Opera", is one of the traditional operas in Guangdong. It originated from Nan Opera and is popular in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces and Hong Kong and Macao. It is also popular in the Chinese-speaking areas abroad where Cantonese is spoken.
There are performances from time to time.
It began to appear in Guangdong and Guangxi during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It is a performing art that combines chorus, chanting, playing, music by musicians, stage costumes, and abstract shapes.
Each profession in Cantonese opera has its own unique costumes.
4. Foshan paper-cutting is an ancient traditional folk art that has been spread in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Its style is resplendent, vigorous and clumsy, its structure is majestic and unrestrained, its colors are exaggerated and rich, and it uses a combination of cutting, carving, chiseling, sealing, writing, lining and other techniques. It combines materials and expression techniques ingeniously, and has distinctive local characteristics.
Due to the difference in production methods, it can be roughly divided into solid color paper-cut, copper lining, example writing material, paper writing material, gold flower, silver writing material, etc.
His works are cut and carved on paper or special copper foil or silver foil with scissors or a knife.
5. Foshan lanterns, commonly known as lanterns among the people, are traditional handicrafts of Foshan City, Guangdong Province.
It has the characteristics of exquisite and beautiful lanterns in southern Guangdong Province and is one of the main schools of traditional lantern art.
It includes four categories: large-scale lanterns, headlights, character story lanterns, colorful dragons, and lanterns. The entire process of making the lanterns is done manually by artists.
Foshan lanterns are the representative of Chinese folk lanterns. They are a wonder of Lingnan folk art and an important part of the cultural life of the masses.