Guangzhou is also called "Five Yangcheng" and "Guangzhou City". There is a beautiful story about the alias of Guangzhou. It is said that in the Zhou Dynasty, Guangzhou suffered from famine for years, and the people lived in hardship. One day, there were five colorful auspicious clouds floating over the South China Sea. Five immortals rode fairy sheep with five colored ears of rice in their mouths. The immortal gave the ears of rice to people and hoped that there would never be a famine here. After the immortal left, five fairy sheep stayed because of their attachment to the world, wishing the local weather. In order to thank the five immortals, people built the "Five Immortals View" where they stayed. There are five statues of immortals and five stone statues of sheep in the scenery. 20 10 Guangzhou Asian Games mascots used this legend.

cultural relics and historic sites

There are many cultural relics in Guangzhou. There are 2 19 national, provincial and municipal cultural relics protection units, including 9 national key cultural relics protection units, 4 1 provincial cultural relics protection units and 59 municipal cultural relics protection units. The shipbuilding site of Qin and Han Dynasties and the site of Nanyue National Palace have been discovered successively along Zhongshan 4th Road, among which Nanyue National Palace Site has been rated as "Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China" twice. At present, three historical sites of Nanyue, such as Nanyue Palace Site, Nanyue King's Tomb and Nanyue Gate Site, are jointly applying for the United Nations World Cultural Heritage.

Scenic spots/tourist attractions

Guangzhou has beautiful scenery, beautiful scenery and rich tourism resources, with more than 100 tourist attractions. Among them, Yangcheng New Eight Scenes Baiyun Mountain, Pearl River Night Tour, Yuexiu Mountain, East Station Square, Chenjiaci, Huanghuagang 72 Martyrs' Tomb, Guangdong Olympic Sports Center, Lotus Mountain, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Deng Shichang Memorial Hall, Whampoa Military Academy, Nanyue King Museum, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, Guangzhou Art Museum, Guangzhou Flower Expo Park, south china botanical garden, Conghua Hot Springs, Chimelong Xiangjiang Wildlife World, Chimelong Happy World, Chimelong. Changlong Crocodile Park, Baomo Garden, Guangdong Art Museum, Lu Xun Museum, Guangdong Provincial Museum, Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station Tourist Area, Liuxihe National Forest Park, Shangxiajiu Road Commercial Pedestrian Street and Beijing Road Commercial Pedestrian Street are the most famous scenic spots. Among them, a series of theme parks in Chimelong are the leading happy places in South China. Especially in Chimelong Happy World, there are many world-class mobile facilities: the king of roller coasters in the world, the ten-ring roller coaster with Guinness World Records, the unique U-shaped skateboard roller coaster in Asia and the largest pendulum in the world. There are countless mobile facilities in the park. In addition, after many tests, Chimelong Water Park has surpassed Disney Water Park in the United States and become the largest water park in the world.

tourism

Guangzhou has evergreen seasons and beautiful scenery, and is known as the "Flower City". Guangzhou is a famous historical and cultural city. According to legend, in ancient times, five immortals came here wearing colorful clothes and riding colorful fairy sheep with ears of rice in their mouths, and gave them to people, hoping that there would never be a famine here. Since then, Guangzhou has been called "Yangcheng" and "Guangzhou City", and "Wuyang" has also become a symbol of Guangzhou. According to historical records, as early as 2 14 BC, the city wall was built here. It has a history of 22 10 years since its founding, leaving many cultural relics and historical sites, vividly reflecting various historical stages of Guangzhou.

Guangzhou tourism has formed a multi-functional, multi-level and all-round service pattern integrating tourism, catering, accommodation, shopping and entertainment. Numerous cultural relics, scenic spots and cultural landscapes make tourists linger. Cantonese cuisine with all colors and flavors, as well as various Chinese and foreign flavors, has brought Guangzhou the reputation of "eating in Guangzhou". Porridge, noodles, noodles and rice are famous. There are many five-star hotels and many hotels of different grades here. "One-day tour in Guangzhou" has become a characteristic brand of Guangzhou tourism.

Lingnan culture

Guangzhou is a famous cultural city with a long history of more than 2,222 years, and it is one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China announced by the State Council. In the long history, many places of interest, such as Nanyue King's Tomb, Guangxiao Temple, zhenhai tower, Liu Rong Temple, Nanhai Temple, Wuxian Temple, Huaisheng Temple, Chenjia Temple, Sacred Heart Hall, Sanyuan Palace, etc. All of them witnessed the famous historical and cultural city of Guangzhou. Guangzhou, which combines the essence of Chinese and foreign cultures, has formed a unique Lingnan culture. Lingnan School of Painting, Lingnan Architecture, Lingnan Gardens, Lingnan Bonsai, Guangdong Music, Cantonese Opera, Cantonese Cuisine, Urban Landscape and Living Customs all reflect the features of Lingnan culture.

Tea drinking culture

"I can't forget drinking tea in Guangdong." People in Guangzhou love to drink tea, especially morning tea. When we meet in the morning, the greetings from other places are mostly "Have you eaten", while the greetings from Guangzhou are often "Have you had enough tea?" Did you drink tea? )。 Drinking tea in Guangzhou is actually going to the teahouse, not only drinking tea, but also eating snacks, a cup of two pieces, leisurely; Drink not only morning tea, but also afternoon tea and evening tea; Not only can you fill your stomach, but you can also spread news, talk about friendship and negotiate business. It can be seen that drinking tea has surpassed the category of "tea" in a certain sense and has become a way of social communication. Drinking tea is a distinctive feature that distinguishes Lingnan culture from other cultures. The time-honored teahouses in Guangzhou include: Taotaoju, Luyuju, Afraid of Fragrance, Nanyuan, Beiyuan, Panxi, Datong, Huiru, Sanru, Duoru, Bridgette, Dexin, Zheng Xin, Fulaiju, Xihuaju and Meizhenju.

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