The culture of Chaozhou has distinctive regional characteristics, is an important part of Lingnan culture, and is an important branch of Chinese culture. Teochew intangible cultural heritage, represented by Chaozhou embroidery, Chaozhou porcelain, Chaozhou sculpture, Chaozhou plastic, Chaozhou opera and Gongfu tea, Chaozhou cuisine, etc., is a treasure of Chinese culture.

Teochew culture generally refers to Chaoshan culture, which is an important part of Lingnan culture, a sub-culture of Han culture, a remnant of the ancient Central Plains culture, and an important branch of Chinese culture, which has been developed and formed in the process of inheritance over the generations.

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The ancient city of Chaozhou retains a large number of unique styles of ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and gathers dozens of non-heritage cultural pavilions, which have become a window for people to understand the culture of Chaozhou. Teochew music, Teochew opera, Teochew iron puppet, Teochew paper-cutting, Teochew wood carving, Teochew embroidery and other six items are listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list.

Teochew ceramics, wood carvings, jade carvings and stone carvings are famous all over the world. Among them, Teochew ceramics are as white as jade, as thin as paper, as fine as silk, as bright as a mirror, and as loud as a chime, which are exported to all over the world. Teochew folk art abounds, with Fuyang's Dawu clay sculpture, Umbu's lantern riddles, Yixi's big gongs and drums, Jinshi's puppet show and Huanggang's cloth circus is the most prestigious.

The Teochew work tea is famous for its beautiful shape, color, fragrance and sweet taste. In my relatives' home, I witnessed the process of brewing Gongfu tea: grab a handful of Teochew Gongfu tea leaves, to the teapot rushing hot water, water full of pot until the mouth of the pot, scrape off the mouth of the pot of foam, and then pour the pot of water, and then rushed once more, cover the lid, a short while, the Gongfu tea flavor overflows out.

Pick up the "pot ear", the pot of work tea into a few small tea cups. Pick up the cup, a smell of its fragrance, two to see its color, three and then slowly sip, leisurely. The master's dexterity in the process of tea, as art is worth appreciating.