Meizhou is a regional central city on the border of Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi, a national ecological civilization construction experimental zone, a cultural tourism characteristic zone in Guangdong, and one of the important power bases in Guangdong Province. Meizhou is high in the north and low in the south, with five landform types: platform, hill, mountain, platform and plain, covering an area of 15876.06 square kilometers. It governs Meijiang District, Meixian District, xingning city, dapu county, Fengshun County, Wuhua County, Pingyuan County, Jiaoling County, District 2 1, and 5 counties with 2065438+. At the same time, it is also one of the key hometown of overseas Chinese in China, with more than 7 million overseas Chinese. It is also one of the important ancestral homes of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots. Among the 5 million Hakkas in Taiwan Province Province, 6.5438+0.8 million are from Meizhou. 20131kloc-0/3 China (Meizhou) Immigrants Memorial Square, the only immigrant memorial project in China established by UNESCO, was officially completed in Songkou Town, Meixian District. At the same time, the World Overseas Chinese Immigrants Exhibition Hall also opened its doors to welcome guests. [2]? And in 20 13, CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival was successfully held. [3]?
Meizhou is one of the concentrated settlements of Hakkas, and is known as the "Hakka Capital in the World" [4-5]? At the same time, it is also a national historical and cultural city, an excellent tourist city in China, a national garden city, a national health city, a national double-support model city, the best destination of go on road trip in China, and the top ten safest cities in China [6]? , China's top ten green environmental protection symbol cities, and Guangdong's first livable urban and rural demonstration city. Known as "the hometown of culture"? Hometown of Overseas Chinese, Hometown of Football and Hometown of Hakka Cuisine [8]? " Known as the "hometown of Han opera in Guangdong" [9]? Guangdong, the hometown of music in China [10]? Hometown of Golden Pomelo [1 1]? Dan Cong Tea Town [12]? Hometown of hot springs [13- 14]? Hometown of longevity "[15- 16]? Hometown of printmaking? Equal reputation.
Cultural heritage, architectural culture
Meizhou culture is a typical Hakka culture. There are many antique Hakka houses in this city.
Including Weilong Building, Zouma Building, Wufeng Building, Tuwei Building and Sijiaolou. Among them, the Wai Lung Building and the Four Corners Building are the most distinctive and famous.
In the long-term production and life, Meizhou has also created Hakka folk songs, Guangdong Han dramas, Guangdong Han music, Hakka nursery rhymes and Hakka proverbs with Hakka characteristics, which have made great contributions to the prosperity of Chinese culture.
Culture and art
Meizhou has seven provincial art towns. Three of them are named "Hometowns of Chinese Folk Art", namely, Hometowns of Hakka Folk Songs in Meixian District, Garland Dragon Art in Chayang Town of dapu county, and Fire Dragon Art in Puzhai Town of Fengshun County.
In addition, there are:
Pingyuan county chuandeng dance art town
Xinqiao town, Wuhua County, the hometown of bamboo and horse art (xinqiao town has been merged into Huacheng Town)
Xingning city is the hometown of cup dancing art and printmaking [17]?
Dabu, the hometown of Guangdong Hanle art
common language
Meizhou is one of the most concentrated settlements of Hakkas. Except Tangnan, Liu Liu and Liu Dong in Fengshun County, about 1 10000 people use Chaozhou dialect, and most of them use Hakka dialect.
food culture
There are many Hakka dishes in Meizhou, such as:
? Hakka brine chicken, Hakka fermented bean curd, braised pork with plum, braised pork with plum sauce, grilled carp with plum sauce, Hakka Niang wine chicken, Hakka Niang wine, Meizhou salted water surface, Meizhou salted chicken feet, Hakka pork belly wrapped chicken, Hakka fish balls, Hakka beef balls, Changle shochu, Meixian maltose, Pingyuan Ci orange, Cymbidium, dried plum vegetables and rice. Religious belief
Meizhou is a big city of religious work in the province, with four major religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism and Christianity. By 20 12, there were 469 places for religious activities, including Sagrada Familia, Lingguang Temple, Thousand Pagodas, Shenguang Temple, wanfu temple, Shilin Temple, Heianji and Taiping Temple, with 37 religious groups and more than 200 faculty members12. There are 37 sites for religious activities in the city, which have been successively rated as "demonstration units of religious activities in Guangdong Province" by the Provincial Ethnic and Religious Committee, and 147 sites have been rated as "standard units" for the construction of national harmonious temples and churches.
City sign
landmark
From 2065438 to February 2007, Meizhou Daily organized a large-scale cultural gathering activity of "Looking for Cultural Landmarks for Tourists" in conjunction with the Municipal Wenguang New Bureau, the Municipal Tourism Bureau and the Municipal Housing and Construction Bureau, and named it "Top Ten Cultural Landmarks of Hakka Capital". Habitat, Meijiang Bridge, Mountain, Former Residence, Mountain, Cheng Lian's Hometown, Qiu's Former Residence, Father-son Jinshi Arch, Changle and Luohan are all on the list. [78]?
city flower
Meizhou, famous for plum blossoms since ancient times, is the only city named after plum blossoms in China. When Yang Wanli, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, visited Meizhou, he wrote: "Whoever planted ten plums all the way just opened the water in Linxi;" This trip is official business, only for plum blossoms. " wonderful
? Poetry. 1993 plum blossom was recognized as the city flower of Meizhou, and 1994 adopted the proposal of "building Meizhou into the hometown of plum blossom" at the World Hakka Conference held in Meizhou. Meicheng has built many plum blossom mountain, plum blossom garden, plum blossom island, plum blossom belt and plum blossom planting bases. [79]?
On May 22nd, 2008, after the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifth People's Congress of Meizhou identified "plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold" as "Meizhou people's spirit", it issued the Implementation Opinions on Promoting and Cultivating "Meizhou people's spirit" (No.69 [2008]). [80-8 1]?
In 20 17, Meijiang District planned to invest1000000 yuan to build the Shili Plum Blossom Corridor, and Meixian District also accelerated the "Ancient Dream Scene" project with the clue of "Hakka Spirit" and "Plum Blossom". [82-83]?
cultural relics and historic sites
According to archaeological discoveries and cultural relics survey statistics in recent years, there are 398 Neolithic cultural sites and relics in Meizhou.