Jieyang alias? Rongcheng? The ancient town of eastern Guangdong was subordinate to Baiyue during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong Province and one of the oldest counties in Guangdong Province. Today, piggy will tell you what special traditional customs and delicacies this historical and cultural city has.
Those famous traditional customs?
1、? Welcome, your Excellency
Jieyang believes in Buddhism and Taoism, which is one of the unique folk customs of Chaoshan culture. Citizens collectively refer to their revered gods as? Master? . Every year in the first month, every village will hold the annual custom of empty lanes? Welcome to the Lord, that is, the ceremony of wandering gods. ? Welcome, your Excellency This is a highlight of Jieyang during the Spring Festival.
2. Bayberry Torch Festival
Yangmei? Torch Festival? It is a unique traditional folk cultural activity in Yangmei Village with a history of more than 300 years. Every year, there is a literary parade during the day on the fifth and sixth day, and a torch parade at night on the sixth day. Two days of entertainment, the most lively is the sixth night of the first month. At this time, the villagers gathered in front of their respective halls to set off fireworks and firecrackers, and the elders presided over the ceremony of receiving fire and passing it on. The team walked slowly along the village road, praying for safety in and out, rolling in financial resources and thriving business!
3. Swing pigs and sheep
Jieyang shuolian village? Swing pigs and sheep? The custom is grand and simple, and it is very famous in the local area with a history of more than 500 years. In order to celebrate the prosperity and health of life in the past year, and pray for good weather, prosperous business, all the best and happy life in the new year.
On the 16th and 17th of the first month of each year, Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth and Guan Gong are held, and ten natural villages are in his charge (commonly known as? Ten clubs? ) take turns to host, and each natural village only takes its turn once every ten years.
Due to different local customs, swing pigs and sheep? The event attracted a large number of people from surrounding areas to visit, and usually many photographers went to capture the lens.
In addition, in addition to offering sacrifices to pigs and sheep, rich people will also take out all valuable items at home to show their sincerity. After the ceremony, families will take their pigs and sheep back and chop them up, because the local people think it is a kind of wealth.
4. Qiao Lin Fireworks Fire Dragon
Qiao Lin Fireworks Dragon? With a history of more than 600 years, it is a national intangible cultural heritage integrating dance, costume, trendy music and martial arts. What is it divided into? Youlong? 、? Dragon dance? 、? Fire dragon? Three forms.
Jieyang Qiao Lin Fireworks Dragon started from Panxi Ancient Bridge (formerly known as Qiao Lin) in Ming Dynasty. According to legend,? Fire dragon? This folk custom of New Year greetings originated in the late Ming Dynasty. This is a way for the people of Qiao Lin to celebrate their victory after successfully fighting against violence and foreign aggression, which later evolved into a folk custom of greeting the New Year. Villagers in Qiao Lin also inherited this traditional custom to express their good wishes for the good weather, the country and the people.
It should be noted that the Qiao Lin Fireworks Dragon is not necessarily held in the first month of each year. Due to folk beliefs, this activity will not be held in the Year of the Loong or in the year when the dragon's life and Xiao Xiang are in conflict.
After talking about traditional customs, the next question is almost the concern of every friend who plans to travel. What local cuisines are worth trying?
Chaoshan cuisine has a wide range of similarities. You can also eat very delicious Chaoshan cuisine in Jieyang, such as beef hotpot, rice rolls, oyster sauce and so on.
Today, I will introduce you to other different Jieyang cuisines.
1, sand-resistant egg yolk
Sand prevention? Sand? , refers to sugar. Chaoshan people are proficient in making many sand-proof foods, such as sand-proof taro and sand-proof sweet potato, but the most delicious and famous one is sand-proof egg yolk.
Regarding the prevention and killing of egg yolk, it is actually to pour the fried egg yolk into the pot, and then shake the pot vigorously, so that each egg yolk is stained with melted sugar at every angle and keeps shaking. The finished product is sweet, fragrant, crisp and crisp, with unique flavor.
2. Chaozhou sweet soup
Sweet soup that Cantonese people often say? Sugar water? What do we call it in Chaoshan? Sweet soup? . Compared with the common Guangdong sugar water, Jieyang's sweet soup is full of materials. The point is that it's cheap.
Sweet soup can be said to be an indispensable dessert in Jieyang market. There are many kinds, such as eight-treasure porridge, turtle paste, laver and mung bean. Both hot and cold are suitable. Especially now that summer is here, it is enough to drink a bowl of iced sweet soup in the street ~
3, salty fairy cake
Xianxian cake is a traditional snack with a long history in Jieyang. Its taste has been passed down for decades. Although ugly, it tastes delicious and carries decades of glorious memories.
The Xianxian Cake Shop on Hanci Road is very busy every day. Buy a salty fairy cake and taste its delicacy. Sometimes happiness is that simple!
Jieyang's food is introduced here first! Although it doesn't seem like much, only by going to Jieyang in person will you find that you need to bring an extra stomach so that you won't come for nothing.