How did you spend your Spring Festival holiday? Enjoying lion dance performances, welcoming the god of wealth, strolling the old street... Come and have a look at people's holiday life in Guangdong and experience the traditional culture of the Lingnan region!
Liwan District of Guangzhou is the birthplace of Cantonese culture and one of the most representative regions of Lingnan culture. There is a local saying that "you have not been to Guangzhou until you have visited Liwan." It is a good choice for people to spend their Spring Festival holiday.
People stroll old lanes in the Pantang area, Liwan District, Guangzhou on February 1, 2022. (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
People watch the lion dance performances in Pantang Wuyue traditional village. (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
By Lychee Bay in Guangzhou, a folk craftsman demonstrates hand-made colored clay figurines and attracts many tourists. (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
Cultural products on display at the Cantonese Opera Art Museum (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
Yongqing Fang historical and cultural block (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
Tourists take photos in front of an intangible cultural heritage showcase in Yongqing Fang historical and cultural block. (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, there is the custom of welcoming the god of wealth. On February 5, 2022, many residents and tourists in Foshan took part in folk activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year at the Foshan Ancestral Temple and visited the cultural and creative market there.
Liege Damien and his family, who come from France and now live in Foshan, ate dumplings and Xiqiao pancakes, watched the lion dance and took photos at the Foshan Ancestral Temple. (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
The lion dance performances at the Foshan Ancestral Temple (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
Foshan Cantonese Theatre presents some classic pieces of Cantonese opera (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
People shop at the bazaar (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
A wide variety of cultural and creative products are on sale. (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
A wide variety of cultural and creative products are on sale. (Photo: Shi Yonghe)
These photos are selected from the collected works of GDToday's New Year prize-winning activity. Tomorrow (February 10) is the deadline for entries. Come and share your wonderful CNY memories in Guangdong and win some exquisite, delicious gifts!
Related information: Big prizes! What's your Chinese New Year story in Guangdong?
Author: Holly
Photo: Shi Yonghe
Editor: Monica, Jerry
