As the descendants of the dragon, Chinese people have a special affection for the Year of the Dragon - no, the excitement of New Year's Day in 2024 has not completely dissipated, and the festive atmosphere to welcome the Jiachen Lunar New Year has long been filled in the streets and alleys, which shows that the Chinese people attach great importance to the Year of the Dragon.
On the eve of the 2024 Year of the Dragon, Liwan, Guangzhou, an important birthplace of Lingnan culture and a gathering place of Cantonese folk customs, has carefully arranged a caring "cute friend" Hui Shi Cat who knows how to drink and eat, and is full of blessings, with surprise gifts and full blessings, to bring everyone to celebrate the Year of the Dragon!
Speaking of this cute friend "Hui Shi Cat", I believe many friends will feel a little familiar - in fact, as early as September 12, 2023, this old friend has made his debut at the 2023 Liwan District Implementation Standardization Strategy Promotion Conference and the Provincial Local Standard Conference of "Cantonese Restaurant Xiguan Style Characteristic Service Specification", so why can this cute-looking guy become the spokesperson of Xiguan cuisine?
In fact, in Cantonese, people always like to jokingly call the greedy and food-loving "foodie" as "for the cat", revealing the intimacy and pampering of "taste-seeking" and "food" in the local culture of Cantonese. The word "wei" and "hui" are homophonic in Cantonese, and the word "hui" also highlights the dietary wisdom of the old people who have the ultimate pursuit of food - for food (love to eat), know food (know how to eat), and love to eat (looking for food).
Therefore, Cantonese, as one of the models of Cantonese, combined with the image of a cute cat, together constitute the main design element of the cute ambassador of Xiguan cuisine, "Hui Shi Mao". The prawn dumplings it holds in its arms are the classic representatives of Cantonese refreshments, which are enough to evoke the taste memories of generations of Laoguang and the majority of diners.
As we all know, cats are nicknamed little tigers, since 2024 this "dragon" is coming soon, the "tiger" of the wise cat is naturally not willing to be lonely, this time it also brought a very Lingnan local style of 6 family brothers, to let everyone have a "dragon and tiger" New Year! Let's take a look at the story behind these 6 brothers!
Fortune Cat: Dressed in a red robe, with a dragon crown on his head, holding a large gold ingot, and leaning on a lucky bag, it not only has the meaning of attracting wealth and treasure, but also has good wishes for a prosperous life.
Lion Dancing Cat: The profound lion dancing culture in Canton is integrated into the image, and the lion dancing cat wearing lion dance props is an important role in the festival with the banner of "Good Luck Coming".
Champion cat: wearing a flower feather, wearing an official uniform, holding a clear and exquisite tooth carving ball in his left hand, and swinging the pen in his right hand, implying the champion and the first.
Cantonese Opera Cat: Dressed in costumes and in the shape of Mu Guiying, Cantonese opera is closely related to Cantonese and spreads the profound Cantonese culture through the charm of language.
Blessing cat: marshal helmet, command flag, pedal cloud boots, majestic eight-sided. The cloak and streamer are uplifted and swaying, and the beast under the crotch is the dragon king who is said to be in charge of the clouds and rain.
Folk music cat: plainly dressed, blowing the flute alone, entertaining himself, not impatient or impatient, reflecting the traditional virtues of gentleness, courtesy and thrift of Cantonese people.
The appearance of the 6 brothers of the "Hui Shi Mao" family, I believe that careful friends should find that there is something inside: the fortune cat, the lion cat, and the folk music cat all have symbolic dragon horns on their heads, and the blessing cat is directly riding the dragon, which is all closely related to the theme of the 2024 Jiachen Year of the Dragon, and the lion dance, Cantonese opera, and folk music cats are all traditional intangible cultural heritage items, which can also be seen that the "origin" of our "Hui Shi Cat" series is deeply integrated with local traditional culture.
Don't worry, your cute friend "Hui Shi Mao" has already prepared - from February 6 to February 9 this year, in the traditional Spring Festival Flower Market in Liwan, the six family members of the "Hui Shi Cat" will be transformed into windmills, red packets, keychains and blessing stickers and other New Year's greeting items to meet you at the intangible cultural heritage bazaar!
It is understood that in addition to the above exciting "Hui Shi Mao" cultural and creative products in the traditional Spring Festival Flower Market in Liwan, there will also be other mysterious surprises brought by this cute friend on the scene!
Of course, before waiting for the arrival of the Spring Festival Flower Market meeting, our cute friend "Hui Shi Mao" will not let everyone be lonely - the same emoji pack of "Hui Shi Mao" has been logged in the WeChat store! Search for the keyword "Xiguan Hui Shi Mao" in the WeChat store and click to download, you can immediately get the same style for free, and chat vividly with relatives and friends in the company of this Xiguan food cute owner who knows how to drink and eat. Don't miss it!
Don't forget! On the 2024 Lunar New Year, Liwan Traditional Spring Festival Flower Market, Xiguan Food Owner "Hui Shi Mao" has a date with you - visit Liwan Flower Market, watch mysterious performances, buy cultural and creative cute things, and taste Xiguan food...... This cute friend is waiting to accompany you to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.
Southern + reporter Lang Hui
Correspondent Li Xuan
【Author】 Lang Hui
[Source] Southern Press Media Group Southern + client