In recent years, with the beginning of the regulations not allowing firecrackers in the city, the New Year's flavor has become less and less, and the Spring Festival Gala has become more and more boring.
Of course, there are some places, the folk customs of the New Year have been passed down to this day, today, Qiuqiu will recommend a treasure town to everyone, from the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the alleys are noisy with gongs and drums, and firecrackers are ringing.
Worship, Wandering Gods, Fire Alley, Chicken Race, Goose Race, Gong and Drum Race, Torch Festival, English Song and Dance, Lion Dance Parade...... Every household comes out to make a scene, and the towns and villages are full of New Year's flavor.
Just the Youshen Contest can make a hundred and eight tricks, the "Wen Ying" and "Wu Ying" are different, there are beautiful and exciting, the young men with strong blood carry the sedan chair and jump over the fire, and the blazing fire will have a burning sensation just by standing by and watching.
The paper dragon is tied with fireworks explosives, people dance with the fire dragon, the fireworks explode in the air, the paper dragon is colorful and dazzling, it is simply a veritable visual feast.
Little Red Book @ Mu Zai
In addition to the various folk activities that can only be seen during the New Year, the city is also officially designated as the capital of food! beef hot pot, raw pickles, night porridge culture, beef rice rolls, beef kway teow...... I can't finish the delicious food for 3 days and 2 nights~
That's right, what I'm going to talk about today is Chaoshan, and the high-speed rail from Guangzhou is 2h direct. Let's follow Qiuqiu to Chaoshan for the New Year~
Chaoshan characteristic folk activities
Full of New Year's flavor
/Camp Master/
Chaoshan people are accustomed to calling the gods "masters", so "camp masters" are actually to welcome the gods. In the Chaoshan area, from large urban areas to small villages, you can see temples built by villagers themselves, and these temples are dedicated to the lord.
The twenty-fourth day of the lunar month is the small year of Chaoshan, and it is also the day of "the lord goes to heaven". On this day, every household will prepare enough pigs, chickens, geese, fish, etc. for sacrifice. Burn enough paper money and offer it to the gods at home as a token of gratitude.
Xiaohongshu @ Orange Xiaoyang
Every New Year's holiday, Chaoshan people will use a sedan chair to invite the gods out, sit on the shrine and be carried by the villagers to walk through the streets and alleys, and accept the people's admiration. Among them, the most worshipped should be the "King of the Three Mountains". There are many areas in Guangdong that believe in this "king of the three mountains", and some places will add their own villages and towns to the land gods, or Niangniang and other gods.
Location: Aoqian Village, Nanao Island
Master Ji
@梅塘内外
The camp master also has a variety of ways in various regions of Chaoshan, among which the most violent and famous wandering god is the Chenghai salt stove drag god, also known as "Ji Laoshen", which is extremely rare in the country and even the world.
Every year, when the festival of the gods arrives, the five statues of the gods are invited to be carried to the god field in a sedan chair, and the team will be divided into a team of protectors and a team of towing gods.
Countless tough guys show their powers, you sing and I will appear, don't drag the statue on the sedan chair down and swear not to stop, anyone who has seen the scene has to say a shock.
Fireworks, Jolin Fire Dragon
Qiaolin fireworks fire dragon is a unique folk activity of Qiaolin, which began in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 600 years.
The whole is divided into three forms: "dragon dance", "dragon dance" and "burning dragon", and the dragon tour and dragon dance activities are held every year from the beginning of the first month of the lunar calendar, and "burning the dragon" is the highlight of the god of travel.
Every year in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, the dragon is pierced, and the dragon burning performance is held in the first month. The colorful paper dragon is tied to fireworks, firecrackers are fired on the sidelines, and the colorful dragons are leaping and dancing, which is more beautiful than the fireworks and silver flowers!
Traveling lights
Every year, after the sixth day of the first lunar month, many villagers will carry lanterns to form a long procession and shuttle through the fields and alleys, which is also known as the "Lantern Festival".
Among them, the most distinctive and famous of the Lantern Festival is the "Cane Lantern" in Xikou Village, Phosphorus Town, Chaozhou, where the villagers will tie lanterns to the sugarcane to welcome the gods.
Location: Houpu Township, Chenghai Longdu Town, Shantou City, Puning Dachanglong Village
Jump over the fire
"Jumping over the fire" is also known as "the old man playing with fire", and most of them are held at night during the Lantern Festival and the two days before and after. Before starting, the team will first go to the ancient village to step on the fire from house to house, and the official jumping fire will be in the village square.
The way of jumping over the fire is different in each place, and some people run to the fire in turn by one person holding the idol, two people playing gongs and two people playing drums. Some of them were carried by several people and rushed through the sea of fire in turn, and the scene was really exciting!
Among them, the largest fire jumping shrine in Chaoshan is a ten-person sedan chair, which leaps over like a pedestrian fire dragon. Of course, in order to avoid being injured by the heat, young people and old men who are about to jump into the fire will be poured cold water in advance to cool down.
Location: Xilin Village
/Sai Da Pig/
As the name suggests, "Saida Pig" is actually the fattest and largest pig than whose family, and it is one of the most distinctive folk customs in Chaoshan area, which has a history of more than 200 years.
It is generally held on the eighth or eighteenth day of the first month of each year, and every household will wear red flowers on the head of their pigs, with kumquat in their mouths and the word Fu printed on their bodies.
@汕头橄榄台
At the same time of the big pig, the ancestral hall will also perform puppet shows, unicorn dances, lobster dances, etc., according to the custom after the end of the competition, each family will leave the pig's head, and the pig's body will be carried back to relatives and friends, so as to be auspicious for the year.
In 2010, Xu's ancestral hall once put out about 800 catties of "pig king", setting the weight of the largest pig in the past year. I have to say that this weight of pigs is enough for Xiao Feijun's family to eat for more than half a year!
/English Song/Dance/
@长光里
Ying Song and Dance has a history of more than 400 years and is known as the most powerful "Chinese War Dance". I believe that everyone should have brushed up on a certain sound of English singing and dancing, really! No one can say "deserves to be the soul of my great Chinese nation"!
It is mainly danced by a group of handsome and dashing young men, the performers hold the "Ying Song Mallet", knocking each other up and down, the movements are strong and powerful, the rhythm is strong, and the whole body exudes the air of justice, netizens also said: "It is simply the nemesis of the Awa dance", I know everything~
Location: 8:30 a.m., February 14, Wenguang Pagoda Square, Chaoyang District
/Lion Dance Parade/
The phrase "Chinese lion dance looks at Guangdong" is not a casual saying, the Chinese lion dance belongs to the southern lion in the lion dance.
In the sound of gongs and drums, the lion's head and lion's tail cooperate very tacitly, and the lion dance is called a vivid one. Stepping on a wooden stake is like walking on the ground, and this misunderstanding of Chinese kung fu is really unsolvable.
Venue: 9:00 a.m. on February 10, Shantou Cultural Center, Chaoshan History and Culture Expo Center, Intangible Cultural Heritage New Year Garden Party
Day1
A day trip to Chaozhou
/Guangji Bridge/
If you can't reach the bridge when you reach the tide, you can walk in vain. One of the four ancient bridges in China, the scenery is really beautiful, and it is the most unmissable place for people who love to take pictures to Chaozhou!
There are different views at 10:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the evening every day, be sure to bring a drone to take pictures, the renderings are below, isn't it super beautiful!
Now there will be a market near Guangji Bridge in the evening, you can visit the market and feel the local fireworks.
/Longhu Ancient Village/
Lovers of ancient villages are ecstatic, "Longhu Ancient Village" has a history of more than 1,000 years, and it is a must-visit for my local friends to go to Crazy Amway.
There is a traditional ancestral hall in Chaoshan, which is one of the ten most beautiful ancient villages in Guangdong. There are also plenty of traditional snacks here, so it's a place to spend the day shopping.
In fact, what impressed me the most was the people in the ancient village, I walked on the street with my camera, and often saw the children after school, my grandmother washing and cooking, and the uncle riding a bicycle.
Some of them would greet me cordially in a Teochew dialect, probably because of the warmth that the migrant workers who crowded the subway could hardly feel.
/West Road/
"West Road" may be the road with the most locals, a gathering place for old Chaoshan snacks, if you want to eat delicious Chaoshan characteristics, come here, basically you want to try here.
@柚子
It is recommended to eat Cai Bo glutinous rice pork intestines, Huilai mung bean cakes, eighteen songs of Lao Er fish dumplings, and Yongji snack shop...... For 100 yuan, you can eat the buttress out of the wall.
But it closes at five or six o'clock in the evening, so be sure to come early.
Maple spring white porridge
Food Documentary "Flavor of the World"
Chaoshan people love to eat late-night snacks very much, to what extent? It is already late at night, but the major roadside stalls are out one after another, so Chaozhou can be regarded as a veritable city that never sleeps.
It is also very particular about porridge. One of the most distinctive is the "night porridge". As the name suggests, it is also used as a porridge for supper, and the most common thing a local friend of mine in Chaozhou said to me was "Let's go!"
@柚子
If you think that "night porridge" is just a bowl of porridge, you are very wrong, because there are countless Chaoshan side dishes on the horizon.
@柚子
Fengchun white porridge opened at 5:30 p.m. and remained open until 5 a.m., recommending oysters, crab and fish rice, which cost more than 100 yuan to walk until I couldn't walk.
Guantang Brothers Beef
CCTV documentary "Flavor Origin"
When it comes to beef hot pot, the only thing that comes to mind is "Guantang Brothers Beef Hot Pot". Chaozhou's No. 1 beef hot pot, I couldn't enjoy it once, and then I took my partner to eat it again.
Refreshed my perception of hot pot, no matter what kind of meat a plate of meat is only 29 yuan! I directly took 10 plates, the carnival of meat lovers! The taste is very tender, like what hanging dragon, three flower toes are really amazing, you must not miss it!
@柚子
You don't need to order a la carte for the dishes, you can order the soup base dishes are included, and the soup base only needs 10r!
In addition to "Guantang Brothers Beef Hot Pot", I would like to recommend two beef hot pots that I think are also very good, "Ah Bin Beef Hot Pot" and "Guantang Pan Kee Beef Hot Pot".
Day2
The island of Nanao that is worth going back to once and again
Nan'ao Island is worth spending at least a day savoring, like a shelter left on earth by the gods, with the sea right out of the door, the clear blue sky, and the sea and sky that can be reached in front of you. Take a casual walk on the Ring Sea Road, slowly and slowly.
@柚子
It is recommended to drive a car to the past, and friends who can't drive can search for a lot of chartered cars in a book, remember to compare them more and distinguish them carefully. The chartered bus I was looking for was to leave at 10:00 in the morning and return to Shantou at 6:00 in the evening, and the price was about 400 yuan a day.
@柚子
If you have enough time, you can choose to stay on Nanao Island for one night and rent a small electric donkey to walk around the homestay. Oh yes, Nanao Island is very large, and it is not very convenient to visit the whole island if it is an electric donkey. You can choose the area you want to go to the most and stay nearby.
@柚子
Navigate "Celestial Villa". You can get the road to the sea in the manga world. The stretch of road from Cheung Shan Mei Lighthouse to Chin Ao Wan Lighthouse is beautiful, and on a sunny day, it is perfect for driving or riding a tram to blow the sea breeze on the road.
@柚子
The lonely tree is said to have been transformed into a colorful one...... In short, it's very ugly, and I don't have the feeling of standing on the top of the mountains and seas before.
Recommended route: Nanao Bridge - Changshanwei Lighthouse - Qian'ao Bay Lighthouse - Sanluya Lighthouse - Qingao Bay Beach - return
Day3
Shantou city + Jieyang shopping and eating
/Small park/
@takumi
It occupies a very important position in the hearts of every Shantou person, and the old people in Shantou say: "There is a small park first, and then there is Shantou City".
In fact, what we now call a small park generally refers to the old town of Shantou centered on the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, and there are several old streets in Eurasian and Nanyang styles nearby, which are also witnesses of the prosperity of Shantou's history.
@柚子
Old shops are still open in the bits and pieces, the masters of the watch repair shop are still immersed in repairing watches, and the old man with reading glasses on the side of the road is still skillfully weaving rattan chairs...... The fast pace of modern life seems to have nothing to do with it.
Jieyang Anzhen eel noodles
99% of Jieyang people can't refuse eel noodles at midnight! When night falls, when everyone is packing up and preparing to end a busy day, there is such a group of people who are just ready to set up a stall in an inconspicuous place.
I have long heard that my friends said that Jieyang's "eel noodles" are extremely delicious, so I went to find a stall in the evening, after all, I am a very fond of eel.
The eels used to make eel noodles in Jieyang are carefully selected, and they must be fresh and fatty to be eligible for eel noodles.
When I went, there weren't many people at the stall, but the shop was very enthusiastic to talk to me, and he told me that to make eel noodles, you must first fry the eel in the pot and pour it into the boiled noodles with the soup before it tastes!
It sounds similar to how to make topping noodles, but the eel noodles come with a special dipping sauce, so you can enjoy a mouthful of smooth noodles and the eel meat dipped in a homemade sauce.
Jieyang Lin Ji steamed dumplings
@图虫创意
There may be a saying in the north that "dumplings on the bus, noodles on the bus" in the north is that in addition to holidays, the meal before going out of the car must also be dumplings.
But in fact, Jieyang people are more able to eat than northerners, and the preparation of dumplings is also very exquisite! The dough is made crystal clear, and the filling is more exquisite.
@图虫创意
I even made the steamed dumplings that I usually only eat for breakfast or festivals into a supper that I want to eat every night! This dumpling is a must-eat in Jieyang—— "Lin Ji Steamed Dumplings"
Their dumplings are super hot, basically at a rhythm of selling out as soon as they open, so if you want to eat them, you must go to the queue early.
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