On December 29th, the inaugural Liwan special culinary tourism promotion and Xiguan City Walk event kicked off at the Guangzhou International Medical Port.
The opening ceremony
In the week leading up to the opening ceremony, online activities such as the "Choose Your Favorite Xiguan Flavor" online voting event, the "Food Route Recommenders" and the "Scrumptious Liwan" short video contest had already begun, attracting enthusiastic participation from the netizens, with a cumulative total of around 11,000 votes.
Voting results announced at the ceremony.
Finally, in the voting event for the representative Xiguan snacks, shrimp dumplings, sampan congee, and steamed rice rolls took the lead with 758, 654, and 496 votes respectively, closely followed by stir-fried rice noodles with beef.
Favorites among local residents and tourists also include traditional Canton dishes such as boiled chicken slices, crispy roasted goose, and nourishing Canton soups, with 223, 180, and 153 votes respectively.
Restaurant owners receiving the award plaques.
During the opening ceremony, the "Culinary Delights in Liwan – Hand-Drawn Map of Liwan Cuisine" was released, which consisted of nearly 200 watercolor paintings by renowned urban sketch artist Jiang Liu, showcasing the flavors of Liwan cuisine in a vivid way.
The vivid map of Liwan cuisine not only demonstrates all the locations of the representative cuisines and the famous food districts in Xiguan, but also highlights sections like "Cantonese restaurants frequently visited by the locals","recommended restaurants for chicken dishes","Cantonese herbal tea and sweet soup stores" etc.,as well as food rankings"Top 10 Cantonese Restaurants" and"Top 20 Snack Shops",guiding visitors to explore the culinary treasures.
Moreover, over 100 representative and distinctive food establishments were selected from over 3,000 restaurants in Liwan to form the "Latest News about Liwan Cuisine" section on the map. It also introduces the top ten recommended food districts catering to the popular trend of Citywalk, including Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street, Yongqingfang Food Street, Shamian Island and so on.
The "Culinary Delights in Liwan – Hand-Drawn Map of Liwan Cuisine" was released.
The hand-drawn map of Liwan's delightful cuisine can be obtained for free at various scenic spots, museums, star hotels, guesthouses, and the Xiguan sightseeing buses in Liwan. The digital version can also be downloaded for free on the WeChat official account "文旅荔湾".
Source:Yangcheng Evening News
跟着广州荔湾美食手绘地图一起游西关，叹美食！
12月29日下午，首届荔湾特色美食旅游推广暨西关城市漫步活动在广州国际医药港正式拉开帷幕。
在活动开幕式前一周，“‘让舌尖转身’选出你心目中的西关好味道全民票选活动”“美食线路推荐官”以及“‘我在荔湾，秀色可餐’短视频大赛”等线上有奖活动已经开展。活动吸引了众多市民网友踊跃参与，投票活动累计票数接近11000票。
经过激烈的比拼，在选出最具代表性的西关小吃票选活动中，虾饺、荔湾艇仔粥、布拉肠等经典西关小吃分别以758票、654票、496票居于榜首，干炒牛河紧跟其后。
在选择最有代表性的西关美食票选活动中，白切鸡、脆皮烧鹅、老火靓汤等传统老广味则以223票、180票及153票获得市民游客的喜爱。
开幕式上，《食在广州 味在荔湾——荔湾美食手绘地图》正式首发。荔湾美食地图邀请城市人文旅游手绘作家江柳进行绘制，地图包含了近200幅钢笔淡彩画作，以轻松活泼、喜闻乐见的手绘形式展现荔湾味道。
荔湾美食地图生动直观地展示了“荔湾区美食全图”和“老西关美食聚集区图”，还精心策划了“老广常去的粤菜餐厅”“无鸡不成宴推荐餐厅”“斩料加菜热门烧腊店”“越夜越美味消夜美食店”以及“广式凉茶糖水手信店”等板块，同步推出了“10大人气粤菜名店”和“20大人气小吃名店”美食榜单，让大家可以按图索骥、看图寻宝。
另外，美食地图还从3000多家荔湾美食店铺中整理了100多家具有代表性及特色的美食店铺形成“荔湾美食资讯”。同时还结合了当下最受游客欢迎的城市漫步形式，推出十大美食旅游推荐商圈，包括上下九步行街、永庆坊-荔枝湾美食街、沙面岛、宝华路、西华路等。
广大市民游客可在荔湾各个重点景区、博物馆、星级酒店、民宿以及西关文旅巴士，免费领取荔湾美食手绘地图，还可以关注“文旅荔湾”微信公众号免费下载地图电子版。
文｜记者 马思泳 通讯员 荔宣
图｜记者 陈秋明
翻译｜洪婷