New Year 13: The peaceful and beautiful rest in the customs of Guangfu, the life of traditional and modern intercourse

Author/Nanhai Kanyun

The end of the year in the morning light

The spring in the south is coming earlier than other places. While the snow was flying in the north, the banyan trees in Guangzhou had quietly sprouted. Early in the morning of the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the gates of Xiguandao opened one after another, and the fragrance of floral flowers filled the morning light. The hostess took down the cypress branches inserted on New Year\’s Eve and formed auspicious patterns on the bluestone road. This is a unique ceremony for the people of the Guangfu and the previous year. In the heat of steamed pots in the old teahouse, the grandmother wrapped \”Lishi sugar\” in red paper, saying that eating can retain the sweetness of the New Year.
Scattered New Year oranges floated on the surface of the Pearl River, and the tide drifted far away. On the japonica boat, the woman was strung the shell into windbreakers with red wires, and the dingdong sound was hidden in the prayer for peace on the sea. The surviving animal in this quiet world is like the firecracker flowers exploring the head between gray tiles, carving the last release in the chilly spring.

The lights and fires in the ancestral hall shine through the past and present

The ancestral halls in the Pearl River Delta were particularly popular this day. In the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall in the Shude Chen Family, the clan leader held a red pen and added a new name to the clan\’s gang. The baby\’s crying sound and the sound of firecrackers form a gift of life. This \”opening light\” ritual originated from the Ming Dynasty. The number of people brought the octagonal palace lights into the ancestral hall. The spikes of the lamps hang like pearls, and the light shadows shine the clan\’s expectations for the prolonged blood rush. The ancestral temple in Dongguan retains an older custom: use 72 copper coins to slid out the Bagua garland under the lamp, which means \”the unity of heaven, earth, man and man\”.
The stone pottery craftsman in front of Foshan\’s ancestral temple is putting the last glaze on the newly made horse-drawn lights. The colorful Eight Immortals\’s sea map is lifelike in the rotation, and the slashes of the cave are painted over the lights, and the glaze is actually covered with small glaze stars. These handicrafts that have inherited six generations of people now have a wonderful symbiosis with the Star Flying Boat Pattern with the help of 3D printing technology. The young disciples live broadcasting the process of burning on their mobile phones, and the momentary confusion turned into a heart that was filled with thousands of points on the screen.
In the Jade Town ancestral hall in Zhongshan, video calls connect across the ocean. Overseas travelers participate in the worship of ancestors through clouds, and the electronic fire is clearly blown in front of the ancestral tablets. The 80-year-old man wore a presbyterian glass and taught Juzi to \”touch\” the unicorn on the ancestral tiles with VR lenses. The digital touch made the century-old stones come out with a warm and shaking shaking.

The New Year atmosphere password on the tip of the tongue

The old city\’s deep alleys are filled with oil and fragrance, and the hostess rubs the glutinous rice bowl in blue and white porcelain basins. The people of \”thirteen circles, fourteen tops\” are flowing around the stove, and the skillful mother-in-law will pinch the soupIt becomes a golden fish, with red beans on the fish\’s eyes and edible gold powder on the tail. When it is put into the pot, it feels like a living creature\’s travel. In front of the statue of the Kitchen God in Zhaoqing, miniature cookware made of beebasin must be provided, which is said to allow the Kitchen God to remember the good taste of this year.
In the tea building of the ancient town of Zhongshan, the teacher gently knocked the sugar ring mold, and the golden rice stewed into the oil pot. This handwriting discusses the \”three sinks and three floats\”, initially fried and fixed, refried and increased crispness, and finally drizzled sugar and frosted. Some diners discovered that the teacher\’s skirt pocket was always equipped with a ancestral copper scale. Although it was no longer used, it was a standard for measuring the traditional taste.
In the farmhouses in Dongguan, the hostess are making \”vegetable tea\” – cut 18 kinds of vegetables into fine sheets, sprinkle with fried rice, Peanuts, pork bone soup that is burnt into the scallop. This food originated from the food of the army in the Ming Dynasty. It was originally intended to allow the soldiers to supplement their nutrients in the garrison. Now it has become a must-have for entertaining guests in the first month of the year. Young people add kale and chia seeds to the traditional recipe, and the ancient food utensils are filled with trendy health concepts.

Cultural symbiosis in light and shadow

The leisurely bangs and yellow sounds of the sermons from the waterside pavilions on the Liwan Lake, and the braces at the fingertips of the flower girl flowed into pearly light under the sun. The young non-brothered inheritors tried holographic projection equipment on the platform, and the costume patterns of the traditional \”Six Great Seals of the Six Nations\” turned into stars in the sky in the light and shadow. When the virtual silver river bank was falling, the old man\’s sleeve suddenly turned into a stream of light, which attracted the young man from the station to put on his mobile phone.
Under the gallery on Beijing Road, a girl in Han Dynasty dress took a selfie with an electronic lotus light. The lights are no longer traditional slats, but flexible screensAnimation: The fish moves in the starry night in the Lingnan River Country. Touch the light handle button to switch to the night view of the Zhujiang New City in the style of the game. LED lights are embedded in the tiles on the century-old gallery. Every time the whole point is the sign of the old business number, and history is laid out in the light and shadow.
The flying tour of the ancient town of Shawan, Panyu is being broadcast live. The \”Mu Guiying\” dressed as a child of eight years old stands in the air, and the unmanned camera is revealed Opening the secret of the machine – the steel rack that originally supported children was cleverly disguised and put into a flag captain. In the comment area, foreign netizens were amazed that this was \”Oriental Magic\”, while the local old man smiled and wrote on the screen: \”This is the wonder we have seen when we were young.\”

Watching the Camellia

On the evening sun is on the golden side of the gray sculpting of Chen Jie Temple, and the century-old camellia in the courtyard of the ancestral hall is fully opened. The elderly said that camellia can be released in the first lunar month because it is affected by the joy of the New Year. This red embosses the smile of the horned stone doll, witnessing the gentle blend of tradition and modernity. The New Year atmosphere of the people of Guangfu is just like this camellia. It always retains the courage to release during the flow of time, turning the thousand-year-old cultural genes into the unhappy fragrance in the spring.