What are the local elements in Guangzhou?

Cantonese opera, arcade, teahouse, pastels, Cantonese embroidery, etc.

Introducing two representatives of Guangdong's cultural local elements:

Cantonese Opera, also known as "Guangdong Opera" or "Guangfu Opera", is one of the traditional operas of the Han nationality. It originated from Nan Opera and is popular. In the Pearl River Delta and other areas where Cantonese ethnic groups live. It began to appear in Guangdong and Guangxi during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It is a performing art that combines chorus, chanting, playing, music by musicians, stage costumes, and abstract shapes. Each profession in Cantonese opera has its own unique costumes. Cantonese opera is the largest local opera in Guangdong Province. With the immigration of Cantonese-speaking Chinese and their love and singing of Cantonese opera, it has been spread to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia and other places where overseas Chinese gather in Guangzhou. For example, Singapore is known as the "second place in Cantonese opera". "Hometown". It is listed in the first batch of 518 national intangible cultural heritage lists announced on May 20, 2006. On September 30, 2009, Cantonese Opera was recognized by UNESCO and included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The Qilou, which Chaozhou people call Wujiaojiao and the Hokkien people call it Tingzijiao, is an architectural design with strong South China characteristics and is used in Tanglou construction. The part of the first floor of the building adjacent to the street is built as a pedestrian corridor, and above the corridor is the second floor. It is like the second floor "riding" on the first floor, so it is called an "arcade". The current arcades are generally underground and used for business, with people living above the second floor. The arcade can not only protect against rain and sun, but also facilitate display windows and attract business.