What was Guangzhou like in the first half of last century? Mainly writing about social environment. As much as possible.

Guangzhou is increasingly becoming an immigrant city, full of new buildings, viaducts and delicious food. Xiguan, on the other hand, stubbornly adheres to its own origin, the lifestyle of old Guangzhou and their favorite family flavor. When the car drove near Nan 'an Road on the Inner Ring Road, it was difficult to distinguish the southern Guangdong in the old society. But among the tall buildings, red gauze lanterns suddenly lit up, and the golden signboard of "Xiguan Shaoshao" hung high. The momentum of the big family in the past reappears: blue brick walls, red stone floors, hard wooden doors, full windows and painted glass carvings; Chicken Bowl, Bamboo Bird Cage, Iron Abacus ... It seems that Gao Peng can tell the story of Xiguan with a full and sonorous Cantonese accent only by waiting for a song "The Flower Girl in the Imperial Capital".

In crowded restaurants, whether it is mellow Pu 'er or fragrant Tieguanyin, you can see the happy expression on each tea drinker's face through the dense water vapor. A cup of tea, a pile of newspapers, a complacent, gray-haired old man will isolate himself from the noisy world. Looking from the railing, there is always a busy life outside the window. It is rare for a floating life to steal this leisure. You can enjoy a simple pleasure of your own and taste a spiritual dialogue through time and space.

The most romantic story in Guangzhou needs to wait until the lights are on. Maybe it's snuggling on the stone road by the river, or whispering in the candlelight of the lamp shadow. Guangzhou's most beautiful night, rippling in the waves of the Pearl River, flashing in the neon dreamland; The warmest night in Guangzhou is the greetings of friends from March 5 to 35, and the family happiness of children and grandchildren around their knees.

The most elegant story in Guangzhou is listening to the footsteps of the four seasons. Compared with the far north, the pace here is calm and gentle, there is no biting cold in winter, and even the heat in summer seems to be less intense. But Guangzhou is by no means a city with chaotic seasons. It's just that her seasons change, and you always come quietly inadvertently. When the grass in the park begins to turn yellow, the cool breeze rolls up the fallen leaves piled up by the roadside, which means that winter is coming. When winter is about to pass, a touch of new green begins to appear quietly in the lush trees. This is the news of spring that nature is sending to you. And the flowers that have been busy for a whole year should also be the messengers of the four seasons. Living in this flower city, although I don't pay attention to the wonderful flowers, I will appreciate the flaming kapok trees and the colorful bauhinia, knowing that a beautiful daffodil is the spirit of winter and a bright peach blossom is the expectation of spring.

Looking for the most legendary story in Guangzhou, we should trace back to her figure for more than 2200 years and see how she came. All the glories and vicissitudes have been slowly fixed by the years and become immortal sculptures. This sculpture is the ancient road of the Song Dynasty, the majestic sail shadow of the Gothenburg, the quaint and exquisite carved beams and painted buildings of the Chenjiaci, the old and mottled old houses in the deep alleys of the new Hepu, and the proud sons of the Huangpu Military Academy ... In the early morning and sunset, they quietly guarded the city, silently told the story of yesterday and stared at the city.