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MyownculturestoryEveryonehashisownhometownsothateveryonehashisownculturestory.SomeofthemarefromthenorthofChina,othersarefromthewestofChina.Thesedifferentbackgroundleadstotheirdifferentwaysofcustomsandidentity.However,IamfromthesouthofChinawhichisnamedDongguan.Nowletmetellyoumyownstorytoyou.Tostartwith,LetmetellyousomefamouscustomsofDongguantoyou.AstheSpringfestivalisapproaching,peoplewilldoamustwhichitissaidthatwillbringagoodlucktotheirdailylife.ThemustisclimbingHuanqiMountainwhichisalsocalledQiFengMountainonthefirstdayofayear.ThisisoneoffamousmountainsinDongguan.HuangqiMountaininsidetheparkis189metershigh.ItlookslikeanunfoldingflaginshapeandisthesymbolofDongguan.The“hanginglanternsontopofHuangqiMountain”isthefirstpieceofsceneryintheeightlegendarysceneriesofDongguan.AtthefootofthemountainthereisatemplecalledHuangqiKwan-yin(Buddha)AncientTemple,whichwasbuiltinSongDynasty.(TheSongDynastywasarulingdynastyinChinabetween960and1279).Accordingtothecustom,peoplewillbringmanyincensesandfireworktothetempleofthismountain.Often,oldpeoplewillmakeaprayinfromoftheguanyingstatusfortheirfamily.Soonthemorningofthatday,themountainisverylivelyanditisfllofsmokearoundthetempleofthemountain.However,manyyoungpeoplewillclimbthismountainduringtheeveoftheyear.Ihavesomeexperienceofthis,becauseIusedtoclimbthemountainwithmyparentswhenIwasachild.ButIwenttherewithmyfriendratherthanwithmyparents.Thoughtherearealotofpeopleandtheweatherisverycold,butmyfriendsandIwerestillveryhappyandweinsistedonclimbingtothetopofthemountain.Inaddition,Asitisknowntoall,Feb14thistheoneofthemostpopularfestivalsintheworld,calledValentine'sDay.Manycouplesoryoungloverswillgettogetheranddosomeromanticthingstocelebrateonthatday.InChina,wealsohaveourownValentine'sDay,it'sonJul7thLunarCalendar.Ithasaromanticlegend!TheChinesepeoplebelievethattheStarVega,eastoftheMilkyWayisZhiNv.AttheconstellationofAquila,onthewesternsideoftheMilkyWay,NiuLangwaitsforhiswife.OntheDoubleSeventhsDay‘snight,manygirlsarewiththehelpoftheirmothertopraytheirfuturemarriage.TheywilluseaspecialmirrorandsomeredropetoexpresstheirwishtotheSevenLady.IgotthisexperiencebecauseIalsowantahappymarriage.Furthermore,it’stheCantoneseopera.ItisveryfamousCantoneseOperaCantoneseoperaisoneofthemajorChineseoperacategories.ItisatraditionalChineseartformthatoriginatedinsouthernChina’sCantoneseculture,andinvolvesmusic,singing,martialarts,acrobaticsandacting.Maybeyouthinkitisveryoutofdate,butitisverypopularinDongguan.InthecapitalofDongguan–guancheng.,therearealotofplacetoholdCantoneseopera,suchasPeopleParkandYulanOpera.Asmanyoldpeopleknowthatthereisoneoperashowintheeveningofweekend.Duringthenights,thesquareinfrontofPeopleParkwillbeverylively,becausetherearemanypeoplewatchingtheopera.Ihavesomeexperienceofwatchingtheoperashow.Sometimesyoudon’tknowwhattheactorsing,butyouwillknowwhattheshowmeans.Atlast,IwilltalkaboutthestoryaboutfamousDongguanfood.Firstly,RiceNoodleswithRoastedGooseonHoujieStreetisthemostfamousfood.Thehighlightofthisdishisthebroth,whichismadefromchicken,pork,boneandvariousspicesandingredients.Roastedgooseandlaifen,aspecialricenoodlemadeinGuangdong,areaddedtothesavorybroth,completingthistraditionalDongguandish.IstillrememberthesensethatIwenttoHoujiewithmyclassmateandshetaughtmehowtomakeatraditionalthiskindoffood.ButIdon’tthinkit’seasytomake.Secondly,SteamedRiceDumplingsWrappedinLeavesinDaojiaoTownisanotherdeliciousfood.ItissaidthatDaojiaozongziismadeofstickyriceandfilledwithqualityeggyolk,mungbeans,lotusroot,streakypork,garlic,gingerandvariousspices.Watercannotpassthroughtheleavesintothebodyofthericedumpling.Toeatit,youshouldpeelofftheleafoutsideandputsomesugarontherice.Thosewhoenjoysweetfoodwillsavorthissnackthemost.MymonisthebiggestfansofDaojiaozongzi.Shewouldliketomakethisfoodeveryyear.AndIwillhelphertodowrapthezongzi,itisveryfunnyandandinteresting.Afterfinishingmaking,wewillsendthesefoodtotherelationships.What’smore,SanheBanquetisaveryspecialfood,Thewordsanhereferstothethreemainingredientsofthedishesservedatthebanquet:riceworms,yellow-breastedbuntingandcarp.Theyellow-breastedbuntingisnowaprotectedspecies,however,andhasbeenreplacedinthedishbysparrow,butthenamesanheisstillpreserved.Thethreemainingredientscanbesteamed,friedorbakedtomakeauniquebanquetlikelytobeenjoyedbytravelers.Franklyspeaking,Idon’tlikethisfoodverymuchbecauseoneingredientisinsects.SometimesIthinkisveryhardtoputintomymouth.Butmanypeoplelikeit.Maybedifferentpeoplehavedifferenttaste.Allinall,thisismyownculturestoryandIlikemyhometown.