What are the characteristics of Kaiping Diaolou? Folk culture of Kaiping Diaolou.

The folk culture of Kaiping is unique and self-contained. Kaiping has its own characteristics, from eight-tone gongs and drums to folk art, from dancing lanterns in Shuikou Pancun village to national dragon boat race, from Congyuan cake to Chikan Tofu Corner. The unique culture of the hometown of overseas Chinese makes tourists at home and abroad linger.

Kaiping folk songs

As a literary form with local characteristics, Kaiping folk songs originated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Kaiping folk songs were brought hundreds of years ago when people moved to Kaiping area. With the variation of customs and language, folk songs with unique styles have gradually formed.

Selling chicken tune

Selling Chicken Tune is a popular folk song in Wuyi area, especially in Kaiping and Taishan.

Dragon Boat Racing

The traditional custom of dragon boat race in Kaiping has a history of 600 to 700 years. Traditionally, the whole dragon boat race activities-generally including starting the dragon, launching the water, holding a dragon boat banquet, rejuvenating the dragon, launching the water, picking green, matching scenery, fighting the dragon (that is, the formal dragon boat race) and so on. These links still retain a very traditional form and a very strong local flavor.

Diaolou culture

Kaiping Diaolou has various forms, the biggest feature of which is to choose different foreign architectural styles according to one's own wishes and integrate them into one, including both ancient Greek and Roman styles and Gothic, Islamic, Baroque and Rococo architectural elements.