Guangfu is an ethnic group under the Han nationality. It is generally believed that the ancestors of the Cantonese people are mainly the ancient Zhou people, and the Cantonese people, the descendants of immigrants from the Qin and Han generations, are the Cantonese ethnic lineage, which can be divided into narrow and broad senses. The Cantonese ethnic group in the narrow sense refers to the "Guangfu people" in spoken language. They are distributed in the Pearl River Delta and surrounding areas with Guangzhou as the center. They speak Ya language as their mother tongue, have their own unique culture and customs, speak ancient Chinese language, and have distinctive architectural styles. of Han nationality. The broad Cantonese ethnic group includes the Cantonese-speaking ethnic groups in Guangdong and even all regions (ethnic groups whose mother tongue has been Cantonese for generations). Population: Approximately 54,150,000 people worldwide[1]? Distribution: Mainland China and Guangxi, Hong Kong and Macao, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America and other places (more distributed) Ethnicity: Yellow Ethnicity: Han Ethnicity: Cantonese Ethnic Language : Cantonese (in the narrow sense, Guangfu means Ya language)
Guangfu residences
Guangfu residences usually refer to the buildings in the Greater Pearl River Delta region, western Guangdong, and Hakka buildings in eastern Guangdong. , Chaoshan architecture is very different. Lingnan has a hot climate with frequent wind and rain. Residential houses generally have small patios, large depths, and compact layouts. Guangfu-style ancient houses are usually inhabited by a few to dozens of people in a family. The life scene in the old movie "Seventy-Two Tenants" is a typical Guangfu residence - Xiguan House. However, the newly remade color version of "Seventy-Two Tenants" could not find a suitable Xiguan House as a filming location.
Characteristics of Guangfu residences
Guangfu residences usually meet the requirements of ventilation and shade, which is the unique characteristic of Lingnan architecture. Secondly, they are based on natural conditions, including geographical conditions and climate characteristics. , reflecting the characteristics of moisture-proof and sun-proof; and also absorbing a large amount of the essence of Western architecture, reflecting an inclusive style. In addition, the typical Cantonese houses also have a big "wok-er" feature, which is named after the two wok-ear-like windbreak walls built on the walls on both sides of the house. The wok house is a unique building in western Guangdong. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, as long as they had money and fortune, they would build a wok house to show their wealth and magnanimity.
The above can also be considered as some cultural stories. The following is a legendary story:
The current north gate and south gate of Guangfu City are asymmetrical because there was a saying at that time: "The south gate rushes to the north gate. A scorpion can sting someone to death. If you want to survive, move to the north gate." Legend. Let me tell you in detail below.
Guangfu City is a geomantic treasure land, and several high-ranking officials are produced every year. If you can make good use of this feng shui treasure, you can produce officials with as much as three buckets and six liters of sesame seeds. However, this treasure land encountered some troubles in the early years of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty. That year, many large scorpions appeared in and around Guangfu City, some of which were more than a foot long, and they stung many people to death. According to superstitious legends at the time, it was because the South City Gate ran straight into the North City Gate that a stream of Jinling Purple Air passed through the city and hit Huangyun Cave in the north of Yanshan Mountain. At that time, there was a big scorpion spirit practicing in Huangyundong. The scorpion spirit was very angry. It said: "I practice in this cave and it does not harm the people of Guangfu at all. Why do the people of Guangfu use Jinling Purple Qi to harm me?" When it was angry, it sent many scorpions to punish the people of Guangfu, making the people of Guangfu restless day and night. One day, Ning Qingquan, the filial son of Guangfu City, went to collect firewood at the base of the south city wall. Unfortunately, he was stung by a scorpion and remained unconscious. He had an eighty-year-old mother and a child less than one and a half years old. How did his family cope with his death? The whole city felt sorry for him, and the cries of adults and children shocked the world. At this moment, a man walked in from his door. He didn't look like an ordinary person. He was tall and spoke in a booming voice. The first thing he said after entering the door was: "Don't cry, everyone, Ning Xiaozi will not die." He took out a red porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out a little yellow medicine powder, and sprinkled it on the place where the scorpion had stung him. It was really amazing. After a while, Ning Qingquan woke up, his body no longer hurt, and he was as energetic as before. The man looked at Ning Qingquan and smiled, then took out a large bag of herbal seeds from his arms and said to everyone: "It's going to rain tonight. Get up early tomorrow and take advantage of the rain to take advantage of the ground to dry up and scatter these seeds on the four city walls." After the medicinal herbs come out in the idle land of the school grounds, people will no longer be afraid of scorpions. In the future, if anyone is stung by a scorpion, just gather some grass, rub the stinging area with the grass, and then use some medicinal herbs to make a stew. Water, just drink it and you’ll be fine.” After that, he disappeared in a blink of an eye. At this time, people woke up and realized, wasn't the Emperor descending to earth? Sure enough, it rained that night. People got up early the next day and planted all the herbs according to the emperor's instructions. It didn't take long for the herbs to grow.
If people were stung by scorpions again, they would treat them according to his instructions, and sure enough they would not die.
How long did it take for the herbs to grow out? If people were stung by scorpions again, they would treat them according to his instructions, and sure enough they would not die.
Not long after, the number of scorpions increased greatly. Some people even saw a big scorpion three or four feet long. There was also a folk song on the street, saying: South gate rushes to north gate, scorpion It stings people to death. If you want people to survive, move to the north gate quickly. "The prefect at that time immediately convened a meeting of the city's gentlemen, saying that he had three consecutive dreams last night, all of which were entrusted by the Emperor. In the dream, he left a poem for him, requiring him to tell the story of the poem in the tenth year of Masanori. Done, otherwise the whole city and he will die. The poem goes like this: "Move the city gate eastward and build a high wall, and set up a formation to capture the Scorpion King." If the golden rooster crows on the handle of the windlass, Guangfu will be auspicious. Don’t move the door on New Year’s Eve, otherwise everyone in the city will die. Since the prefect is a parent official, he should act quickly and don't hesitate. "The prefect asked the gentry that the current north gate and south gate of Guangfu City are not symmetrical because there was a saying at that time: "The south gate rushes to the north gate, and scorpions sting people to death. If you want people to survive, move the north gate as soon as possible." "Legend. I will tell you in detail below.
Guangfu City is a geomantic treasure land, and several high-ranking officials are produced every year. If this geomantic treasure land can be used well, officials with as much as three buckets and six liters of sesame seeds can be produced. . However, something happened to this treasure land in the early years of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty. In that year, many large scorpions appeared in and around Guangfu City, and they stung many people to death. , because the South City Gate went straight to the North City Gate, and a stream of Jinling Purple Qi passed through the city and hit Huangyun Cave in the north of Yanshan Mountain. At that time, there was a big scorpion spirit practicing in Huangyun Cave. The scorpion spirit was very angry and said: "I am in this cave. Cultivation does not harm the people of Guangfu at all, so why do the people of Guangfu use Jinling Purple Qi to harm me? "When it was angry, it sent many scorpions to punish the people of Guangfu, making the people of Guangfu restless day and night. One day, Ning Qingquan, the filial son of Guangfu City, went to collect firewood at the base of the south city wall. Unfortunately, he was stung by a scorpion and remained unconscious. He had an eighty-year-old mother and a child who was less than one and a half years old. He died, and the whole family was grieving for him. The cry of the adults and children shocked the world. , a man walked in from his door. He didn't look like an ordinary person. He was tall and spoke in a booming voice. The first thing he said when he came in was: "Don't cry, everyone, Ning Xiaozi will not die." "He took out a red porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out a little yellow medicine powder, and sprinkled it on the place where the scorpion had stung him. It was really effective. After a while, Ning Qingquan woke up, and his body no longer hurt. It was the same as before. The man looked at Ning Qingquan and smiled, then took out a large bag of herbal seeds from his arms and said to everyone: "It's going to rain tonight. Get up early tomorrow and scatter these seeds after the rain. At the base of the four city walls and in the vacant land of the school grounds, once the medicinal herbs come out, we will no longer be afraid of scorpions. In the future, if anyone is stung by a scorpion, he can gather a few grasses and rub the stinging area with the grass, and then boil some herbs into water and drink it and he will be fine. "After saying that, he disappeared in a blink of an eye. At this time, people woke up, wasn't this the Emperor descending to earth? Sure enough, it rained that night. When they got up early the next day, people planted all the herbs according to the Emperor's instructions. It didn't take long for the herbs to grow again. If someone was stung by a scorpion, he would treat them according to his instructions.
After a while, the herbs would grow again. Some people were stung by scorpions and treated them according to his instructions, and sure enough, they did not die.
After a while, the number of scorpions increased greatly, and some people even saw one three or four feet tall. There was a huge scorpion growing, and there was a folk song on the street, saying: The south gate rushes to the north gate, and the scorpion stings people to death. If you want people to survive, move to the north gate as soon as possible. "The prefect at that time immediately held a meeting of the city's gentlemen, saying that he had done it last night. He had three dreams, all of which were entrusted by the Emperor. The dream left him a poem, asking him to complete the things in the poem in the tenth year of Zhengde, otherwise the whole city and he would die. The poem goes like this: "Move the city gate to the east and build a high wall, and set up a formation to capture the Scorpion King. When the golden rooster crows on the handle of the windlass, Guangfu will be auspicious. Don't miss the New Year's Eve when moving the gate, otherwise everyone in the city will die. The prefect is both a parent and an official. , hurry up and don't hesitate." The magistrate asked the gentry to go back and immediately mobilize the people in the city. If they had money, they would provide money and people. He also expressed in public that he was willing to spend a year's salary to move the city gate eastward, and applied for it. Wen petitioned to allocate 50,000 taels of silver from the treasury of Guangfu for the purpose of building the city. In this way, under his leadership, Guangfu City was mobilized, and a huge project began. After more than six months of construction, the city gate was moved eastward and the project of building a high platform at the original city gate was completed. Since then, it has protected the people of Guangfu City forever and ever.