佛山“肇迹于晋，得名于唐（公元628年）”，距今已有一千三百多年的历史，是 中国的历史文化名城。早在唐宋年间，佛山的手工业、商业和文化已鼎盛南国。明清 时，更是发展成商贾云集、工商业发达的岭南重镇，是中国历史上四大名镇和“四大 聚”之一。 佛山的商业发展历史源远流长，有着“广纱中心”、“南国陶都”的美誉。 悠久的历史，孕育了佛山独具魅力的岭南传统文化：佛山是粤剧的发祥地；是中国饮 食文化的主要发源地；是著名的武术之乡，是中国功夫杰出代表黄飞鸿的故乡和李小 龙的宗祖地。 今日的佛山已成为历史底蕴和现代气息共同交融、经济与文化竞相辉 映的现代化城市。
Culture of Foshan
佛山简介
• Foshan is an old town dated back to many centuries. It was famous for its porcelain industry. Now it has been amide the 'third largest city in Canton'. The city is relatively affluent when compared to other Chinese cities, and it is home to many large private enterprises. If you want to witness the boom of China's economy, and the transformation that the economic boom borough, here is not bad a place to start with.
Pictures
Pictures
（They also represent Lingnan culture)
Pictures
(行通济）
Walk through Tongji Bridge
• In the late Ming and early Qing dynasty ,people in Foshan would walk through Tongji Bridge with windmills, wind bells and lettuce in the Lantern Festival in order to pray that they would go well and be peaceful in the coming year. People in Foshan have inherited this tradition from generation to generation for more than 200 years.
Walk through Tongji Bridge
Walking through Tongji Bridge influences more and more people in Foshan. There are two main factors. First, it represents Lingnan culture and Guangdong culture. Second, it represents custom of blessing.
Throwing lettuce
Walk through Tongji Bridge
• 元宵节当晚，几十万人齐集佛山通济桥前，呼朋唤友， 或者一家老小，每人手持一架小风车，汇入拥挤的人潮， 迈过通济桥牌坊，口中默念“行通济，无闭翳”，祈求 时来运转。这种习俗源于明朝，至今已有几百历史。 • 行通济影响力日益扩大，与行通济内念两个关键因素有 关：一是体现了岭南民俗和广府文化，二是体现了祈福 文化。这此早已烙在珠三角当地居民脑海的文化印记， 经佛山当地政府的全力维持和推崇，加上近年来佛山传 媒集团举全媒体力量积极参与和运作，成为当地人们共 同的文化盛事和积极健康向上的民俗。 • 行是粤语走的意思,通济指的是通济桥。 • 据说佛山城南今南浦公园附近以前有一条河通济河， 河上有一条桥叫“通济桥”。河现在没了，桥还在，每 年这一天，人们都到这里走过桥，烧香、抛生菜和转风 车，人流络绎不绝，好不热闹。
•
Yue Opera(粤剧之乡）

Foshan Autumn Carnival(佛山秋色巡游）
Culture Of
Ceramics(石湾陶瓷） Paper-cut(佛山剪纸） Block door painting（木板门画） 铜凿金花 、木屐 、龙舟竞渡 、行通济 And so on……
Foshan