China is a developing country with a vast territory and a large population. As a pioneer in reform and opening up, Guangdong, neighboring Hong Kong and Macao, has played a pivotal role in the process of economic development. Guangdong is abbreviated as "Yue", and the Cantonese language is popular in the province, which is an important inheritance of Lingnan culture, and its capital is Guangzhou. Guangdong province has 21 prefectural-level cities (including two sub-provincial cities) and is divided into four regions: the Pearl River Delta (PRD), eastern Guangdong, western Guangdong and northern Guangdong.In 2015, Guangdong ranked first in China's overall competitiveness in terms of provincial economy, and has been the country's top province in terms of GDP for consecutively since 1989, as well as being the country's most populous province at the moment.
Being in Guangdong, let me talk about the Cantonese people I know, especially the most representative group in the Pearl River Delta. Guangdong people in the Pearl River Delta cities are bold and pioneering, with strong business acumen, an international outlook and keen market insights. They are down-to-earth and diligent, smart and capable, honest and generous. He is kind, low-key and pragmatic, not vain and not boastful, and does not like to boast. Guangdong people are introverted and mute, they are not good at talking, they don't like to publicize, so there is a lack of benchmark city spokesman, which is also considered the shortcomings of the Guangdong people.
Guangdong people pay more attention to the food, live, other things but not too much care, the Guangdong people would rather spend a lot of money to eat a good meal, but also reluctant to buy a too expensive clothes, neat and clean and comfortable on the good. Guangdong people pay special attention to health care, like to make beautiful soup, like sports and fitness. Guangdong people know how to enjoy life, often traveling around, soak in hot springs. They also like to have dinners, enjoy tea, plant flowers, take photographs, do calligraphy, make friends, climb mountains, go fishing, ride, run, play basketball, play soccer, play badminton, play table tennis, dance and so on. One more thing, Cantonese people are especially hygienic, love cleanliness, and pay special attention to the family environment and personal hygiene.
Food in Guangdong, went to a lot of places in the country, from the point of view of food culture, each with its own characteristics. Guangdong's food culture is particularly colorful, a wide range of categories, excellence, restaurants all over the place, everywhere Cantonese-style food. Guangdong middle-aged and old people like to sigh morning tea and eat dim sum, young people like to eat snacks and drink beer, a lot of stalls are open all year round until three or four o'clock in the morning, and even some of the all-night business. This is an important way for Cantonese people to make friends and get together.
In general, Cantonese people are calm and relatively indifferent to fame and fortune. They have a pursuit of career, but they are more willing to enjoy the ordinary and beautiful family life, so there are not many Guangdong people who are rich and powerful, and there are fewer of them who are big officials. Guangdong hides wealth in the people, the people's wealth is very high, everywhere rich, but on the super-rich list of not many, because Guangdong is characterized by equal wealth. Guangdong people's personalities are not ostentatious and vain, the rich are not bothered and are not happy to be on those fame and fortune list, they think they are doing well is really good, this is also a kind of confidence in the bones of the Guangdong people.
Guangdong is dominated by Chinese-foreign joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, private small and medium-sized enterprises and individual entrepreneurs, and the economy has shown a good situation of a hundred flowers blossoming and a hundred birds competing. Over the past two decades, Guangdong, with its unique economic charm, has attracted an influx of foreigners from all over the country and even the world. Many of them, with their hard work and wisdom, have reaped their own happiness here, bought houses and cars, and lived a peaceful life, and some of them have already put down roots and integrated into the area. In Guangdong, people live and work in peace and contentment, and lead a well-off life in harmony. This is the Guangdong and Guangdong people in my eyes.