1, Shenzhen's earliest predecessor was Bao'an County, named after a mountain within its borders called Baoshan, which has a treasure, and those who have the treasure are at peace, hence the name.
The Eastern Jin Dynasty Xianhe six years (331 AD), the court set the jurisdiction of the six counties of the Dongguan County, the jurisdiction of the present-day Shenzhen City, Dongguan City and Hong Kong and other ranges. The county seat was in Bao'an County (Nantou). Bao'an County covers the area of present-day Shenzhen City, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, part of Dongguan City, the southern part of Panyu County, and Zhongshan City, etc. This is the beginning of the establishment of county and county-level administrative organizations in the Shenzhen area, as well as the beginning of the history of the city of Shenzhen.
2, the first year of the Ming Dynasty Wanli (1573), the Chinese government of the Ming Dynasty to expand the Dongguan guardian Chifu base in Bao'an, the former land of the establishment of the "Xin'an County", and built the county seat in the Nantou, the jurisdiction of the area, including the present-day Shenzhen City and Hong Kong region.
3. In 1914, Xin'an County in Guangdong Province was renamed "Bao'an" because it shared the same name with Xin'an County in Henan Province.
4. In January 1979, Bao'an County was abolished and Shenzhen City was established. "Shenzhen" place name first seen in history in 1410 (Ming Yongle eight years), in the early years of the Qing dynasty to build the market. In the local dialect, the ditches in the fields are called "shenzhen" or "chong". Shenzhen was named after its dense water and a deep ditch at the edge of the village.
Expanded Information:
Shenzhen's original inhabitants had a folksy culture. p>The original inhabitants of Shenzhen are simple and have retained a large number of folk customs.
1, fishermen marrying: one of the most distinctive customs in Nan'ao. When the day of the wedding of a woman in a fishing village, the bride was a large number of fishermen's sisters flanking the front, behind the drums and drums and several groups of dragon and lion dance team singing and dancing, followed by a man dressed as a woman fisherman led a group of fishing hats, hand-operated oars of fishermen's women lined up, all the way to the oars, welcome the bride to the home.
2, women crying marriage: Longgang Hakka very distinctive traditional customs. With the change of time, Longgang women crying marriage custom has not been popular.
3, the Hakka dragon house: a typical Hakka residential architecture with rich characteristics. Longgang Luo Ruihe village "Heshu new residence" of the Luo, Pingshan office of the great Wan Shi residence of the Zeng, Kengzhi office of the Longtian Shi residence of the Huang and Maosheng Shi residence of the He, they have been built over several generations of large-scale dragon house, witnessed the rise and fall of these families.
4, big pots of food: Shenzhen Futian Xia Sha and Nantou area custom.
Shenzhen native townspeople, whenever they encounter Chinese traditional festivals or marriage, birthday, newborn, pay God, ancestor worship and other activities, all parties, friends and relatives gathered in the countryside, around the big pot of food drinking to celebrate. Most of the dishes in the big pot are made of beef brisket and radish as the bottom of the dish, and the dishes stacked on top are vegetable gall, vermicelli, pork, bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, marinated geese, roast duck, fried fish, and white chopped chicken, etc., with one dish for one layer and one dish for one flavor.
5, Mazu Birthday Celebration: Every March, Shenzhen coastal fishermen and farmers in the Tin Hau Temple held in celebration of the temple, the Queen of Heaven, the Queen of Heaven, for the safety of navigation, fisheries and prosperity, and a bumper crop. Cultural performances and trade activities are also held after the festival, reflecting the desire of the people of Shenzhen for a peaceful and happy life.
6, Pingshan Jiao-festival: Pingshan Hakka people's unique traditional customs. Once every eight years of the Jiao-festival (collective sacrifice to the gods) location gathered in the square in front of the Guandi Temple, the ceremony was presided over by the head of the Pengshan Wei, the festival table full of fruit wine and food, a large incense burner full of sandalwood incense, the townspeople in the square for seven days and eight nights of continuous play. Because of the custom of jiao-festival labor, was abolished in 1943.
7, cool hats to cover their shame: Dapeng women's customs. Its cool cap is made of bamboo strips and fabric, the bamboo strips into gabions, woven into a circle, pierced in the center, the gabions around the cloth sewn hanging. Other Hakka women's hats are sewn and hung with strips of black cloth, while Dapeng women's hats are made with strips of blue silk.
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