Cheung Chau is located in the southwest waters of Hong Kong Island, covering an area of about 3 square kilometers. Although its population (including the floating fishermen population) is only about 20,000, it is the largest among the outlying islands in Hong Kong. Most of the islanders have lived here for generations, so they get along harmoniously.
The folk customs are simple, supportive and friendly. The environment is beautiful, with complete facilities, fresh air, and more than 70% of the green area.
Because its shape is wide and large in the north and south, and narrow and long in the middle, it looks like a dumbbell, so it is also called Dumbbell Island. The reason for its formation is actually due to the continuous alluvial accumulation of sand from the original two small islands in the north and south to the center of the present day with the waves over millions of years.
Later, due to the rise of the earth's crust, they were eventually connected together. Following this trend, smart fishermen developed the western bay into a fishing port, pier and typhoon shelter; the eastern bay became the famous East Bay swimming pool in Hong Kong, Kowloon and even overseas.
beach.
Cheung Chau is the most well-known, mainly for the mysterious Cheung Po Tsai Cave and the Tai Ping Qing Jiao Festival, which attracts a large number of tourists for its bun grabbing and beautiful scenery. There are also many lesser-known deeds, scenic spots, ancient temples, geography (geology)
and topography), and even archaeology, are very interesting and have historical and cultural reference value.
Due to geographical characteristics, fishing was the leading economy in the early days, so there were shipbuilding industries (in its heyday, there were shipyards, ship repair yards, oar and oar factories, a total of 24 companies) and fishing gear industry (fishing silk factory, fishing hook factory). Later,
With the vigorous development of light industry in Hong Kong, many factories have been set up in Cheung Chau, including weaving industry, leather industry, playing card factory, pearl refinery, plastic factory, match factory; there are also processing industries such as: food processing (salted fruits, salted fish,
Shrimp paste, pickled vegetables, etc.), jade processing, rattan processing and porcelain processing, etc., provide a large number of employment opportunities for Cheung Chau and contribute greatly to the economic development of Cheung Chau.
The main public transportation to Cheung Chau is generally by various ferries, and the services are more frequent than before, and there are also fast boats, which is more convenient. When everyone rushes for life every day, they are suffering from the dirty air and the noisy city
The suffering is so breathless, why not "steal a few days of leisure", stay away from the city, go to Cheung Chau with a group or as a family, I guarantee you will
There are unexpected gains. It's like the tension of the bow is relaxed and the meridians are opened. Only when the body and mind are relaxed can you regain your spirit and continue to fight!
Early in the morning, Zhao Yazhi got up and dressed herself up. She wanted to meet Feng Yifeng's grandparents with her most beautiful and virtuous appearance. As for the gifts, they were all prepared last night. A box of Maotai liquor, a few cartons of American cigarettes, and
In the early morning, the maid went to buy egg tarts and wife cakes, and of course some daily necessities. After all, my grandpa and grandma rarely left Hong Kong and Kowloon in Cheung Chau. Many daily necessities were difficult to buy in good quality in Cheung Chau.
For example, household appliances such as televisions, record players, fans, etc.
There are too many gifts, and it is impossible for Feng Yifeng and the other two to bring them all, so Ruan Xiongwen and Mu Chen, who are bodyguards and strong, are naturally the best coolies.
A large group of people drove to the Central Pier, from where they would take a ferry to Cheung Chau.
The weather was sunny, the sun was high in the sky, white clouds were floating in the sky, and the sea breeze was refreshing, making people feel more comfortable. Standing on the bow of the boat, Feng Yifeng stretched out his arms and faced the sea breeze.
Blowing his hair and clothes. Suddenly he remembered a scene in a movie. If he held a beautiful woman in front of him, the whole scene would be a bit beautiful. But it is definitely impossible now, Wenxiu will not be here
What kind of affectionate behavior should be done to him in front of so many people? As for Zhao Yazhi, it is even worse. As a big star, you have to pay attention to your image anytime and anywhere. Who knows when someone will suddenly recognize you, then things will become serious.
Feng Yifeng really missed this feeling of walking on the cobblestone road that he had not seen for a long time. Every time he came here, his mother would hold his hand to prevent him from tripping on the uneven road. Before leaving
At that time, grandma also held his hand and took him to the pier here to take the boat. Grandma would also look at the boat on the pier until the boat left her sight, and then reluctantly left.
"I haven't been to Cheung Chau for a long time. The air and environment here are very good, and it's quiet. It doesn't lose the hustle and bustle. If you have time to come here for vacation, people will be younger and more energetic." Shen Shen.
After taking a few deep breaths of the fresh air here, Zhao Yazhi completely let go of her image and took off the glasses she had been wearing. Here, she is not afraid that those pestering reporters will suddenly appear in front of her, nor are she afraid of those movie fans coming to surround her.
.Now she is just like an ordinary woman, accompanying her lover here to visit her elders.
"Haha, then if you have time in the future, you can visit grandpa and grandma more often. I think they will be very happy to see you. You can also stay here for some time. Anyway, the village houses here are very big.
It doesn't matter if there are more people." He took Zhao Yazhi's beautiful hand and led her towards her grandpa's house.
The land-based population living in Cheung Chau can be roughly divided into four groups. Most of them migrated from nearby places in Guangdong Province. Some came from Xin'an County (now Bao'an County) in this county, and some came from Dongguan in the north.
Some of them came from Siyi County to the west of the Pearl River, and some migrated from Huiyang and Chaozhou in the northeast. In addition, there were also those who came here from Fujian Province to do business, and gradually
settled down on this island.
According to "Fengwu Zhi of Island District", at the end of the Song Dynasty, the Xu Dongfu family, together with a family of about 30 people in five rooms, escorted the Song Emperor to escape to Kowloon City. They were later hunted down by Yuan soldiers, and then fled to the present day of Cheung Chau.
He Lao Lane (also known as Xue Lao Lane) settled. Three hundred years ago, the Luo family and the Zhu family successively settled on the island. Later, the Huang family, the Kwong family, the Zhuo family, the Lu family, etc. also became the big families on Cheung Chau Island.
It has contributed to the community construction and development of Cheung Chau. There are still ancestral halls for the Luo family, Zhu family, Huang family, etc. on the island. The fishermen living on the water are mainly local people. Although they do not have a formal club, they have
More than ten industries and social organizations are responsible for contacting fishermen’s daily needs.
People who live in Cheung Chau have very good neighborly relations. No matter which family has any business, the neighbors will come to help. The happiest thing is that even during the Chinese New Year, some of them have already arrived in Hong Kong.
Young people who live in Kowloon will come back to participate in the annual New Year ancestor worship. They will pay New Year greetings to their elders and eat dishes that have been carefully prepared in the large square in front of the ancestral hall.
On special days such as the Lantern Festival, the colorful team will be composed of colorful flag teams, float teams, Nuo opera modeling teams and different folk art forms such as suona, song and dance, lion dance teams, dragon dance teams, etc., throughout the entire length of the festival.
There is a street parade in Taiwan. Each colorful team meets together and passes through the streets and alleys one after another to compete with each other on their craftsmanship.
Many modeling teams in Piaose are performed by one or several people. The modeling characters are supported by an invisible steel bar "color stem" and rely on these steel frames that bear the role of bearing. Therefore, the design of the bracket must be consistent with
The movements and combinations of the shapes are consistent. Nowadays, Cheung Chau Piao Se generally uses high-quality iron bars. At key parts, they are often welded with automobile shock-absorbing steel sheets, and then the necessary decorations are used to decorate these iron bars. It looks like
They are accessories related to the performance content such as swords, guns, dragons and snakes, which are decorated in a subtle and delicate manner without revealing any traces. This is the backbone of Piaose. When the characters put on the costumes, the structural frame disappears into it. In this way, the entire Piaose looks like
It is vivid and lifelike, giving people a sense of mystery and weirdness. But with clever decorations in appearance, it looks very natural and harmonious.
The people who live here are basically familiar with each other, so if a stranger comes into the village, the people sitting in front of their homes chatting, or playing chess or cards at the entrance of the village will definitely know. "Hey! These young people are
Who? Look at the many gifts they have in their hands, could they be relatives from that family who are coming back to visit relatives?" This was the most common question asked by people in the village after seeing Feng Yifeng and the others.
"Probably not. You see they are dressed so well and have servants following them. They must be rich or noble. How could such people go out here? I think they are the rich man's son and daughter, coming here for vacation.
Haven't you noticed? Recently, many very luxurious yachts have come to dock at our pier. These rich people may be tired of living in Hong Kong and come to us to enjoy the rural life. I don't know what these people think.
Yes, if you don't live a comfortable life, why would you come to a remote place like ours?"
"Who knows what they think? If you want to know, you might as well ask them. Look, they are coming. Hey! Look at that woman over there. Does she look familiar? She seems to have met me somewhere.
Pass."
"Tch, just brag! She looks like a noble lady at first glance. How could you have seen her before?"
"She looks really familiar. She seems to be a TV star. I've seen her on TV. It's just that the way she is dressed now is a little different."
"Hmm! When you put it like that, it does look a bit like her. Do you think she would like the Feng Chengcheng who did the TV series [Shanghai Beach] earlier on TV? The more I watch her, the more she looks like her."
The idle people were gesticulating and talking about Feng Yifeng and the others. However, Feng Yifeng had not been back here for many years. He had grown up and his appearance had changed a lot. Many people here did not recognize him for a long time. Instead, Zhao Yazhi attracted their attention.
, everyone was talking about whether it was a celebrity.
"Look at them going to the shrimp paste factory, they can't be relatives of the shrimp man, right?" The shrimp man they are talking about is Feng Yifeng's grandfather. When he was young, he was famous for fishing shrimp in Cheung Chau, but later Feng Yifeng's mother was born.
, no longer wanted to work at sea, so he went ashore and opened a shrimp paste factory, which can be regarded as creating his own family business.
"It looks like I'm here to buy shrimp paste from Xi Lao. Didn't Xi Lao's daughter and son-in-law immigrate to Canada? They haven't come back even once in these years."
"Have you forgotten? Mr. Xi's son-in-law used to be a police officer. Later, he heard that he had broken the law in Hong Kong and was investigated by some public office. The whole family ran to Canada to seek refuge. How dare he come back now?"
"Alas! Why do you make so many guesses? Why don't you go and take a look. I haven't visited Shrimp Man for several days, and I don't even know how his health is now. Those people are really nothing, even the old man is not spared.
"A group of people walked to the shrimp paste factory. This is actually one of the characteristics of this place. They like to go through the house transfer. If something happens, they can know it as soon as possible so that they can use it to pass the time that is too much to use.
Many old people in China are like this, so leisurely that I envy them.
ps: Thank you Butian Yuqing and tin0717 for the reward!!!