Guangzhou
Within China, the culture of the Cantonese people is a subset of the larger "Southern" or "Lingnan" cultural areas. Notable aspects of Guangzhou's cultural heritage include:
- Cantonese language, the local and prestige variant of Yue Chinese
- Cantonese cuisine, one of China's eight major culinary traditions
- Cantonese opera, usually divided into martial and literary performances
- Xiguan, the area west of the former walled city
Guangzhou Opera House & Symphony Orchestra also perform classical Western music and Chinese compositions in their style. Cantonese music is a traditional style of Chinese instrumental music, while Cantopop is the local form of pop music and rock-and-roll which developed from neighbouring Hong Kong.
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