Guangdong Culture in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has a special position in Guangdong culture.The city itself is a global and local, traditional and modern, the convergence of various elements of the center, its derived culture is also mixed with Chinese and Western, old and new, refined and popular and other characteristics.The pop music, movies, comics, advertisements, arts, architectural styles bred from this culture have always attracted the attention of the whole Asia and the eyes of the world.Influenced by such factors as the return of sovereignty to the motherland, the opening up of the mainland economy, border clearance and freedom of movement, Hong Kong is changing, and the local culture associated with it is also changing.Many familiar traditions are disappearing or transforming; the Cantonese culture that once swept across Asia has been continually impacted by strong cultures from the surrounding regions, and even the Cantonese itself, which is closely related to the lives of the citizens, is in the process of evolution and renewal.This book covers 13 articles in three parts: popular culture, living space and tradition, identity and resources.As researchers and observers of Guangdong culture, apart from reflections and criticisms, the authors describe their sighs and admiration for the ever-changing Guangdong culture and its new ways of reappearance, elaborate on what they are fascinated by, or offer warnings to express their worries.If we do not insist that this is progress or retrogression, we may find more.