Little Cake Model is strong

Reporter Hong Qiuting

Source: People's Daily

The theme is Moon Palace Jade Rabbit Mooncake Moom Moom (1906).

China National Edition Pavilion Guangzhou Branch Picture Picture Conferry

The Mid -Autumn Festival appreciation, with the circle of the moon, the Zhaoren group, a "reunion -a special version exhibition of Cantonese Mooncake Culture" is being held at the Guangzhou Branch of the National Edition of China.

Come to the Guangzhou Branch of the China National Edition Hall under the Phoenix Mountain in Guangdong, and enter the Cantonese Mooncake Show Hall. More than 200 versions of the historical materials such as moon cake boxes, moon cake models, and moon cake tickets have come into view. We can not only understand the unique charm of Cantonese moon cakes, but also feel the strong Mid -Autumn Festival culture and local customs.

Moon cakes contain Cantonese

Cantonese -style mooncakes are local characteristics of Guangdong. It has a long history and far -reaching influence. It has become a cultural symbol. Cantonese -style mooncakes are native to Guangzhou and are popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong and Macao and other places. It has a variety of varieties, rich tastes, and has the characteristics of heavy oil, thin skin, and filling.

Cantonese -style moon cakes can stand out from the many moon cakes such as Soviet moon cakes, Beijing -style moon cakes, tide -style moon cakes, and Yunnan -style moon cakes. The prosperous economic and trade exchanges have made Cantonese -style tea buildings and restaurants. The snack masters have been inspired by Cantonese cuisine and Cantonese points, and the common ingredients are converted into a variety of moon cake fillings, which greatly enriches the flavor of Cantonese -style mooncakes. For example, it can be seen from the Cantonese -style mooncakes in the 1920s and 1930s of the collections. In addition to lotus roe and bean paste, the flavor of moon cakes also has sausages, barbecued pork, roast chicken, etc., which have obvious characteristics of Cantonese cuisine.

At the same time, Cantonese -style moon cakes also combine Western -style noodle craftsmanship to form special techniques and baking skills of "syrup leather", which also lays the foundation for Cantonese -style moon cakes.

At the beginning of the last century, with the north of Guangdong merchants, Cantonese tea food was popular in Beijing, Shanghai and other places. Whenever Mid -Autumn Festival, various tea shops have made and sell for broad moon cakes, and Cantonese -style moon cakes are popular.

Molding ingenuity

The special version exhibition has an unique and interesting display -a variety of versions of moon cake molds, let people understand and watch the history and development of Cantonese -style mooncake molds up close.

Moon cake molds, including metal, pottery, porcelain, stone, plastic and wood, etc., according to the structure and use method, it can be divided into unique moon cake mold, unique moon cake printing, split moon cake printing and conjoined moon cake printing Version.

Cantonese moon cakes are more exquisite and small, and the size of the mold is small. Cantonese moon cake molds mainly use pearwood, because the pear wood structure is stable, which is convenient for craftsmen to engrave more delicate and clear patterns.

According to the curator, from the perspective of the pattern, Cantonese -style moon cake molds can generally be divided into 5 categories: Rui Beast Miscellaneous Treasure, Flower and Fruit and Vegetables, Introduction Allus, Auspicious Film, Moon Palace Toad Rabbit, and rich themes. The theme was deeply influenced by Lingnan folk culture, and emphasized that "the picture must be intentional and the meaning must be auspicious."

Overall, Cantonese -style mooncake molds are unique from material selection to carving technology.

No matter how the years change, the joy of reunion in the moon cake itself is always the long -lasting emotions in the hearts of all Chinese people, and the moon cake mold also contains the sustenance of emotions and culture. On the Mid -Autumn Festival, the family eats moon cakes and appreciates the moon. Behind the delicate and delicious moon cakes is the exquisite and chic mold mold, carrying the memory of affection and the continuation of the nostalgia.

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