Guangzhou, A Beautiful Food City Which Can Cure Loneliness

The documentary "The Solitary Gourmet", always said so a words:" Not restricted by time and the society, happy to fill the stomach, a short time to become 'free', not disturbed by anyone, no trouble to eat, is equal to give modern people the highest healing."

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Food

In this fast-paced utilitarian society, we will always be accepted and be eliminated by the times. Depression and anxiety seem to have become a common disease of modern people, in the search for an antidote, little imagine that food is the most healing thing.

And guangzhou, whether in the morning or midnight, when your mood reached the edge of collapse, there will be a blind food gently embrace you.I guess that's why I like guangzhou.

Photo from @Véronique M, @heneedsfood

Morning tea

At the weekend in Guangzhou, you can see in front of the old teahouse in Liwan district, a long line has already queued up before dawn. Some with children or old people, and even brought a small bench to sit in line, playing an umbrella on a rainy day, just for a morning tea.

   

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Family Happiness

The old man who often gets up early with his wife comes early to occupy a seat, leisurely sigh two pots of tea, waiting for the arrival of the children who are still sleeping. In weekdays, the children are busy with their work. This morning tea is the best time for the elderly to enjoy their family happiness. The elderly will always ask their children if they are stressed at work or watch their grandchildren complaining about homework while stuffing barbecued pork buns into their mouths.

Photo from @Guangzhou Travel

Photo from @Candice Zhang

Friendship

In Guangzhou, if you have a friend who says, "long time no see, let's have a morning tea tomorrow!" He must see you as a very good friend. Young people want to eat hot pot in weekdays. When they are emotional, they want to put all the love and hate are irrigated in a pot of spicy. But drinking morning tea is different, just with the closest friends, slowly to brew a pot of iron guanyin, talking and laughing, and spend a leisurely morning time.

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Night porridge

Guangzhou's porridge, is a bowl of gentle night snack.

Guangzhou is a city that never sleeps. At three o'clock in the morning, there is always a group of people dragging their tired bodies to go home from the silent CBD building. But as the car slowly moved into the old town, the atmosphere around it began to warm up.

Warm

In the old city, roadside or alley, anywhere with a few tables and chairs, is a night snack booth. Stall owners with a genuine cantonese shouted. There is a large pot of white porridge on the stove, as well as fresh fish, shrimp and beef. In such a night, a bowl of porridge not only feed tired body, but also feed distant dream.

Photo from @Guangzhou Travel

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Loneliness

All the people who have left their hometown for a better life hope that there is  someone to share a bowl of porridge at night.

Perhaps a lot of people's lives have such a period of struggle in a foreign land, if you really so, would like someone to ask you "Do you want some hot porridge?" Wish you also can meet a bowl of porridge in the roadside snack stalls, have it waiting, your night will not be lonely.

 

Photo from @Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts @Jen Yu

Even if I am alone, walking in Guangzhou, this food city, I will not feel lonely. Because I know that whenever I feel idle, restless, or afraid, there will always be a piece of food waving at me and saying:

"Even if there is no tomorrow, we must have a good meal!"

Words from Wudao

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