Duanzhou District of Zhaoqing is an important transportation hub for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao to Guangxi and Yunnan. It is more than 90 kilometers away from Guangzhou, 200 kilometers away from Shenzhen, 0/80 kilometers away from Macau and 0/40 nautical miles away from Hong Kong Waterway. However, there is no airport in Duanzhou District, and there is a shuttle bus at the intersection of Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, which can be reached in about 2 hours. Duanzhou District has a well-developed highway passenger transport, which is convenient to travel to and from all parts of the province. The main bus stops in Duanzhou District are passenger station (Duanzhou No.4 Road), East Parking Lot (Qianjin Road), West Parking Lot (Duanzhou No.7 Road) and North Parking Lot (Zhanbei Road). There are buses running between counties and cities in Duanzhou District. Ordinary marriage customs: There are many strange and interesting things about Duanzhou people getting married. The day before the wedding, the newlyweds prepare at home and don't meet. The man set off firecrackers in his prime, and then invited a good husband and wife (usually middle-aged couples with sons) to open the bed and set up accounts. That night, the groom was not allowed to sleep in the new bed. The next morning, the groom was combed by a good husband and a good wife. No matter how much the dowry is, parents should prepare a pair of small fire cages for their daughters, which are filled with charcoal and covered with red paper, so as to wish their daughters a prosperous life after marriage. The night before marriage, the bride stayed up all night. The next morning, accompanied by the bridesmaid, the bride dressed up. One auspicious morning, the wedding float came to the woman's house, and the best man shouted to see the bride, but the bride hid in the boudoir accompanied by the bridesmaid. That was reluctant to go out. If the bride's brother is unmarried, he should avoid and never watch his little sister go out. At the same time, the bride's mother should spread a pair of men's trousers at the door of the boudoir, spread them out and let her daughter walk out of the boudoir from under the trousers. Then, a couple began to offer tea to the elders of the woman's family. After the farewell, the mother gave the bride a basket of ten treasures symbolizing good luck-red envelopes, brown sugar, red dates, longan, wine cakes, rice flowers, lotus seeds, lilies, peanuts and cinnamon noodles. At this time, the groom led the bride across the threshold, and the bride's brother was unmarried, so the bride's father took a red umbrella to shade the groom. When the float returned to the man's house, the man sent a woman with a son to take the red umbrella in the sound of firecrackers, opened it to cover the groom and walked to the new house. At that time, the groom's parents and siblings should not watch the groom and bride get off the float until they enter the new house. This is called avoidance, so as not to become strangers. Accompanied by the bridesmaid, the bride approaches the new house and sits side by side with the groom on the edge of the bed. This is called sitting on the bed. Then go to the mourning hall to pay homage, first to the ancestors and then to the parents.
Marriage custom of Tujia nationality: Zhaoqing, along the Xijiang family boat, is called Tujia nationality, and its marriage custom is quite interesting: if you don't hire men, you will put grass in the stern of the boat; If a woman has no job, she will put a plate of flowers at the stern and produce a matchmaker. Three days before marriage, men and women don't meet. On auspicious days, special wine boats are set up, decorated with lanterns and sparkling flags, which are very lively. When it was auspicious, firecrackers exploded, so as soon as he had a good day, he accompanied the groom and drove the flower boat to the bride's red boat. After the bride took it back, she immediately boarded the boat to meet her parents-in-law and worship her ancestors with the groom. In the evening, relatives and friends drive the ark to eat. At the banquet, no matter how many dishes are served, the dish of "taro braised pork" is absolutely indispensable, and the weight is particularly large, and it must be brewed by the female elders of the host family. The banquet was full of people until late at night. Small families also have the habit of raising children, and those who get married when they grow up are called Zhuan Baozi. Nowadays, most houses have moved to the shore. Although their living habits have been assimilated with the people on the shore, their marriage customs still have some ancient traces.