Dongguan is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong Province. Cantonese opera and Cantonese opera sung in Cantonese have a long history in Dongguan. It is the product of local folk music absorbing the culture of the Central Plains and drawing lessons from western playing skills. Now it is the most popular local music and drama, and Dongguan is known as the hometown of Cantonese opera and Cantonese opera.

Dongguan painting, influenced by Ju Chao and Ju Lian, the pioneers of Lingnan painting school, pays attention to sketching and absorbs the techniques of western sketching and coloring, and is a wonderful flower of Lingnan painting school.

Every year, Dongguan hosts dragon boat races, lion dances, Kirin art, Litchi Festival, Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, Chongyang Gaodeng, Flower Market and Flower Street. With the rich improvement of material life in Dongguan, Dongguan people have a spontaneous enthusiasm for traditional culture. Thus, the folk culture and art in Dongguan can be inherited and developed, showing a vibrant situation.

1958, Dongguan was known as the first "swimming town" in China. June 5438 +2000 10, China Dragon Boat Association awarded Dongguan shatian town the first title of "Dragon Boat Town" in China. Daojiao was praised by the Ministry of Culture as "the hometown of Chinese Quyi" and "the hometown of Chinese folk art". Shilong Town, Dongguan is known as the "hometown of weightlifting"; Zhongkeng Village in Shipai Town and Chang 'an Town in Dongguan were awarded the title of "Hometown of Lion Dance Art" by the relevant state departments. In addition, Qingxi Town and Zhangmutou Town are both famous hometown of Kirin art at home and abroad.