The splendid culture and long history of the motherland.

1. Regional culture

China has a vast territory. After thousands of years' development, local cultures have gradually taken on distinctive local characteristics, and have the characteristics of Chinese culture. In addition to the Han nationality, Tibetan, Mongolian and other ethnic minorities also have their own local cultures.

Chinese culture can be divided into several regions: the Yellow River Basin in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei; The upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou; The middle reaches of the Yangtze River in Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi; The lower reaches of the Yangtze River in Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu; Northeast China; Inner Mongolia region; Xinjiang region; Tibetan areas in Tibet, Qinghai and western Sichuan; Pearl River Basin in Guangdong and Guangxi, Minjiang River Basin in Fujian, etc.

① Yellow River Culture (North): Central Plains Culture, Hutong Culture and Qinlong Culture

② Yangtze River Culture (South): Chu Culture, Jingchu Culture, Huxiang Culture, Wu Culture, Yue Culture, Hui Culture, Jiangxi Culture, Jianghuai Culture, Bashu Culture, Lingnan Culture and Min Culture

③ Others: Nuo Culture. Clothing

in the long history of Chinese civilization, Chinese people called it Hanfu clothing, which represented the main clothing of Chinese civilization from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the Millennium of the Ming Dynasty. After the Manchu rulers of the Qing Dynasty entered the pass at the end of the Ming Dynasty, they forced the Han people to wear Manchu clothing by shaving their hair and changing their clothes, which once interrupted the traditional clothing of the Han people in the Central Plains. At present, many young people focus on restoring traditional Han costumes.

3. Food culture

Chinese food culture, which is called Chinese food or China food in Japan and South Korea, and Tang food in Europe and America, is an integral part of Chinese culture and has a profound influence on the food culture in East Asia.

Rice food and pasta are two main types. Rice food is the main food in the southern and northern areas of China, while pasta is the main food in the wheat-growing areas. In addition, other food crops, such as corn, sorghum, cereals and potatoes, have also become part of staple foods in different regions.

4. China Chess

In ancient times, people in China invented important chess games such as China Chess, Go and Gobang. Wushu is a typical representative of Chinese culture. China is also the hometown of ancient football.

China is also the birthplace of sumo wrestling. Sima Qian once recorded in Records of the Yellow Emperor: "Chiyou's head has horns, and with the head of the Yellow Emperor, the horns reach people. Now Jizhou is a Chiyou drama." Until the 7th century, at Emperor Ingyō's funeral (in 453 AD), China sent a special envoy to Japan to perform a vegetarian dance, which was considered to be the first time that China sumo was introduced to Japan, which had a certain influence on the original sumo in Japan.

5. Religion

Taoism is a local religious form in China.

Since Buddhism was introduced to China in the Han Dynasty, it has been merged into a part of Chinese culture in constant communication with Chinese culture, and it is called Han Buddhism. Confucianism is not a purely religious form, but it has a height that religion cannot replace and reach. China's traditional culture is dominated by Confucianism, and its religious beliefs are dominated by ancestral beliefs.

In history, some Han people believed in Taoism and Buddhism; Later, Catholicism and Christianity were introduced into China, and some people began to believe in these religions. For thousands of years, Confucianism, which advocates benevolence as the center and attaches importance to ethical education, has had a profound impact on the Han nationality.

In addition, there are various other local beliefs in China, such as Guan Gong, Mazu, Sanshan King, loyalty represented by Yue King worship and so on. Sacrificing ancestors Xuanyuan Huangdi and offering sacrifices to Confucius are representative activities with religious color.

As one of the four ancient civilizations in the world, China has a long history and civilization, and China's 5,-year history, like the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, has been rolling from its source. Extended information

Chinese culture, abbreviated as "CCNGC", also known as Huaxia culture and Han culture, refers to the unique culture of China which is constantly evolving and developing on the basis of Central Plains culture. After more than a thousand years of historical evolution, the major ancient civilizations in China have been interacting and merging for a long time. Today, China with splendid culture stands in the east of the world with colorful cultural elements.

The political form of the Chinese nation before the Shennong era was tribal politics, and the leader of the tribe was a witch. This view is quite different from the traditional cognition. In history, people's cognition of "witch" is superstitious, and "witch" is pretentious and ignorant. In fact, in the primitive times of our ancestors, "witches" were scientists, and "witches" represented the authority of knowledge.

In the primitive times, before the knowledge of our ancestors was opened, we saw various phenomena of nature, such as mountains and rivers on the ground, storms and lightning due to climate change, and so on. Because I don't understand, I feel suspicious and horrible.

To get the answers to these questions, you have to ask the wizard. After observing, thinking and analyzing this phenomenon, the "witch" came to the conclusion that there is a god of wind, a god of rain, a god of thunder, a god of electricity, and all other gods are in charge.

The theory of God dominating is too unscientific and superstitious for modern people. But there is no guarantee that contemporary scientists' explanations of cosmic phenomena will be correct after thousands of years.

In addition, there are two things that human beings can't handle by themselves, and they must turn to others for help. First, it is physiological. No one is not sick. If a person is sick, he must ask a doctor for treatment.

Second, it is psychological. When people want to do something, they always worry about it beforehand, and they are hesitant. At this time, they should ask others for advice for reference. If you are hesitant, you should consult your close friends or experts. In primitive times, these two things happened, and turning to the same person was a "witch." The writing of "medicine" by the ancient word "Shu" and the word "divination" can be proved.

In the Homo sapiens era, culture began to appear. During this period, archaeological discoveries included sewing clothes and funerals, and the Neolithic Age began to understand farming. In Hunan, the first manual farming has been recorded, and the social culture began to appear, forming a clan commune. Archaeological findings in the Central Plains show that Peiligang culture and Jiahu culture from 7 to 1 years ago have entered the primitive clan society with primitive agriculture, livestock and poultry breeding and handicraft production as the mainstay, supplemented by fishing and hunting.

From the 21st century to the late Xia Dynasty in the 17th century, Erlitou culture in Luoyang, Henan Province has appeared as the earliest capital of China, among which the Bronze Jue is the earliest known bronze container in China.

There is also a bronze ornament of animal face inlaid with turquoise, which is the earliest known copper inlaid jade product. Jade articles include GUI, Zhang, Cong, Yue, Ge, Dao and other articles, as well as beautifully made pottery. The site of Erligang culture was confirmed to be the place of the early dynasty of Shang Dynasty, and the regime changed many times from the early to the middle of Shang Dynasty. Before Pan Geng moved the capital to Yin Ruins, he should have moved the capital many times, and Erlitou site may also be one of the abandoned capitals.

In addition to Yangshao culture and Longshan culture in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, there is Hemudu culture from 25 BC to 15 BC. These relics show that in the first half of the Neolithic Age, farming culture had developed in both the north and south of China.

With the discovery of Sanxingdui site, ancient Sichuan (ancient Shu) has reached a very high level of civilization, which proves that the Yangtze River basin such as Bashu area and the Yellow River basin are equally the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization. Moreover, the cultures of different places communicate with each other and inherit the previous cultural heritage together, which can also prove that the early Chinese culture was also diversified, and the Central Plains culture was the main body. .

Later, it matured through the development of Yao, Shun, Yu, Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. Central Plains culture, Bashu culture, Wuyue culture, Qilu culture, Chu culture, etc., these regional cultures together formed the main body of early Chinese culture-Huaxia culture.

Reference: Chinese Culture-Baidu Encyclopedia