Beijing characteristic culture

Beijing's characteristic culture is quadrangles, hutongs, Beijing opera and cross talk. Siheyuan is a traditional residential form in Beijing. It took shape at the beginning of Liao Dynasty, and gradually improved in Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and finally became the most distinctive residential form in Beijing. The top ten hutongs in Beijing are Nanluoguxiang, Dai Yan Xie Jie, Maoer Hutong, Guozijian Street, Liulichang, Jinyu Hutong, Dongjiaomin Alley, Xijiaomin Alley, Juer Hutong and Eight Hutong.

Peking Opera was once known as one of the five major operas in China, with Xipi and Huang Er as the main tunes, accompanied by huqin and gongs and drums. It was regarded as the quintessence of China, ranking first in China. Crosstalk, as a folk rap art, originated in northern China and was popular in Ming Dynasty. Today, China crosstalk has three birthplaces: Tianqiao in Beijing, Quanyechang in Tianjin and Confucius Temple in Nanjing.

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Beijing was once the capital of six dynasties in history. During the two thousand years since the Yan State, many palace buildings have been built, making Beijing the city with the largest number of royal palaces, gardens, temples and mausoleums in China. There are more than 500,000 religious believers in Beijing, accounting for about 4% of Beijing. There are more than 100 places for religious activities in Beijing.

Siheyuan is an ancient and traditional cultural symbol of China. East, west, north and south sides are combined into the shape of a mouth, which is the basic feature of quadrangles. Courtyard houses are elegant in architecture, exquisite in structure and numerous in number, and Beijing is the most popular. Beijing quadrangle Beijing quadrangle, large and small, dotted, or in downtown, or in a quiet and deep alley; The big one covers a few acres, and the small one is only a few feet.

The earliest hutongs in Beijing originated in the Yuan Dynasty, with more than 6,000 at the most. The earliest hutong in history is an alley between Chaoyangmennei Street and Dongsi. The planning is quite neat, and the distance between hutongs is similar. The north-south direction is generally a street, which is relatively wide. For example, the South Street and the North Street from Beijing Station to Chaoyangmennei Street are also called roads because they used to be dominated by carriages. There are generally quadrangles on both sides of hutong.

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