Chinese traditional culture

ChineseTraditionalCulturecontentOutlineofChineseCultureTheCultureofChinaisoneoftheworld‘soldestcultures.TheareainwhichthecultureisdominantcoversalargegeographicalregionineasternAsia,includingJapan,Korea,SingaporeandVietnam,withwhichcustomsandtraditionsvaryinggreatlybetweentowns,citiesandprovinces.TraditionalChinesecultureTraditionalFestivalReligion&PhilosophyChineseCuisineChineseArchitectureChineseFolkArtsSpringFestivalTherearemanytraditionalfestivalsinChina,suchasSpringFestival,LanternFestival,DragonBoatFestival,Mid-AutumnFestival.ButSpringFestival,alsoknownasChinesenewyear,isthemostimportantinourculture,justasimportantasChristmasDayinwesternculture.ChineseFolkArtsBeijingOperaMartialArtsTwospecialartsBeijingOperaBeijingoperaisthemostinfluentialoperainChinaandhasahistoryofaround200years.Itsynthesizestheartsofsinging,dancing,recitation,martialarts,andinstrumentalmusic.Symbolismdominatesthemotionsandstagedesigns.MartialArts(kongfu)AnyonewhohasseenclassicalChineseKungFumovieswillbedeeplyimpressedbytheChineseWushu,whichiscalledKungFuorChinesemartialartsinthewest.ChineseArchitectureAChinesestructureisbasedontheprincipleofbalanceandsymmetry.Officebuildings,residences,temples,andpalacesallfollowtheprinciplethatthemainstructureistheaxis.Thesecondarystructuresarepositionedastwowingsoneithersidetoformthemainroomandyard.ThedistributionofinteriorspacereflectsChinesesocialandethnicalvalues.TheForbiddenCityChineseEightRegionalCuisinescanberoughlydividedintoeightregionalcuisines.ChinesecuisineincludesavarietyofdifferentflavorsduetoChina'svastgeographyanddiversenationalities.LocaldisheswiththeirowndistinctivenessBeijingRoastDuckChineseReligionandPhilosophyThethreemainChinesereligionsare•Buddhism•Taoism•Confucianism•ThesethreemainreligionshaveinteractedwithoneanotherthroughoutthetwothousandsyearsofChinesehistory.Buddhism•BuddhismwasfirstintroducedfromIndiaasearlyas166AD.ItgainedthesupportoftheimperialcourtandsincethenithasbeendominatingChinaformanycenturies.Taoism•TaoismistheChinesereligionwhichbelievesinghostsandspirits.ItoriginatedfromaChineseschoolofphilosophywhichemphasizedcooperationwiththenaturalforces.ConfucianismConfucianismwasoriginallythephilosophyofConfuciuswhostressedthemaintenanceofastablesystemofinter-personalrelationshipsatdifferentlevelsofsociety.THEEND!THANKS