Multiculturalism of Northeast Dialect

As the saying goes, different cultures will be formed with different nationalities, different geographical locations, different climatic conditions and different regional characteristics, which will naturally produce the accompanying national culture. Below, we will learn about the multi-ethnic cultural characteristics contained in the northeast dialect from the daily aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation.

food culture

Shandong cuisine is very popular in the northeast market, because there are many Shandong people who traveled eastward in the Qing Dynasty. Coupled with the proximity to Russia, frequent contact with North Korea and South Korea, it is also influenced by Japanese food style. Luo Song cuisine "Korean BBQ" and "Oriental Cuisine" also spread to most rural areas, and some snacks also brought some "foreign flavor" soy sauce, which should be brought to the customs by Shandong people when they traveled eastward, just like Shanxi people put an jar of aged vinegar in their homes, and most farmers in Northeast China have homemade soy sauce. There is a special person in charge of the sauce in the farmhouse, and there will be different storage methods in sunny days, cloudy days and rainy days.

The well-known Manchu Saqima "pea yellow", people eat for the sky. The food culture in Northeast China is also multi-ethnic. There are many specialties in Northeast China. Korean people make cakes with cold noodles, but they usually eat all kinds of cakes in some rural areas in Northeast China. Eat bean flour cakes in spring, also called bean flour rolls, make glass leaf cakes or Poirot leaves in summer, and steam sticky bean buns in autumn and winter. Most people make them, and put them outside when it is cold. In addition, it is a custom for Manchu people to eat "Perilla frutescens" all year round, also called "Sue Rat" to make these "sticky cakes". Manchu people like to eat sticky food, because sticky food is resistant to hunger and convenient for hunting activities. In addition, sticky cakes are also sacrificial food. Now, every household in Northeast China can cook it, and many people love it.

Clothing culture

Hum is a unique shoe in Northeast China. "Hey", also called "Wula", is also a transliteration of "Wu Ci". "Wuzhi" is one of the four tribes of Jurchen, and "Wula" is a language from Jurchen nationality. Hump shoes should be filled with hump grass (also called Ursula grass), and hump shoes are named after hump grass. There is a two-part allegorical saying in the northeast, "The cymbal head crosses the threshold-advanced." "Zheer" and "Zheer" are homophonic, so there are many wrinkles on the toe face. Besides grass, skins and cotton, there are fish skins. This kind of "bulging" shoes are found in the whole northeast region, which fully embodies the simple and practical aesthetic feeling.

Influenced by the traditional hunting life, the costumes worn by ethnic minorities in Northeast China are mostly made of animal skins, such as shaman robes, Hezhe fish shoes and clothes. Therefore, their skills in processing animal skins are superb.

Residential architectural culture

In the northeast, there is a saying that "the room is full, the word is healthy, and the chimney is out of the ground", which is the traditional bedroom feature of Manchu.

"Dikezi" originally refers to the native place of Hezhe nationality, and Hezhe language is "Huribu", which mainly lives in cold winter. 1945 used to be the main residence of Hezhe nationality, but now it is used as a temporary residence for fishing and hunting.

Ma Jiazi used to be the traditional living room of Ewenki, Hezhe, Xibe and other ethnic groups in the old days, and it was developed on the basis of the cellar. There is also a kind of simple houses called "Horse Shelf" in Northeast China, which is mostly a temporary residence for taking care of melons and vegetables, also called "shack".

Line appliance culture

"Youche (er)" is a cradle hanging in the air, and it is a traditional parenting tool for Manchu, Oroqen, Daur and other ethnic groups. It is also popular in the rural areas of the Han nationality in Northeast China. The four walls of the cradle are painted, and some of them are tied with bells and toys on the ropes of leisurely cars. This is one of the three monsters mentioned in the northeast proverb, "raise a child and hang one."

"sledge" is an important means of transportation in the snowfield near the sea in the northeast of China, including ox sledge, horse sledge, etc. Among them, the most distinctive is the dog sledge of Hezhe nationality. Dogs are called "gold cannot be exchanged" by Hezhe people. They are not only hunters' assistants, but also experts in sledding. Hezhe people have the custom of keeping dogs, and some books in Qing Dynasty refer to Hezhe areas as "dog department" or "dog department". "Dog Station" was established here in Yuan Dynasty and later Ming and Qing Dynasties. Dog sledding generally carries about 250 kilograms. At most, there are more than a dozen dogs pulling sleds, and at least two dogs. "Dog sledding" is the main means of transportation to transmit information and transport goods in winter. Although dogs can still be seen pulling sledges in some places in Northeast China, most of them have become the characteristic projects of tourist attractions.