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What kind of articles can represent China culture?

Chinese painting, Beijing opera, Chinese medicine, kung fu, chess, etc.

1, Chinese painting

The word Chinese painting originated in the Han Dynasty. People in the Han Dynasty thought that China lived in heaven and earth, so he called it China. China's paintings were abbreviated as "Chinese paintings". Mainly refers to scroll paintings painted on silk, rice paper and silk and mounted.

Chinese painting is a traditional form of painting in China, which uses brush strokes dipped in water, ink and color on silk or paper. Tools and materials include brushes, ink, Chinese painting pigments, rice paper, silk and so on. Themes can be divided into figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, etc. And techniques can be divided into figurative and freehand brushwork.

Chinese painting embodies the ancients' cognition of nature, society and its related politics, philosophy, religion, morality, literature and art in content and artistic creation.

2. Peking Opera

Peking Opera, once called Pingju, is one of the five major dramas in China. The scene layout pays attention to freehand brushwork, and the timbre is mainly Xipi and Huanger, supplemented by huqin and gongs and drums. It is regarded as the quintessence of China and the "top spot" of China's opera Sandingjia.

Anhui Opera is the predecessor of Beijing Opera. Since the 55th year of Qing Qianlong (1790), Sanqing, Sixi, Chuntai, and Chunchun, which were first performed in the south, have been performed. Four Huizhou classes went to Beijing one after another, and they cooperated with China artists from Hubei.

At the same time, it also accepted some plays, tunes and performance methods of Kunqu Opera and Shaanxi Opera, and absorbed some local folk tunes. After constant communication and integration, Peking Opera was finally formed. After the formation of Peking Opera, it began to develop rapidly in the Qing court until the Republic of China.

Beijing Opera, centered on Beijing, has spread all over the world and become an important medium to introduce and spread China's traditional art and culture. 20 10, 1 10, 16, Peking Opera was listed in the "Representative List of World Intangible Cultural Heritage".

3. Chinese medicine

Chinese medicine generally refers to the traditional medicine created by the working people of Han nationality in China, so it is also called Chinese medicine. It is a subject that studies human physiology, pathology, disease diagnosis and prevention.

Chinese medicine was born in primitive society, and the theory of Chinese medicine was basically formed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was summarized and developed in past dynasties. In addition, it has a far-reaching influence on the countries in the cultural circle of Chinese characters, such as Japanese traditional Chinese medicine, Korean medicine, Korean medicine and Vietnamese oriental medicine, all of which are developed on the basis of Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine bears the experience and theoretical knowledge of ancient people in China in fighting diseases. It is a medical theoretical system gradually formed and developed through long-term medical practice under the guidance of ancient naive materialism and spontaneous dialectical thinking.

4. Kung Fu

Kung Fu, also known as China Kung Fu and China traditional martial arts, is another name for "martial arts" in China in the late Qing Dynasty, which is mainly reflected in the individual's application and attainments in martial arts, the traditional educational methods and personal cultivation guided by "stopping aggression", and the understanding of the objective laws of man, nature and society.

Kung Fu is the crystallization of China people's wisdom, the embodiment of China's traditional culture and the unique "martial arts" in the world. It pays attention to both rigidity and softness, both internal and external. It has both a vigorous and beautiful appearance and a profound and elegant connotation, which contains the sages' understanding of life and the universe. It is a valuable cultural heritage accumulated by the working people in China for a long time.

China Kung Fu has a wide influence in the world. There are not only a large number of Chinese and foreign film and television works with the theme of China Kung Fu, but also China Kung Fu, such as Shaolin, Taiji and Wing Chun, which are widely circulated all over the world. At present, China's traditional kungfu has been fully preserved and developed throughout the country.

5. chess

Chess, also known as "Chess" and China Chess (English name: Chinese chess), is a traditional chess puzzle game in China. It has a long history in China and was recorded in the pre-Qin period.

Belonging to a two-person antagonistic game, it has become a very popular chess activity because of its simple equipment and strong interest. Chess is mainly popular among Chinese and countries with Chinese cultural circles. It is one of the 78 sports officially launched in China.

It is one of the official events of the first World Intellectual Games.

In addition, high-quality chess also has collection value, such as chess made of high-grade wood and jade. More literati write poems for chess, making it more cultural.

On May 20th, 2006, chess was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

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