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What is the connotation of Hunan culture?

There are two opinions on the definition of the connotation of Hunan culture: one is that Hunan culture is a branch of traditional Chinese culture, which is the sum of folk customs, folklore, social psychology, social consciousness and scientific culture of Hunan people of all ethnic groups; the other is that Hunan culture can be divided into two aspects, namely, elegant culture and vulgar culture, from the perspective of the level of culture; and the third is the division of science and broader, which they think Hunan culture should be They believe that Hunan culture is a regional culture that includes three levels: material, institutional, and spiritual (psychosocial), and that all three levels contain both elegant and popular elements, including the cultures of the Han and ethnic minorities.

The scope of Hunan culture is mainly in today's Hunan province.

Figures and writings related to this culture: none is more typical than Fan Zhongyan and his book The Records of the Yueyang Tower. This is a reflection of the sense of anxiety in Hunan culture!