Iranian culture and art

Archaeological findings show that the Persians entered the bronze age in 4000 BC. It is said that the history of Iranian art can be traced back to 8000 years ago. The clever Persians painted vivid animal images and complex flower patterns on stones, wood, mud, metal and bones. Persian painting (miniature painting) is famous all over the world, and is famous for its exquisiteness and delicacy. The brushes used are sometimes made of hair. They were very popular from 15 to 16, and they are still enduring today.

The history of Persian carpet weaving is as long as its nationality, and the requirements for raw material selection, color matching, pattern design and weaving technology are extremely strict, so Persian carpet can be called one of the finest, most decorative, most valuable and best carpets in the world. The oldest and best-preserved Persian carpet in existence is a carpet belonging to the Persian Empire found in Siberia.

Persia's superior geographical position has made it play a bridge role in cultural exchanges between the East and the West since ancient times. Persian nation is not only the creator of human civilization, but also the disseminator of different civilizations. Persian merchants have traveled all over Asia, Africa and Europe. They not only engaged in a lot of trade activities, but also made great contributions to the spread and integration of human civilization and culture.

Iranian art has undergone several evolutions. Ancient aesthetic concepts can be seen from the archaeological discovery of Persepolis in Achemani dynasty. During Islamic rule, great changes have taken place in aesthetic concepts, and each dynasty has its own characteristics. The Kazar dynasty was the last stage of ancient Persian culture, and then art entered modern times. Modernism was introduced into and influenced the Iranian art world. Details: Iranian music

The music of ancient Persia was quite developed during the Achaemenid dynasty (559-330 BC), mainly singing religious hymns and heroic hymns. The Sassanian Dynasty (226-65 1) after A.D. is an important era in the history of Iranian music. Especially in the court of King Gul of bahram (reigned from 590 to 628), many famous poets and musicians appeared. Among them, Barbard established a music theory composed of various scales, rotations and melodies, which played an important role in the establishment of the Arabic music system.

During the Islamic period, about the middle of the 8th century, the Abbas dynasty was born in Baghdad, Persia. In the court of this dynasty, music and dance were particularly popular, which was used as an activity stage and led by musicians, making Persian music heritages such as spinning methods, musical instruments and tuning strings enter Arab countries. Among the musicians at that time, the contributions of Mousley and Safieddin were particularly important. The mode theory written by the latter is still regarded as the theoretical basis of Iranian music legal system.

/kloc-After 0/3rd century, Persian culture had a great influence on Turkey and India during the Ottoman Turkish Empire. There is a close relationship between the music of Iran, Arabia and Turkey. The ancient Persian architectural style has always influenced a vast area from northern India to Zanzibar, Africa. Generally, clay is used as building materials, and stones and bricks are used for large buildings. The basic features of Persian architecture include:

: introverted

: complex structure

Homogeneous equilibrium

Quasi-human

: Symmetry and asymmetry

: minimum consumption

Traditional tea house

There are countless traditional chai khane in all parts of Iran, and the teahouses in each province have distinctive features, but the same feature is that each teahouse has thick firewood, which supplies hookah and boiled broad beans (baqle), salt and vinegar, as well as various snacks and cakes. Some teahouses also provide dinner, such as kebabs and other barbecues or local specialties. Iranian traditional dance attaches great importance to hand and trunk movements and facial expressions, but unlike Arabic dance, it rarely twists hips, and also absorbs dance movements from northern India, often accompanied by Persian drums.