Cultural Traditions and Traditional Culture

Pinyin chuán tǒng

Interpretation of spirit, system, custom, art, etc., passed down from generation to generation.

Antonym Fashion Modern Avant-garde New Wave Trendy

Near synonyms follow, customary, folklore (customs, practices), inherent, old-fashioned, customary, habitual

Culture (文化) itself is a rather vague concept. Generally speaking, culture is a social phenomenon, is the product of people's long-term creation and formation. At the same time is a historical phenomenon, is the accumulation of social history. Broadly speaking, culture is the sum of all the material and spiritual wealth created by human beings. It includes both the worldview, outlook on life, values and other ideological parts, as well as natural science and technology, language and writing and other non-ideological parts. Precisely, culture refers to the history, geography, customs, traditions, lifestyles, literature and art, behavioral norms, ways of thinking, values, etc. of a country or nation.

According to the definition of British anthropologist Edward Taylor, culture is "a complex whole of knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, morals, customs, and the abilities and habits acquired as a member of a society". At its core is knowledge of all kinds as a spiritual product, the essence of which is communication. Culture is a phenomenon specific to human societies. Culture is created by human beings and is specific to them. With human society there is culture, culture is the product of human social practice.