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What are the contents of farming culture

Agricultural culture refers to a collection of state systems, rituals and customs, and culture and education that are adapted to the needs of agricultural production and life and formed by farmers in long-term agricultural production. Farming civilization is a collection of Confucian culture and various religious cultures, forming its own unique cultural content and characteristics, the main body of which includes the concept of state management, the concept of interpersonal communication, as well as language, drama, folk songs, customs and various types of rituals, and so on, it is the world's most widely existent cultural integration.

Agricultural civilization determines the characteristics of Chinese culture. Chinese culture is a type of culture different from nomadic culture, in which agriculture plays a decisive role. The predatory character of nomadic civilization, born from the previous hunting culture, differs markedly from that of Chinese civilization, which is indiscriminately based on cultivation. The agricultural civilization of living in clusters and intensive cultivation has nurtured a self-sufficient lifestyle, cultural traditions, the idea of agricultural politics, and the system of village management, etc., which coincides with the concepts of harmony, environmental protection, and low-carbonism that are now advocated. Historically, nomadic civilizations often disappeared because they could not adapt to environmental changes. The geographical diversity, historical inheritance and local folklore of the farming civilization not only give Chinese culture important characteristics, but also is the reason why Chinese culture continues to flourish.