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What are the traditional cultures of China?

1. Ancient Poetry

Ancient poetry, as a genre of poetry, refers to the ancient style of poetry as opposed to the proximity style of poetry, also known as the ancient style and the past style of poetry. It includes all the poems in the style before the formation of the Tang Dynasty, as well as the poems still composed according to the ancient style in the Tang Dynasty and after. Taking the Tang Dynasty as the boundary, the pre-Tang poems from the Classic of Poetry to the North and South Dynasties are all ancient style poems; after that, the ancient style poems are gradually declining and dying out

2. Peking Opera

Peking Opera, once known as Ping Opera, is one of China's five major types of Chinese operas, which is performed in the form of xi pi and er huang, with huqin and gongs and drums as the main instruments of music, and with the scene layout focusing on the writing of the imagination. It is regarded as the national treasure of China, and is the "top" of the three Chinese opera styles.

3, Chinese painting

The term "Chinese painting" originated in the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty people believe that China is in the middle of heaven and earth, so it is called China, China's paintings known as "Chinese painting", referred to as "Chinese painting". It mainly refers to scroll paintings painted on silk, rice paper, silk and framed. Chinese painting is a traditional form of painting in China, where a brush is dipped in water, ink or color and painted on silk or paper.

Tools and materials include brushes, ink, Chinese paint, rice paper, silk, etc. Subjects can be divided into figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, etc., and techniques can be divided into figurative and pictorial. In terms of content and artistic creation, Chinese painting embodies the ancient people's knowledge of nature, society and the political, philosophical, religious, moral, literary and artistic aspects associated with it.

4. Calligraphy

Calligraphy is an artistic expression of the beauty of the written word that is unique to China and the neighboring countries and regions that have been y influenced by Chinese culture. It includes Chinese calligraphy, Mongolian calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy and English calligraphy. Chinese calligraphy" is a traditional art unique to Chinese characters.

5. Couplets

Couplets, one of the traditional cultures of China, also known as couplets or pairs of couplets, are pairs of statements written on paper, cloth or carved on bamboo, wood, pillars. Couplet is a unique art form of the Chinese language with neatly written couplets and harmonized leveling, one word and one tone. Couplets are a treasure of traditional Chinese culture.

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July 7th Tanabata Festival, August 15th Mid-Autumn Festival, Lunar New Year's Eve on the 30th day of the Lunar New Year

A variety of folklore activities including traditional calendars and ancient Chinese natural sciences as well as the traditional cultures of the regions and ethnic minorities living in China are also a part of the traditional Chinese culture.

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