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What are the traditional cultures in China?

China's traditional culture first includes Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Followed by the words, language, calligraphy, music, martial arts, Quyi, chess, festivals, folk customs and so on. Traditional culture is closely related to our life, and we enjoy it unconsciously. For example, the words "world", "faith", "speculation" and "superstition" we often use all come from Buddhist culture.

Specifically, China's traditional culture is based on ancient prose, ancient poetry, writing, music, fu, national music, national drama, folk art and China's calligraphy and painting. Its traditional festivals (all according to the lunar calendar) include: Spring Festival on the first day of the first month (Lunar New Year), Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month, cold food festivals around Tomb-Sweeping Day and Tomb-Sweeping Day on April 5th, Dragon Boat Festival on May 5th, Chinese Valentine's Day on July 7th, Orchid Festival on July 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, Double Ninth Festival on September 9th, Laba Festival on the eighth day of the twelfth month, and various folk activities. China's ancient natural sciences, including traditional calendars, and the traditional cultures of various regions and ethnic minorities living in China are also part of China's traditional culture.

China's traditional culture is the fundamental creativity of the achievements of Chinese civilization, and it is the sum total of moral inheritance, various cultural ideas and spiritual concepts in national history. Mainly composed of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Traditional culture is not only profound and harmonious, but also profound in content. More importantly, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, which hold high moral values, provide China people with a code of conduct and the ultimate spiritual destination. Confucianism takes benevolence and education as the core; Taoism takes conforming to nature as its core; Buddhism takes compassion, great love and liberation as the core, emphasizing "avoiding all evil and pursuing all good"

Various arts (such as painting, sculpture, calligraphy, drama, festivals, etc.). ) Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are its concrete manifestations.