How to understand folk literature and local literature

1. First, understand the meaning of folk customs and local culture. Folk culture is the art of folk communication, and local culture is the art of inheritance.

2. Secondly, we should understand that literature is a literary work.

3. Finally, folk literature is an academic term that appeared and became popular after the May 4th New Culture Movement. It refers to the oral tradition and language art that people inherit, spread and enjoy in the life culture and life world. Local literature refers to literary works that describe people and things in hometown and countryside and have strong local flavor and homesickness.