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Folk culture is the living culture of the people, which is closely related to the specific natural and humanistic environment in which the people live. Traditional Chinese society is a society in which farming production is the main business, and thus Chinese folklore accumulated around farming life is characterized by a kind of big agriculture. China is also a multi-ethnic country, and Chinese folklore has a unique national temperament. Chinese folklore is characterized by the following features: plurality and complexity Chinese folklore is characterized by plurality and complexity because of the relationship between national cultures. Since the foundation of China, it has been a multi-ethnic country, forming the state of 56 nationalities*** today. In the continuous integration of the various ethnic groups in China, ethnic customs have been accepted into the Chinese cultural system, but with varying degrees of preservation of their own folk characteristics, thus enriching the Chinese folk culture. The pluralistic character of Chinese folklore is not only reflected in the different customs of various ethnic groups, but also in the folklore ****survival at different historical stages. There are both prosperous urban folklore and simple rural folklore, as well as some areas that maintain primitive folklore life forms to varying degrees. The existence of folk cultures of different natures within China's unified geographical space*** reflects the pluralistic character of Chinese folklore. When we discuss the pluralistic character of Chinese folklore, we must not forget another characteristic of Chinese folklore, i.e. composite character. Pluralism is closely related to comprehensiveness. Chinese culture has always been famous for its tolerance of the four directions, in which the folklore has made great achievements. Since ancient times and now the integration of national culture, the first is the acceptance of folklore level, folklore in the subtle, but far-reaching impact. Han customs compounded a lot of minority customs, it can be said that there has never been a pure sense of Han customs, only the time of folklore compound sooner or later only. Similarly, the existing ethnic minorities have also been influenced by Chinese customs to varying degrees. Class and locality First of all, class is the vertical distribution of social folklore. In traditional Chinese society, the masses of people in the middle and lower strata of society are the main creators and bearers of folk culture, so folk culture mainly reflects their understanding and ideological requirements, and is characterized by a strong folklore. Not only is there a hierarchical difference between the lower and middle classes and the upper classes, but there are also differences in folklore within the lower and middle classes. Farmers and craftsmen are the direct creators of material wealth, thus forming a simple, thrifty and industrious folklore. The middle-class businessmen and urban commoners, on the other hand, had their own layers of folklore concepts and behaviors, and in the competition and rewards of the industry, they gradually developed the fashion of being ostentatious, extravagant, and admiring the new and the different. The dignitaries, who are in a dominant position in the society, have a way of life that is clearly different from that of the middle and lower classes, and therefore have different living customs. Of course, in traditional societies, there are still some customs with **** the same significance among various classes. Secondly, it is the locality, which is in terms of the regional characteristics of folk customs. In addition to the big tradition of Chinese national culture, each place has formed a small tradition of local culture according to its own special habitat. The living culture of the townspeople is obviously local, so-called "ten miles of different winds, a hundred miles of different customs", there is also a saying that "a hundred miles of different habits, a thousand miles of different customs", which is a more general distinction. In short, the occurrence, development and evolution of folk culture are carried out in a certain geographical space, which is influenced and constrained by the geographical environment, people's way of making a living and historical traditions, so folk culture shows strong local characteristics. Mystery and Practicality Mystery and practicality is one of the major characteristics of traditional Chinese folklore, which is about the nature of the folklore itself. In traditional Chinese society, most of the practical purposes of the people rely on the mysterious folklore behaviors, and the mysterious events, no matter how complicated they are, have only one purpose, that is, to serve the needs of people's life. First of all, let's look at the mysterious nature of Chinese folklore. Folk inherited a large number of ancient customs, "everything has a spirit" of the original concept is still strong, most of the folk events are covered with a mysterious color. The spread and popularity of Buddhism and Taoism, especially the involvement of Taoism in folk life, make the mystery of traditional Chinese folklore even stronger. Secondly, practicality. Practicality is the most essential feature of Chinese folklore. Folklore serves people's production and life, and people rely on folklore to carry out production, reproduce their offspring, and seek spiritual happiness. People create folklore, and folklore serves the people. The direct utilitarian nature of folk beliefs is one of the fundamental characteristics that distinguish them from general religious beliefs. Of course, the utility of Chinese folklore is not only manifested in the psychological aspect of belief, but also in the fact that many folklore activities play a useful role in people's actual lives. Stability and Mutability Because of the special nature of its inheritance, folk culture is relatively stable as it is inherited from person to person and from generation to generation in daily life. However, as a basic culture, folklore is not static in the process of inheritance and dissemination. On the contrary, it constantly mutates with changes in time and space, forming the characteristic of variability linked to stability. Stability is one of the prominent manifestations of Chinese folklore. China has experienced an agricultural society for thousands of years, and although there have been dozens of large-scale wars with the change of dynasties, the foundation of the agricultural society has not been shaken, and the nature of the agricultural and patriarchal society that has been consistent for thousands of years has not undergone any major changes, which has resulted in a relatively stable inheritance of the agricultural folklore that has been formed around the agrarian society. This stability is mainly reflected in the following: the stability of family concepts, the stability of festival traditions, and the stability of life rituals and customs. However, the stability of the character of Chinese folklore is only relative, and we should emphasize its mutability when discussing the stability of folklore. Mutability is one of the obvious characteristics of Chinese folklore. Folklore mutates in the process of inheritance and is inherited in the process of mutation. In general, the variability of folklore is related to history and locality, and similar folklore has its own characteristics in different times and regions. The variability of folklore is also manifested in the horizontal geographical distribution. We have already touched upon the local variation of folklore in our discussion of the local characteristics of folklore. The same folklore event will appear in different forms in different places, either because of the different bases on which it occurs or because of the deformation in the process of transmission. The variability of folklore, generally speaking, is of three kinds: one is the change of folklore manifestations; one is the variation of the nature of folklore; and the other is the demise of the old folklore. The variability of folklore provides a theoretical basis for changing folklore, so that people can, according to the law of variability of folklore, "change folklore", simplify the traditional folklore and introduce new ones, so as to serve the construction of a new culture for the nation. Folklore is the most basic social and cultural phenomenon. Its function refers to its position in the social life and cultural system, its relationship with other social and cultural elements, and its objective utility.