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What is vernacular culture

Vernacular culture refers to a material or immaterial form of expression related to the history and geography of a person's birthplace, folklore, legends and stories, the remains of ancient buildings, biographies of famous people, village rules and regulations, family genealogy, traditional skills, and ancient and famous trees and other related aspects.

In short, vernacular culture is the material or immaterial folk culture of a person's birthplace.

Expanded:

. p>Village culture specifically contains:

1, village buildings

such as foot-hanging buildings, earth buildings, wooden buildings, horse wall buildings, bar-style houses, running buildings, gun buildings, lock houses, foreign buildings, Chinese and Western architecture, as well as famous people's homes, the red stagecoach stops, etc., the various rural areas are almost self-contained, these buildings have a long history of inheritance, and are also closely related to the life of the local residents, is an important part of the vernacular culture It is an important part of the local culture.

2, landscape scenery

As the saying goes, one side of the water and soil feeds one side of the people, China's rural areas are vast, local landscapes are different, although they are all mountainous, but the beauty is not the same.

3, artifacts and handicrafts

Some of the countryside life artifacts and handicrafts are very good creative resources, some have become intangible cultural heritage, is the main carrier of the dissemination of vernacular culture.