Why are there so many traditional customs in Chaoshan area?

Many traditional customs in Chaoshan area have been preserved because of the closure or isolation of the area. Under this objective condition, the economy often relies on a few black and white tycoons to engage in illegal industries, thus solidifying clan power and hidden rules, providing a long-term foundation for "traditional culture" and forming a vicious circle.

1. Material closure

Then, for the preservation of Chaoshan culture, the most important thing is its material closeness. This area is surrounded by mountains in the east, west, north and south, and faces the sea in the south. Since ancient times, there has been no strategic position advantage, but fertile land is enough to feed a person. Chaoshan culture is closed and self-sufficient, avoiding the influence of war and natural disasters, and more traditional cultures have been preserved for hundreds or even thousands of years.

2. Human nature is closed

The closure of human nature also brings shortsightedness of vision and backwardness of thought. Typical short-sighted examples are tax fraud and "killing imperial envoys". They realized that since then, the central government has become an abandoned child of policy. There are many fallacies and heresies at the grassroots level, such as backward thinking, ignorance of technology, management, world trends, reading and so on.

3. Chaoshan policy

From the policy point of view, Chaoshan is the first batch of four special economic zones and open ports in China, which is far from the establishment time of the latter special economic zone. Chaoshan has the opportunity to become an industrial center such as Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Xiamen, not just relying on policies for commercial investment.

There are rich and colorful folk activities in Chaoshan area. Although there may be no high-standard activities, during the Spring Festival, the rural areas in Chaoshan area are still full of fun. If we want to eliminate this phenomenon, there is no way for us to experience the countryside with folk culture. Some traditional things have survived in a closed culture. This is not a sin, but our fate and luck.