What influence does China culture have on the Japanese?

The influence of China culture on Japanese culture can be said to be very far-reaching and a long-term process. Mainly in the following aspects.

The first aspect: writing and literature. Textual research shows that as early as the first century BC, China characters spread to Japan, and in the Tang Dynasty, Japan also sent scholars to China to study, not only the characters, but also the official system in China and the electoral system in China. Up to now, 25% of Japanese is still composed of China Chinese characters.

The second aspect: Buddhism. The eastward spread of Buddhism, especially Zen Buddhism, in China directly influenced Japanese Buddhism. Today's Japanese Zen, including the unique Japanese culture developed with it, comes down in one continuous line with China, and its original shadow can also be found in China.

The third aspect: medicine and architecture. Japanese medicine is also deeply influenced by China. Among them, Jian Zhen monk brought a large number of Chinese medicine books, and even ancient Japanese medicine bags were painted with the portrait of Jian Zhen monk. Needless to say, Japanese architecture is the same as that in ancient China. The famous Japanese Toda Temple is modeled after the temple in China.

The fourth aspect: life and daily clothes. This includes everyday clothes, Japanese kimono has the shadow of China Hanfu, and Japanese Lamian Noodles is influenced by China pasta. Japanese Go came from China. Including some Japanese festivals and rituals, have also been handed down from China.

All of the above can be written into a book, which is based on actual textual research, not the author's wild guess.

Japan is located on an island in the east of China, closest to Chinese mainland. When ancient navigation was underdeveloped, it was impossible for western countries to reach Japan by navigation, and naturally there was no way to spread western culture to Japan. Then the Japanese can only learn from the powerful China. Therefore, it is normal for China culture to influence Japan. Culture always develops from rich and developed areas to poor and backward areas. Just like today, some parts of our China culture are influenced by American culture.