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Wuyue culture

Wuyue culture

Culture of Wu-speaking Chinese people

Wuyue culture (simplified Chinese: 吴越文化; traditional Chinese: 吳越文化) refers to the regional Chinese culture of the Wuyue people, a Han Chinese subgroup that has historically been the dominant demographic in the region of Jiangnan (entirety of the city of Shanghai and the province of Zhejiang, the southern portion of Jiangsu province and the eastern portion of Anhui province). Wuyue culture is characterized as being delicate, graceful and refined, having preserved many unique cultural traditions nonextant in other regions of China.[1]

Pagoda of the Wuyue architectural style.

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Canglang Pavilion in Suzhou
No. 4 of Hundred Thousand Scenes by Ren Xiong, a pioneer of the Shanghai School of Chinese art; ca. 1850.

Language

Main articles: Wu Chinese, Shanghainese, Ningbo dialect, and Wenzhounese

Literature

Main article: Wo Bau-Sae
Main article: Butterfly Lovers
Main article: Legend of the White Snake
Main article: Dream of the Red Chamber

Music

Main article: Jiangnan sizhu
Main article: Suzhou Pingtan

Arts

Main article: Shanghai School

Opera styles

Main article: Kunqu
Main article: Nanxi opera
Main article: Yue opera
Main article: Shanghai opera
Main article: Shuochang
Main article: Wuju

Philosophy and religion

Main article: Wang Yangming
Main article: Tiantai

Heritage sites

Main article: Tianyi Chamber
Main article: The Classical Gardens in Suzhou
Main article: Geyuan Garden

Cultural items

Main article: Suzhou embroidery
Main article: Yunjin
Main article: Yixing ware
Main article: Longquan celadon
Main article: Yue ware

Cuisine

Main article: Shanghai cuisine
Main article: Zhejiang cuisine
Main article: Jiangsu cuisine
Main article: Longjing tea
Main article: Shaoxing wine

Others

Main article: Shikumen
Main article: Hunping
Main article: Qintong Boat Festival

See also

References

  1. [1]
    董楚平. (2000). 吴越文化概述. 杭州师范学院学报: 社会科学版, (2), 10-13. (in Chinese)


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