Harmonics in different regions will be different from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Sixth Ministry. Yin Ji in Zhejiang is called Yue, Wenzhou is called Yangyue, Dongpu and Yangyue are called Yangyue, Fujian is called Yueyue, Guangdong is called Nanyue, Guangxi is called Xihuo or Luoyue, and people scattered around Jianghan are called Shan.
Do you know the cultural origin and characteristics of wuyue?
First of all, Wuyue culture.
Wu-Yue culture is based on the Yangtze River Delta and Hangzhou Bay, with Changjiang Tianyi in the north, Xiangyang Plain in the west, Nanyang Mountain in the south, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east, east. Rivers, numerous lakes, suitable climate, beautiful land and mountains are all rich, the earth has a special name, and ordinary lake areas smell of fish and rice. Taihu Lake Basin is the granary of the world and the hometown of silk. Shanghai is not only the largest city in China, but also an important gateway to China. Nanjing and Hangzhou are the six ancient capitals of China, and Hangzhou is a world-famous tourist city. The highest level is in Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou, forming the most dense and economically developed "Golden Triangle" region. This is the wealth of China, and the people of China are outstanding.
Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, with the economic and political center of China, from the Yellow River basin to the south of the Yangtze River, the cultural center has also moved to wuyue. After the Song Dynasty, with the hundred-year development of Wu, culture has been pursuing all the cultures in our country. Highest. Wuyue culture can be divided into narrow sense and broad sense. In a narrow sense, Wuyue culture refers to the synthesis of Wu culture and Vietnamese culture in the Spring and Autumn Period. In a broad sense, Wuyue culture refers to the material culture and spiritual culture of Wuyue people along the southeast coast of the Yangtze River. General call. This book indicates the scope of Wuyue culture, mainly including Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.
Second, the origin of Wuyue culture
Modern Wu dialect is distributed in the Yangtze River valley, five northern provinces, Jianghuai Mandarin, the junction of western Hui dialect and the southern junction. Historically, Wulang was first formed in southern Jiangsu (Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and Nanjing), and later it will extend to the south bank of Anhui and the Hangjiahu Plain in northern Zhejiang, and then to the central, southern and southwestern Zhejiang. In the new year, with the different distribution of Wu dialect, the situation of immigrants from south to north will be different. South China, Zhejiang, Zhejiang, I have received more immigrants from the north, such as the Western Jin Dynasty, Royal Nanyu, Dingdi Jinling, Guimeng, a national of the Central Plains, and his recent. The northern streets leading to Zhejiang are concentrated in Jiji County. Due to a large number of immigrants from Jiangsu, they have been in the northern part of Qiantang River since modern times. Therefore, Wu dialect in these areas is more likely to be influenced by the north. Do you know the cultural origin and characteristics of wuyue?
Wu was the concept of two different countries and regions in ancient times. Wu is also called Wu, and his ancestors lived in this field in southern Zhejiang. Zhong Yongzhi, the father of Zi Bo and Zhou Gugong in the previous generation, was a neutral vassal among his brothers and went south to Wu to establish Wu, Chunqiu and Dusu (now Suzhou). The more, the more famous and the older the "Vietnam" branch. This country, this country, is said to have many summers. When Yue was in the city and became a powerful country, it could strive for the balance of Wu Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. Although Wu is two different countries, they share a common region, including the geographical environment, climatic conditions, living habits and social customs of Taihu Lake Basin and its surrounding areas. They create different cultures, and the differences are the same.
Wu Wenhua was born in Zhenjiang, Nanjing. Beiyangyangying in the north of Nanjing is dominated by large-scale cultural sites. There is also a layer of lake culture on top of Yinyangying culture, which presents the soil where Wu culture came into being. Due to the geographical location of Nanjing, Zhenjiang is close to the Central Plains, which leads to Wu culture being relatively influenced by the Central Plains culture, which is significantly different from Ningshaopingping and Taihu Jura Mountain culture.
Third, the cultural characteristics of wuyue.
1. Shuizhen Ji Zha Fish
The geographical distribution of Jiangnan is circular, starting from Nanshan in the west and Suotan Plain and Zhejiang Plain in the middle. The most obvious landform in the south of the Yangtze River is many plains and many waters, and the terrain in the south and north of the Yangtze River is very high. There is a relatively large hill in the south of Jiangnan, and the terrain in the north is flat. Jiangnan has two major water systems, the Yangtze River and Qiantang River. The two places are connected by a canal. As the largest lake, Taihu Lake is located in the Yangtze River Delta and plays a key role in the geography of the south of the Yangtze River.
The upper reaches of Qiantang River flow into Taihu Lake and into the East China Sea. There are many lakes in the south of the Yangtze River, and thousands of years of water conservancy projects have been linked to these water bodies, such as tailor Bekobom, Wu Zicai, Kathy, Clifford, South Canal and so on. The network is vertical, realizing a veritable "water town and country". Abundant water resources provide conditions for Jiangnan products. The warm and humid climate not only makes Jiangnan a "land of plenty" in China, but also supports the rice production and planting areas in Jiangnan.
Worship Longwan
Wu Lexia first appeared in totem worship. Wu's totem worship is mainly dragon worship and bird worship. Wuyue, located in the three parallel rivers, is a rich water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Water has brought great benefits and terrible disasters to wuyue. The continuous floods have increased the mystery and fear of Wuyue people on the water. For the fear of water, Wu has "three rivers in spring and five lakes in autumn" (Yue Jue Shu). Wuyue relies on the water dragon, and the Dragon King will become the object of worship of Wu Yue people. Wu has a special kind of bird. Among the cultural relics unearthed in wuyue, there are a large number of pottery, bone artifacts, jade and ivory products. The worship of birds can show that wuyue is eager for good luck and harmony. Worship of ghosts is also one of the customs in wuyue. The history of "Yue" and "God of God" (Historical Records of Zen). Training destroys the harmony of Wushu. The first one is "respect for heaven". One social manifestation of ghost worship is that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people who disappeared in the Central Plains remained in wuyue.
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Jiangnan is a good place to study and attach importance to education, and the mountains and rivers seem to be influenced by poetry, which is more beautiful and full of poetry and integrity. With the development of Jiangnan University, all kinds of colleges, large and small, are large, which makes Jiangnan people often stand out from the crowd. Some even produce love stories because of substitution. The story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Bing took place in Hangzhou West Lake College. The love in the book makes Jiangnan dance, and the champion of the college is from Zhu Jie to Jiangnan.
Suzhou, as the center of Jiangnan culture, has had science and technology examinations since the Tang Dynasty, with 60 champions. Especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were 202 top scholars in China, and only 35 in Suzhou. Some of them are actually the same father or brother in the family. Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a saying that "Kunshan Suzhou has a wave", and the number one scholar has even become one of Suzhou's special dishes. There are also words between people, especially in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, when the commodity economy developed rapidly, and the cultural atmosphere of this book was very strong. People are keen on learning and collecting books, so there are four famous libraries in Jiangnan.
4. Cultural soft road
The beauty of green mountains and green waters gave the poet unlimited inspiration. They sang in the mountains and rivers, the painters were intoxicated by the beautiful scenery, and the mountains in the south of the Yangtze River injected unique charm into their works. In the history of China's art and literature, an outstanding work appeared in Jiangnan's masterpieces. The gentleness of the water, the gentleness of wuyue and the gentleness of the literati in the Qing Dynasty also created the elegance of Alex Gao in Jiangnan literature and art.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Yue culture and Chu culture laid the foundation of Jiangnan culture, but the development of Jiangnan culture was not long. Nan Wushi gave Jiangnan culture a jump shot. At that time, northerners were influenced by Confucian culture He restored the golden house. Unifying rivers is their main task, but it is almost impossible because of the limitation of national strength. People can only look at rivers and mountains.
The popularity of metaphysics, the hopelessness of politics, the addition of green water such as fairy crystals in the south of the Yangtze River and the economy of rich countries have all led to the widespread existence of the royal family, and all dynasties built in the south of the Yangtze River are almost uncomfortable. In such an environment, wind is a part of daily life. The emperor is also in literature, and his child Zhao Quan × Tong's Selected Works of Zhaoming became a classic. Compared with the Confucian-centered culture in the north, Jiangnan culture is biased towards Taoism and metaphysics, and its aesthetic feature is the beauty of intimacy. Jiangnan culture is soft, soft and safe, and it is compatible with the softness of all things, which will produce the tolerance of Jiangnan culture. Do you know the cultural origin and characteristics of wuyue?
Harmony between man and nature or nature.
Jiangnan Garden represents stores in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuxi and Yangzhou. Suzhou gardens also represent the highest art of Jiangnan gardens, so there are "Jiangnan gardens, Suzhou gardens, Jiangnan". Suzhou gardens are exquisitely designed, advocating the essential concept of gardens and becoming one of the representatives of China architecture. Lion Forest, Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Master of Nets Garden and Canglang in Suzhou are bound by UNESCO and listed in the World Heritage Cultural List. In Yangzhou during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, merchants were bustling and there were many famous gardens. Mei Sulin, Devil, Toyota, Jiaxuan and Wumu Garden are all famous in the Ming Dynasty. Eight famous gardens in Qing Dynasty (Wang Ziyu Garden, Garden Garden, Garden Garden, Harmony Garden, Magistrate Garden, Nanyuan Garden, Zhenghe Room Garden and Garden). Economic development has promoted the urban construction of Yangzhou.
"Heaven" is an important part of China's traditional thought. For a long time, China people have been thinking about how to deal with the relationship between "God" and "man". At the end of the Warring States period, the record of Yangzhou original boat also ended on that day. As "three talents", the ideal state of the earth and human beings is "the unity of heaven and man". The so-called "heaven and earth lack heaven and earth, and heaven and earth are big" is not omnipotent. "In natural life, China's wise ancestors will be in good consistency and natural harmony. It can be said that the cultural history of China for thousands of years is inseparable from the concept of "heaven", which has influenced every aspect of China's life.