Quanzhou folk custom

Quanzhou was the land of Fujian and Vietnam nationalities in ancient times. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Han people from the Central Plains entered Fujian, and the economic and cultural exchanges between Quanzhou and the Central Plains became increasingly frequent. After Yongjia in the Jin Dynasty, the war in the Central Plains continued, and the gentry in clothes crossed the south one after another, living in the middle and lower reaches of Jinjiang with Quanzhou as the center. From the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties to the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, a large number of Han people in the Central Plains did not return to the north in the spring. A large number of immigrants settled in the north, which brought rich ancient Central Plains cultural accumulation to Quanzhou folk customs. Therefore, Quanzhou is simple in folk customs, prosperous in culture and education, diligent and determined in folk customs, civilized and polite, virtuous and virtuous. The legacy of "Zou Lu by the Sea" has been handed down from generation to generation.

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Quanzhou became an important port city for opening to the outside world, and its overseas traffic and trade flourished. Many foreign businessmen and missionaries choose to live and work in peace and contentment. With the introduction of various religions and the infiltration of traditional cultures of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, temples are spread all over urban and rural areas, and their beliefs are secularized, forming Quanzhou folk customs that embrace both Chinese and foreign cultures.

With the development of maritime traffic and trade, Quanzhou people are increasingly making a living abroad. Overseas Chinese go abroad, which brings the living customs of their places of residence and has a certain influence on Quanzhou folk customs.

Due to the influence of historical and geographical environment factors, the blend of inherent and foreign customs and cultures constitutes Quanzhou's unique cultural customs atmosphere. Such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, weddings, funerals and celebrations, Chinese New Year holidays, faith worship, customs and habits, etc. , rich and colorful, reflecting the customs and characteristics of this ancient cultural city and famous hometown of overseas Chinese.

Over the past hundred years, Quanzhou has experienced many historical changes, with the new look and old customs alternately evolving and the atmosphere gradually changing. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's government attached importance to the construction of spiritual civilization and material civilization, advocated science, innovated, and social customs tended to be civilized and progressive. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, under the new situation of reform and opening up, with the disintegration of agricultural society and farming culture, the rapid development of commodity economy and culture marked by industrial and urban civilization, and the integration of international cultural exchanges and overseas customs, Quanzhou people's ideology and lifestyle have undergone tremendous changes, which has promoted the variation of local folk customs.