What are the folk customs in Zhao'an?

In the Tang Dynasty, when Zhangnan and Nanzhao were opened, Han immigrants from the Central Plains and later Hakkas moved in. Customs such as food and daily life were different from those of the local aborigines. After thousands of years of evolution and blending, and the addition of Zhao'an Adjacent to the Chaoshan Plain of Guangdong Province, people have close relationships with each other through marriages and courtships. The folk customs have similarities with those of southern Fujian and Zhangzhou, but also incorporate some characteristics of Hakkas in mountainous areas and those of eastern Guangdong. The folk customs are simple and elegant, but also mixed with some feudal, superstitious and backward colors.

After the founding of New China, with the establishment of new systems, the spread of culture and scientific and technological knowledge, civilized and healthy new fashions gradually replaced some bad habits and stereotypes.

During the Tang and Five Dynasties, Jiuhou Temple and Nanshan Temple were built. During the Song Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, there were two peaks of Guangjian temples in the territory. In the early years of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, the Xianghua Monk sect was formed. As the Xianghua monks settled in Taoist secular temples and took over most of the private Taoist temples originally run by Taoist priests or masters, Taoism suffered a strong impact and the spread of Buddhism expanded. In Zhao'an, there was a situation of "no temple without worshiping Buddha, no home without worshiping Buddha", which affected southern Fujian and eastern Guangdong. Although the pure religious activities of Taoism introduced to Zhao'an in the Song Dynasty were weakened during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, there are still many temples that have been incorporated into the Taoist secular and divine system and have a color of folk belief and have been passed down to future generations. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Catholicism and Christianity were introduced from the adjacent Guangdong Province. They were placed under the jurisdiction of the Southern Fujian Church and further developed and formed a certain scale.

In the early days of the founding of New China, religious policies were not fully implemented. Especially during the "Cultural Revolution", religious activities were affected. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the policy of freedom of belief was re-implemented, the management of religious affairs was improved, most religious venues were restored, and the legitimate rights and interests of religious activities were protected.

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