What are the characteristics of Shantou culture?

Summary: Chaoshan culture belongs to Lingnan culture and is one of the three major cultures in Guangdong. It is a subculture of Han culture, a relic of ancient Central Plains culture, an important part of the excellent culture of the Chinese nation, and a Chinese culture that has been developing continuously in the process of successive generations.

1, Chaoshan dialect. Chaoshan dialect is very distinctive, each word has eight tones, and proverbs are vivid and rich (such as ten mouths and nine warehouses, ten supplements and nine shortages, a good-hearted party, a bad dog, a short line in mid-July, from Siam to pig bad, etc. ).

2. Chaoshan folk literature. There are many Chaoshan ballads, Chaoshan songbooks and Chaoshan folk stories (such as "There is a goose at the top of the sky, …" and "Scissors, …").

3. Chaozhou opera. That is to say, Chaozhou Taiwanese opera is creatively developed on the basis of absorbing other drama art, Chaoshan folk music and dance art. Some plays are transplanted from other plays; There are also works with Chaoshan local themes as the main theme, such as Chen Sanwu Niang, Su six niang and Ci Langzhou.

4. Chaoshan music. With highly classical and elegant tunes, graceful melodies, unique artistic style and strong local colors, as well as unique folk joy and distinctive mass entertainment characteristics, it is an ancient music with deep mass base and high artistic value. Its contents include gongs and drums music, string poetry music, fine music, Chaoyang flute collection music, temple fair music and so on. Widely spread in eastern Guangdong, southern Fujian, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia.

5. Chaoshan arts and crafts. Including wood carving, stone carving, art ceramics, etc. Among them, Congxi Temple stone carving in Jinsha Township, Chaoan County is the treasure of stone carving in Chaoshan area.

6. Folk art in Chaoshan area. Including Chaozhou opera, song and dance, lantern riddles, paper-cutting, printmaking, dragon and phoenix dance, double goose dance, paper shadow play (namely Chaoshan puppet show) and so on.

7. Chaoshan dwellings. Including four-point gold, Shang Lugen, Hummer trailer and other residential buildings, as well as Chenghai Chen Cifu's former residence and other Chinese and Western wall-like buildings.

8. Folk customs in Chaoshan area. Including Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Day, weddings and funerals, offering sacrifices to gods, etiquette and other customs, as well as folk customs such as eating seven kinds of soup, going out of the garden and walking on the colorful bridge.