What are the themes of Hakka literature?

The definition of Hakkas is: anyone who has Hakka ancestry, speaks Hakka dialect and has a living habit that meets two of these three conditions is a Hakkas.

It is understandable to study the personality of this ethnic group, not only to grasp its characteristics, but also to carry forward its excellent culture through research. Looking through the previous periodical articles, it is not difficult to find that most of the research directions are related to social and economic development, especially tourism, education, folk houses, enclosed houses and folk songs. , has always been a hot topic for scholars.

Mr. Liu Jinfeng believes that "Hakka culture is an immigrant culture with the Central Plains culture as the main body, so it has both the profound connotation of the Central Plains culture and the cultural outlook as a special group of immigrants". ( 1)

I. Overview of research topics

In 1930s, Mr. Luo Xianglin analyzed the characteristics of Hakka culture from many aspects in his book Introduction to Hakka Studies. These analyses further discuss the importance of characteristics, and also make the rising stars of cultural studies flock to us. (2)

However, Hakka culture is often regarded as a culture that reflects the life practice of Hakka people. From the material and cultural aspects, I think it includes diet, clothing, architecture, economic sources and so on. Mentally, it includes language, belief, art, morality, law, customs and so on.

In the study of tourism culture, Hakka resources and local documents, such as Longyan, Dongshan, Huizhou, Meizhou, etc. , occupying an important position, involving various characteristic tourism, ecology or traditional agriculture. , combined with the hottest topic at present; Western development and ecological protection can be said to be in line with the world, further practicing and reviving Hakka culture.

Then there is the discussion and research on the architecture of ancient dwellings such as Tulou and Weilongwu, which involves the ancient dwellings in Yongding County and Fujian, and its evolution and development has always been the direction of academic research. Other similar themes also cover Hakka settlements, traditional community buildings and typical houses in the triangle area of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi.

Some scholars even study the architectural features, evolution and development of these dwellings, and the heritage protection of ancient towns. This kind of research on the unique traditional culture of Hakka ethnic group has extremely high historical and economic value and is worth popularizing.

Second, folk beliefs and folk songs and historical documents.

After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially since modern times, many Hakkas have been forced to make a living overseas, forcing them to learn new knowledge, transform themselves and gradually develop many new characters in the fierce competition for survival. In the study of Hakka folklore, it is necessary to distinguish and treat the differences between Hakkas living in the old base areas and overseas Hakkas seriously, which is conducive to a comprehensive understanding of Hakka history and a correct planning of the future of Hakka society. (3)

There are many kinds of research topics about folk culture, including Hakka customs, Feng Shui, Chenghuang Temple Fair, Dragon Boat Temple Fair, Mazu, God-worshipping, People's Day, wine culture, traditional costumes, traditional sports culture and so on. In some Hakka areas, in addition to ancestor worship, Buddhism and Christianity have gradually occupied a dominant position, which makes the subject of faith one of the research directions of scholars.

Hakka folk songs inherit the cultural tradition of the Central Plains and attach to people's lives, which is the extension and development of folk songs in the Central Plains.