Where is Bashu now? Introduction to Bashu culture

1. Bashu refers to the Sichuan Basin and its surrounding areas, located in southwest China. Its general scope includes Sichuan, Chongqing and their surrounding areas, that is, today's central and eastern Sichuan Province and most of Chongqing and southern Shaanxi. Western Hubei and other places. The main residents are Han nationality and it is also part of the Han region. Historically, the Bashu, Hanzhong and Guanzhong areas were must-win areas for ancient Chinese feudal dynasties.

2. Introduction to Bashu culture

(1) Bashu dialect-Southwestern Mandarin

Both Sichuan dialect and Chongqing dialect belong to Southwest Mandarin. Southwest Mandarin is a branch of the northern language family and is the main Chinese language popular in Sichuan Province and Chongqing City (Bashu region) and surrounding provinces and adjacent areas.

Southwest Mandarin has about 160 million speakers, second only to Japanese and more than German. Today's Southwest Mandarin was formed during the great immigration movement of "Huguang filled Sichuan" during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It was formed by the gradual evolution and fusion of the Cuban Shu dialect popular in Sichuan before the Ming Dynasty and the dialects of immigrants from Huguang, Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places. of.

Chengdu dialect is the standard pronunciation of Sichuan opera and various folk arts, and is a branch of the Sichuan dialect of Southwest Mandarin. At the same time, since there are no barriers to communication in various dialect areas in Sichuan, Sichuan dialect itself does not have a standard pronunciation.

(2) Local drama - Sichuan Opera

Sichuan Opera has a lively form, diverse tunes, easy to understand, humorous language, diverse performance routines, and some stunts such as face-changing, whirling dance, and fire breathing. etc., has a strong artistic effect.

Sichuan Yangqin and Sichuan Qingyin are the main forms of folk art. The photo calligraphy is performed by one person behind the curtain, which can simulate various sounds vividly. Comedy combines drama with humor and can reflect the reality of life in a timely manner.

(3) Food Culture - Sichuan Cuisine

Sichuan cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China. It uses a wide range of ingredients, has many flavors and rich colors, and is characterized by spicy flavor. Hot pot, Chuan Chuan Xiang, Kung Pao Chicken, Mapo Tofu, Dengying Beef, Weird Chicken Nuggets, etc. are the most distinctive.

There are many varieties of snacks, such as Lai Tangyuan, Dandan noodles, bean curd noodles, Songsao noodles, steamed beef in steamed buns, egg cakes, spicy noodles, Hechuan peach slices, Hechuan meat slices, Jiangjin rice cakes, Yunyang peach slice cake and other traditional snacks.

(4) Customary beliefs

Animistic beliefs, main god beliefs, big stone worship, ancestor worship, white stone worship, Tiao Shen, White Tiger - Tujia belief, Arrow God worship, Tiao Cao Gai, worship the Meishan God, and sheep bone divination.