From Qin and Han Dynasties to modern times, Bashu produced many cultural masters, such as Sima Xiangru, Yang Xiong, Chen Ziang, Li Bai, Su Shi, Zhang Mushi, Yang Shengan, Zhang Wentao, Li, Guo Moruo, Ba Jin and so on. Bashu culture is in the forefront of the country in Han Fu, Tang Poetry, Song Ci, Ba Studies, Shu Studies, History, Taoism, Astronomy and Yi Studies. Bashu culture and religion, together with Qilu Confucianism, Sanjin law and Jingchu Taoism, constitute the remarkable features of China ancient culture.
Bashu region is the starting point and main route of the Southwest Silk Road, and has maintained close contacts with all ethnic groups in southwest China and South Asian countries since ancient times. Bashu culture has influenced all ethnic groups in southwest China and even countries in South Asia, making Bashu culture break through its own regional characteristics, which is of great southwest significance and international cultural exchange significance.
"Bashu culture" has been put forward as an academic term for nearly 50 years. Masters of Chinese studies have made pioneering research on the ancient history and legends, ancient history, nationality, scholarship, religion and archaeology of Bashu, and achieved a number of epoch-making achievements.
In southwest China, Sichuan University and Chongqing University have always been the leaders in the study of Bashu culture. Over the past 50 years, they have published more than 450 works, and great achievements have been made in Bashu archaeology. The rescue excavation of Lijiaba hominid site in Three Gorges by teachers and students of Sichuan University was awarded as "Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries" of the year. The museum has collected more than 40,000 cultural relics with Bashu and Southwest culture as the main content, which provides rich material conditions for research work.
Sichuan University established the Bashu Culture Research Center as early as 199 1, and accepted the donation from Shao Yifu to build a "center" building with an area of 1000 square meters. The "2 1 1 project" initiated by 1997 lists the study of Bashu culture as a key construction topic. The center and the Institute of Ancient Books of the Institute of Physiology merged into the Institute of Bashu Culture of Sichuan University, which has a rich collection of books and a full-time research team, providing a realistic possibility for a comprehensive study of Bashu culture. In addition, the Institute also has three doctoral programs and post-doctoral mobile stations in China's ancient history, archaeology and specialized history, which provide academic guarantee for the cultivation of advanced talents in Bashu culture.
The earliest recorded tea culture in China began in the Western Han Dynasty and originated from Mengshan Mountain in Qionglai Mountain area. Called "Xishu Tea" by Lu Yu.