What minority cultures are there in China?

Culture is an important feature of a nation and an important source of national cohesion, vitality and creativity. China is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country, and Chinese culture is profound and colorful. Every nation, big or small, has made a unique contribution to the formation and development of Chinese culture, which is the spiritual wealth of the Chinese nation.

All ethnic groups in China have promoted the formation and development of China culture. In the Neolithic Age, Chinese culture showed a trend of multi-regional development, mutual penetration and mutual influence on the land of China. With the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River as the center, Yangshao culture in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, Dawenkou culture in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, Longshan culture in Shandong, Daxi culture in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Hemudu culture in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Hongshan Culture in the northeast and Majiayao culture in the northwest have been formed. Radiation and convergence have ignited the fire of Chinese civilization. Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, as the origin of Chinese civilization, are actually tribal alliances formed by China and many surrounding ethnic groups. Historical books and archaeological data can prove that the Chinese nation is a national isomorphism with Yanhuang tribal group as the main source and different neighboring tribes as the branch sources, which has the great characteristics of multi-source, openness and compatibility from the beginning. It is not only the form of a multi-ethnic country, but also the inherent feature of China culture. In the 1980s, a song "Descendants of the Dragon" was popular all over the country, and Chinese people thought they were descendants of the dragon no matter where they were. As the totem of the Chinese nation, the dragon was formed by the integration of totems of different clans in the early days. As a symbol of China culture, the dragon is reflected from one side.

In the long historical development process, ethnic minority cultures and Chinese culture have exchanged and influenced each other, forming a relationship of "you have me and I have you", which has continuously enhanced the vitality and influence of Chinese culture. Ethnic minorities are greatly influenced by Han culture. The Uighur poet Kanmaner once wrote a poem: "The ancient Han people are my teachers; The Han nationality has the phenomenon of "Uighur clothes and horses". From the Warring States period, there was the "Hufu Riding and Shooting" by King Wuling of Zhao, and later Huang Daopo learned brocade technology from the Li nationality. The mutual exchange of national cultures runs through the whole process of the formation and development of Chinese culture. In the long-term national cultural exchanges, ethnic minorities not only brought some insights to the Han nationality, such as Huqin, Cucurbita and Dawanma. They have added pioneering consciousness and inclusive cultural mind to the Han people who have lived in farming culture for a long time, and enriched and sublimated the national character of the Han people. It is the fresh injection of the surrounding minority cultures that makes Chinese culture constantly glow with new vitality. Especially after every national integration, it will usher in the unprecedented development of Chinese culture, thus creating a grand and heroic "Qin and Han glory", a graceful and generous "prosperous Tang weather", and.

Minority culture is the treasure of China culture. They complement each other with Chinese culture, and * * * shows the infinite charm of Chinese culture to the world. Different nations have different cultures, and each nation's culture has its own advantages and characteristics. For example, the written literature of the Han nationality is very developed, and the literature and classics are very rich. However, the oral literature of some ethnic minorities has surpassed that of the Han nationality in some aspects. Jianggeer by Mongolians, Gesar by Tibetans and Manas by Kirgiz are also called the three "heroic epics" of ethnic minorities in China, which are longer than any other epic in the world and are important contributions of China literature to world literature. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 80 minority languages and dozens of singing arts in China. There are hundreds of dance arts. Dances of Uygur, Korean, Dai and other ethnic groups have become common programs on the art stage in China because of their distinctive features and graceful dancing. Flute, Hu Da, Erhu and Pipa, which originated in minority areas, are still indispensable common musical instruments in China. The majestic Potala Palace and the beautiful and magical Old Town of Lijiang have become outstanding representatives of China architecture. Dongba language, created by Naxi people, is the most complete hieroglyphic in the world, and it has been used for the longest time. Together with Oracle Bone Inscriptions, it is called the two treasures of ancient Chinese characters in China. These minority cultures are not only an organic part of Chinese culture, but also a wonderful flower in the garden of Chinese culture, and a unique contribution made by the people of all ethnic groups in China to the development of world civilization.

History tells us that the unity of Chinese cultural diversity is the fundamental feature of Chinese culture and the endless vitality of Chinese culture. The pluralistic integration of Chinese culture is a powerful ideological basis for a multi-ethnic country where all ethnic groups agree and unify, and it is also the support and foundation of all ethnic groups' cultures. The great development and prosperity of Chinese culture is bound to be the great development and prosperity of national cultures. Without the development of national culture, there will be no prosperity of national culture in China. Since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening-up, the Party and the government have always attached great importance to the protection and promotion of minority cultures, vigorously supported the innovation and development of minority cultures, and actively promoted the exchange of ethnic cultures, which has achieved unprecedented development. In the process of rising a new upsurge of socialist cultural construction, we must vigorously carry forward the excellent cultures of all ethnic groups and create new glories of Chinese culture with the new development of national culture.