The quintessence of the country.
National quintessence refers to the essence of a country’s inherent culture. The quintessence of China refers to the essence of China’s inherent culture that originated entirely in China.
The most representative and unique cultural heritage of the Chinese nation’s traditional culture has been welcomed by people of many eras.
China has many national quintessences, among which Chinese Peking Opera, Chinese martial arts, Chinese calligraphy, and Chinese medicine, which are well-known at home and abroad, are known as the "four quintessences of China" by the world.
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The quintessence of our country:
1. Peking Opera
Peking Opera, once called Ping Opera, is one of the five major types of opera in China , the scene layout pays attention to freehand brushwork, the tune is mainly Xipi and Erhuang, and it is accompanied by huqin, gongs and drums. It is regarded as the quintessence of China and the "top list" of the three tripods of Chinese opera.
Anhui Opera is the predecessor of Peking Opera. Starting from the 55th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1790), the four major Anhui troupes - Sanqing, Sixi, Chuntai, and Hechun - who originally performed in the south, have successively entered Beijing, and they have cooperated with Han opera artists from Hubei.
At the same time, it also accepted some repertoires, tunes and performance methods of Kun Opera and Qin Opera, and absorbed some local folk tunes. Through continuous exchange and integration, Peking Opera was finally formed. After its formation, Peking Opera began to develop rapidly in the Qing court until the Republic of China achieved unprecedented prosperity.
Peking Opera travels all over the world, with Beijing as the center and throughout China, becoming an important medium for introducing and disseminating Chinese traditional art and culture. On November 16, 2010, Peking Opera was included in the "World Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List".
2. Martial arts
Chinese martial arts, based on traditional Chinese culture, is a technology for stopping (stopping) fighting (fighting); it is a technology for terminating wars and maintaining peace; it is a material The guarantee and guidance of civilization lead practitioners to enter the traditional education method of understanding the objective laws of man, nature and society.
Advanced martial arts will bring peace to the world; enter middle martial arts to calm the mind and body; use martial arts to prevent harm.
It has a long history, which can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It has an extremely broad mass base and is a precious cultural heritage that has been continuously accumulated and enriched by the Chinese working people in their long-term social practice. It is one of the outstanding cultural heritages of the Chinese people.
It is a high-level self-protection technique that can be used to prevent intrusions. On the basis of effectively solving security problems, it allows our minds to be trained in adaptability. It is simple and easy to perform and can easily enhance people's spirit. and physical fitness, defense and fitness, excellence, happiness and tolerance.
Baidu Encyclopedia - The Quintessence of China