Lingnan culture refers to the culture developed in the Lingnan region.
Lingnan culture refers to the culture of the Lingnan region of China, covering academics, literature, painting, calligraphy, music, opera, crafts, architecture, gardens, folk customs, religion, food, language, overseas Chinese culture and many other contents . Geographically, Lingnan culture is divided into three major parts: Guangdong culture, Guangxi culture and Hainan culture. Guangdong culture is further divided into Guangfu culture, Chaoshan culture, Hakka culture, Leizhou culture and Gaoliang culture. Especially Guangfu culture, Chaoshan culture and Hakka culture constitute the main body of Lingnan Han culture.
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The characteristics of Lingnan culture are:
1. Lingnan culture is based on unique environment and historical conditions. Lingnan culture is originated from agriculture and marine culture. . More unique characteristics were formed in the development of opera.
2. Lingnan culture, starting from ancient folklore, has a unique open mind. To this day, there is a statue of Baltic envoy Daxi Sikong in the Nanhai Temple. There are also the remains of Patriarch Bodhidharma.
3. Profit and commerce
Guangdong’s unique geographical conditions made it an important foreign trade area in my country during the Tang and Song Dynasties, with the Pearl River Delta and Han River Delta as the center Radiating outward, especially after the mid-Qing Dynasty, the increase in demand for tea and silk in the international market stimulated the development of the local commodity economy.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Lingnan Culture