China had his own writing in the Shang Dynasty more than three thousand years ago (Oracle Bone Inscriptions). In the pre-Qin period, there were great thinkers in China, such as Confucius and Laozi. For example, Tao Te Ching, The Book of Songs, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Analects of Confucius and so on.
China's ancient poems are very developed, including The Book of Songs, which recorded the poems of the Zhou Dynasty earlier and flourished in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, China's poetry ushered in its heyday. Famous poets and poets in China history include Qu Yuan, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Su Shi and Li Qingzhao. Eight famous writers in Tang and Song Dynasties (Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Ceng Gong) were famous writers in Tang and Song Dynasties. Calligraphy is a unique art in China. Famous calligraphers in China include Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, Liu Gongquan and Yan Zhenqing. Chinese painting is also famous. Famous contemporary painters in China are Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian. Famous novelists in the history of China include Luo Guanzhong, Shi Naian, Wu Cheng'en and Cao Xueqin. He wrote many famous Chinese books, such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, The Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions.
Famous vernacular novelists include Lu Xun, Lao She, Mao Dun, Ba Jin, Qian Zhongshu, Zhang Ailing, Ding Ling, Shen Congwen and others. Poets and essayists who write in vernacular Chinese include Guo Moruo and Zhu Ziqing. Famous works include The True Story of Ah Q by Lu Xun, Home by Ba Jin, Midnight by Mao Dun, Camel Xiangzi by Lao She, Fortress Besieged by Qian Zhongshu and Border Town by Shen Congwen.
By the end of 2004, China * * * had 34 world heritages, ranking third in the world, most of which were cultural heritages or both.
China's world natural heritage includes Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Huanglong Scenic Area and Yunnan Three Parallel Rivers Reserve.
China's world cultural heritage includes: Great Wall, Mogao Grottoes, Pingyao Ancient City, ancient villages in southern Anhui (Xidi Village and Hongcun Village), chengde mountain resort and its surrounding temples, Yungang Grottoes, Dazu Stone Carvings, Royal Palace in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Suzhou Classical Gardens, Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the First Qin Emperor, Qingcheng Mountain and Dujiangyan, Qufu Confucius Temple, Kong Lin Confucius House, Longmen Grottoes, imperial tombs of the ming and qing dynasties, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Old Town of Lijiang and Zhoukoudian.
China's dual world cultural and natural heritages include Mount Tai, Mount Huangshan, Mount Emei, Leshan Giant Buddha and Wuyishan.
China's representative works of oral and intangible human heritage include: Kunqu Opera, Guqin Art, Muqam Dance in Xinjiang, Mongolian Long Tune Art declared by Mongolia, etc.
Statutory holidays and folk festivals
The name of the date comes from the legal holiday.
65438+1 October1New Year's Day Gregorian calendar New Year holiday for three days.
On March 8, International Women's Day, to commemorate women's contribution to society, politics and economy, female employees have a half-day holiday.
March 12 Arbor Day, the anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's death, large-scale afforestation activities, and the National People's Congress resumed its holiday from June 1979.
May 1 International Labor Day celebrates the contribution of the workers' movement to society and economy, with a seven-day holiday.
May 4th Youth Day commemorates the May 4th Movement 19 19. There is no holiday.
June 1 International Children's Day celebrates children's welfare and advocates a day off for primary school students.
July 1 day, commemorating the anniversary of the founding of China * * * Production Party. From July 23rd to July 3rd1day, there will be no holiday for the first congress of China * * * Production Party.
On the anniversary of Hong Kong's reunification, China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July, 19971,ending the British colonial rule in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
August 1 Day Army Day commemorates the August 1927 Nanchang Uprising, which is the beginning of the independent leadership of the China * * * Production Party.
On September 3rd, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Victory Day1On September 2nd, 945, Japan and its allies signed the Japanese surrender, and there was no holiday.
September 10 Teachers' Day celebrates teachers' contribution to society. On September 1985 and 10, teachers and students of primary schools and junior high schools in the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) have a day off.
65438+1 October 1 National Day Memorial1949 65438+1October1People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * and the Central People's Government have a seven-day holiday.
On February 25th, AD 65438, Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. The festivals of Christians (including Christians and Catholics) in China began in AD, and there are no holidays.
Unless otherwise specified, the following festivals are calculated according to the lunar calendar (also known as summer calendar and lunar calendar):
1, the Spring Festival on the first day of the first month, has more than 30 names in ancient times, such as Yuanri, New Year's Day, Jacky, Chen Yuan, Yuanshuo, Sanyuan, Sanzheng, Zheng Dan and Zhengshuo.
The fifteenth day of the first month is the Lantern Festival.
3. The birthday of God on the first day of the first month.
On the second day of February, "Spring Dragon Festival" is also called Dragon Head-lifting Festival and Qinglong Festival.
5. February 15th, Flower Festival.
On March 3rd, the legendary Queen Mother of Shangsi Festival held a flat peach party.
Cold Food Festival: The day before Tomb-Sweeping Day.
8. Tomb-Sweeping Day: The15th day after the vernal equinox usually falls on April 5th in the solar calendar and April 4th in leap years.
9. On the eighth day of April, the Buddha's birthday, also known as the festival of the ox-after this day, the ox will go to the fields.
10, the fifth day of May, Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanyang Festival.
1 1, summer solstice festival
12, June 6: Sunbathing Festival "June 6, sunbathing in red and green." "Auntie's Day" and "June 6th, Please Auntie" are another ancient festivals, which are called "Tian Festival". This is also a festival of Buddhist temples, called the Sutra Festival.
13, July 7th, commonly known as Qixi, July 7th and Beggar's Day.
14, July 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Ghost Festival and Arahara Festival.
15, July 30th "Dizang Festival"
16, August 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
17, September 9th is the Double Ninth Festival.
18, the first day of October, is called "October Dynasty" and also called "ancestor worship festival".
19, 10 month 15 day, next yuan festival.
20th, winter solstice, the traditional ancestor worship day.
2 1,1February 8 is Laba Festival.
22. Kitchen Festival: The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is the kitchen festival, commonly known as "off-year", also known as off-year, off-year and off-year festivals.
23. Except that day of the year, the last day of the twelfth lunar month is except that day, except that night is called New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve, anniversary Festival and so on. People call it New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve.
Saint's birthday:
Qu Yuan's birthday: the 21st day of the first month.
Huangdi's birthday: the second day of February.
Sixth ancestor Huineng's birthday: the eighth day of February
Laozi's birthday: February 15.
Yue Fei's birthday; February 15
Cang Xie's birthday: March 28th.
Mencius' birthday: the second day of April.
Buddha's birthday: the eighth day of April
Yandi Shennong's birthday: April 26th.
Fuxi's birthday: May 13 (the legendary dragon's birthday)
Lu Ban's birthday: June 13th (the seventh day of May);
Guan Gong's birthday: June 24th.
Zhuge Liang's birthday: July 23rd.
Confucius' birthday: August 27th.