What are the four national quintessences?

China's four national quintessences refer to China Wushu, China Medicine, Chinese Peking Opera and China Calligraphy.

1, China Wushu is created and developed by the Chinese nation, which has the functions of strengthening the body, strengthening the body and defending against the enemy. It is one of the four quintessence of China.

2. As an important part of traditional medicine in China, Chinese medicine bears rich cultural background and medical wisdom, and is regarded as one of the important representatives of China's splendid culture. Chinese medicine is gradually recognized and recognized internationally, showing increasing influence. In the past 50 years, Chinese medicine has made remarkable achievements in all aspects, not only in the field of traditional medicine, but also in modern medicine, scientific research and global health. The curative effect and unique theoretical system of TCM attract more and more people's attention and become a beautiful business card of China culture.

As the quintessence of China, Chinese Peking Opera has a profound historical tradition and a long history of 200 years. The name Peking Opera first appeared in Shenbao in the second year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. Historically, Peking Opera has many different names, such as Pihuang, Huang Er, Huang Qiang, Peking Opera, Peking Opera, Pingju and National Opera. In the fifty-fifth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1790), after the four Huizhou classes entered Beijing, they merged with Kunqu Opera, Han Opera, Yiyang Opera and Luantan Opera in Beijing, and finally evolved into Peking Opera, becoming one of the largest operas in China. Peking Opera, with its rich repertoire, numerous performing artists, numerous troupes, wide audience and far-reaching influence, is a treasure in China opera. Peking Opera is a comprehensive performing art, which combines music, dance, singing, performance, makeup and other artistic forms, showing its unique charm and artistic value.

Calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters, which has shown its unique charm and artistic value in the long history. As a writing symbol, Chinese characters not only play an important role in the exchange of ideas and cultural heritage, but also form a unique plastic arts. Although the conscious development of calligraphy art did not begin until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the production of calligraphy art and Chinese characters was almost synchronous. Oracle Bone Inscriptions and bronze inscriptions in the middle and late Shang Dynasty (from about 14 BC to1century BC) are recognized by academic circles as the earliest ancient writing materials in China. From the perspective of calligraphy, these ancient characters have shown the characteristics of graceful lines, symmetry, composition and style. Calligraphy shows the aesthetic feeling and artistic expression of Chinese characters through the use of pen and ink and artistic creation, and has become an indispensable part of China traditional culture.