What are the top ten quintessences of China? Why is calligraphy ranked first?

China's top ten national treasures are calligraphy, martial arts, Chinese medicine, Peking Opera, Hanfu and silk, China tea, China porcelain, China Weiqi, paper-cutting and embroidery. I think calligraphy ranks first among the top ten national quintessence because it has a long history, and China is the only country that regards ancient Chinese characters as art.

China's writing appeared more than 5000 years ago. After thousands of years of evolution, they have finally become modern Chinese characters, following our daily life. It can be said that Chinese characters have completely witnessed the development of China history and are the reappearance of China culture. Chinese characters were originally spread in the form of pictures, and then gradually developed into Oracle Bone Inscriptions, inscriptions on bronze, seal script, official script, regular script, running script and cursive script. Until modern times, Chinese characters have become an indispensable part of our daily life. I think this is also the reason why calligraphy ranks first among the top ten national quintessence in China.

China Wushu also has a long history. The origin of Wushu is the accumulation of people's labor process and the crystallization of working people's wisdom. Therefore, in modern times, China Wushu is widely welcomed by the public and even spread abroad. Chinese medicine is also developed from the working people. At present, Chinese medicine has a great influence on medicine both at home and abroad. As China people, we should deeply understand the significance of TCM. As the first of the five major dramas in China, Peking Opera is an important and effective means to spread the traditional culture of China.

Besides these quintessences, Hanfu Silk, China Tea, China Porcelain, China Go, paper-cutting and embroidery are all manifestations of China's excellent traditional culture. Hanfu is a traditional costume in China, tea is the national drink of the Chinese nation, porcelain is a symbol of ancient civilization in China, Go is an ancient intellectual game in China, and paper-cutting and embroidery are traditional folk arts in China. No matter which of these ten national quintessences is, it is the carrier of China culture and the treasure of China traditional culture, which can not only reflect the wisdom of China people, but also show the spirit of China people.