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China's "fish culture"

In China, since ancient times, "fish culture" has been manifested in people's diet, customs, art and other aspects. It reflects the catering culture of fish while showing various raw and cooked foods; It is manifested in various fish sacrifices and fish beliefs, and at the same time, it has evolved the custom culture of fish; It shows the artistic culture of fish while showing various pictures and shapes.

(1) Fish catering culture

While making and tasting all kinds of fresh fish, human beings have created a rich catering culture. This kind of food culture actually has the connotation culture of food itself and the connotation culture it brings to people. For example, the foreign culture of eating raw fish fresh reflects one's courage, courage, temperament and aesthetic emotion. Carp, herring and mandarin fish in freshwater lakes are all good raw materials for sashimi. Enjoy sashimi, the ancients have accumulated a lot of experience. For example, Li Shizhen, a master of medicine in the Ming Dynasty, said in Compendium of Materia Medica: "All fresh fish are washed and bloody, and they are eaten with garlic, leek, ginger, vinegar and salt."

(2) Customs and culture of fish

Since ancient times, people have interpreted the meaning of fish in the following three ways: First, they all regard fish as a symbol of "living", and the concept of "being smart and flexible" in eating more fish is very common; Second, fish have a large number of eggs and a high reproductive rate. Eating more fish means "more children and more happiness" and "prosperous people"; Third, "fish" and "Yu" are homonyms. "More than auspicious" and "more than annual" can be written as "fish in auspicious" and "fish every year", all of which have the meaning of celebrating prosperity and wishing happiness.

according to this culture, the custom of "fish sacrifice" in China's coastal areas can be transplanted to organize a "fish sacrifice" ceremony. At the same time, in the media, with the theme of "many children are blessed" and "fish every year", cultural hype is carried out to attract tourists to participate.

(3) the artistic culture of fish

Fish is an aquatic animal, and the first thing it gives to human beings is the beauty of form. Big eyes, round mouth, strong body with clear markings and scales, can show off golden light in the sun, which is the image of fish in people's minds. It is precisely because of these specific beauty that fish has always been loved and praised by people. From fish figure bricks, fish-shaped tiles, fish back keel, fish-patterned steel, fish bone structure design, fish-shaped buildings, etc., all refer to the natural shape of fish; From fish-shaped bamboo wares, fish-shaped wood carvings, fish-shaped glass carvings, fish-shaped stainless steel components, fish-shaped sculptures, etc., all have the artistic form of fish; From folk dancing in fish clothes, cutting fish paper and hanging fish lanterns, to fish decoration on modern stage, all of them have strong fish culture color.