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Customs in Jiangsu

1. Jiangsu traditional festival culture is rich in distinctive regional characteristics. Suzhou Dragon Boat Festival custom, Nanjing Qinhuai Lantern Festival and Jiangyan Qintong Boat Festival represent China traditional festivals, such as Dragon Boat Festival, Lantern Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day, and are listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list. Chinese Valentine's Day in Taicang, Lantern Festival in Jintan Pomelo Mountain and Butterfly Watching Festival in Yixing are listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list.

2. The typical traditional production, commerce, daily consumption and etiquette customs in Jiangsu are Yangzhou's "Three Knives" (kitchen knife, haircut knife and pedicure knife, respectively referring to catering, hairdressing and bathing customs), Haizhou Bay fishing customs and Hongze Lake fisherman's wedding customs, which are listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list.

3. People in southern Jiangsu attach importance to industry and commerce, reeling silk and weaving, and are ingenious. It is also a food folk custom, and people in southern Jiangsu have a sweet taste and love tea; Su Beiren's taste is spicy and he likes drinking.

4. It is also an entertainment custom. Jiangnan pays attention to appreciation and entertainment, while Jiangbei pays attention to both appreciation and entertainment. At the same time, it also pays attention to utilitarianism: clay figurines in Huishan, Wuxi, and clay figurines in Huqiu, Suzhou are lifelike art treasures, while dough sculptures in Yancheng and Hai 'an in Jiangbei and sugar sculptures in Dongtai are both ornamental and edible.

5. The lanterns in the south of the Yangtze River are exquisite and colorful during the Lantern Festival. The abundant lanterns in Xuzhou and Lianyungang can not only be used for lighting and viewing, but also be a traditional food for young people to keep fit on the second day of the second lunar month.

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1. In terms of folk culture, Jiangsu is located in the eastern part of the customs and cultural circle in the Yangtze River basin, influenced by the simple Confucian style in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in the north, influenced by the magical and magnificent Chu customs in the west, and mixed with the warm and complicated Baiyue folk customs in the south, showing the distinctive characteristics of east-west blending and compatibility between the north and the south.

2. Jiangsu's customs of production, life, age, etiquette and belief are similar to those of Han people all over the country.

Extended information: What are the customs of China Net-Jiangsu?