Chaoshan culture is a diverse, unique and dynamic coastal culture, which combines Cantonese cuisine, traditional music, opera art and profound business traditions.

I. introduction of Chaoshan culture

Chaoshan culture is the root of Chaoshan people at home and abroad, and it is in Chaoshan area of Guangdong (Chaoshan area recognized by Chaoshan people at home and abroad refers to eight cities: namely, today's three-level cities of Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang in Guangdong, and Fengshun County in Meizhou, which also includes Shanwei in a broad sense). Chaoshan people living in this area are a branch of the Han nationality with a unique cultural outlook.

We call the culture created by Chaoshan people Chaoshan culture. Chaoshan culture has a long history and unique features, and the Shantang in Chaoshan area is a model of folk charity in China.

Second, the history of Chaoshan

The Chaoshan area is narrow and densely populated, and there is a great contradiction between population, resources and environment. The fierce competitive environment has cultivated the creative, pioneering and adventurous spirit of Chaoshan people. Many people have gone abroad to make a living, formed a social atmosphere, intensively cultivated agriculture, meticulously crafted handicrafts, and are very careful in business. They are well-known at home and abroad and are known as Jews in China.

after the Qin and Han dynasties, Chinese culture expanded to Lingdong. During the Jin and Tang Dynasties, the influence of the mainstream culture in the Central Plains gradually expanded. It was an important event in this period that Chen Yuanguang pacified the spring tide and made chaos, and Han Yu was appointed as the secretariat of Chaozhou.

during the song and yuan dynasties, a large number of immigrants entered the tide, and Fujian culture came to the north, which made the Chaoshan area fully developed, which was an important link in the formation of Chaoshan culture. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Chaoshan folk culture with distinctive characteristics was finally formed.

Chaoshan's cultural specialty

1. Chaoshan congou

Chaoshan congou is a complete form of tea ceremony that integrates spirit, etiquette, brewing skills, tea inspection and quality evaluation. It is not only a tea art, but also a folk custom, and it is a symbol of "hipsters are elegant and have superb actions".

2. China Porcelain Capital

China Porcelain Capital refers to Chaozhou, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong, which is located in the east of Guangdong and borders Fujian Province in the east. Chaozhou is the cultural center of eastern Guangdong, and is known as "Zou Lu on the seashore" and "a famous country in the mountains and seas".

the city's honors include: national famous historical and cultural city, hometown of Chinese Red Army tea, excellent tourist city of China, porcelain capital of China, national pilot city of intellectual property rights, national garden city, famous wedding dress and evening dress city of China, national characteristic industrial base of daily-use ceramics, and famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China.

China is the hometown of Chaozhou cuisine, China is the hometown of stainless steel products, the national key arts and crafts city, China is the hometown of national folk arts, China is the capital of arts and crafts, China is the ceramic export base, and China is the hometown of daily-use ceramics export.

3. Chaozhou Opera

Chaozhou Opera is one of the four major operas in Guangdong, which is called "Flowers of the South" and has a history of more than 431 years. Combined with local folk art, such as Chaoshan music, it forms its own unique artistic form and style, with strong folk color.