Fuzhou is a city under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Province (prefecture level), located in the east of Jiangxi Province. The administrative area is about 222 kilometers long from north to south and about 169 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 188 16.92 square kilometers, accounting for 1 1.27% of the total area of the province. Fuzhou governs 2 districts and 9 counties, with a total area of 188 17 square kilometers and a total population of 4 million 20 16. Gan dialect is commonly used.
Linchuan culture is a regional culture created by Jiangyou people in Fuzhou. It is also an important pillar of Jiangyou culture. Linchuan culture takes Linchuan ancient ruling genus as the core, covering more than ten counties and districts in Fuzhou today. It originated in Qin and Han Dynasties, flourished in Song Dynasty and continued in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Its humanities, customs, philosophy, education, literature, art, science, technology, medicine, scholarship, religion, folklore, sports, language, architecture, diet and so on are all combined in a directional way; Radiation Shaowu, Nanling, Luling, Hongdu and some territories of Zhejiang, Anhui and Oumin.
Fuzhou Tea-picking Opera, Triangle Class, Meng Opera, Nuo Dance, Thousand Dances, Haiyan Opera, Dragon Lantern on Bench, Water Dragon Lantern, Tiger Lantern, Lion Lantern and Happy Lantern are all artistic forms of Linchuan culture. Four famous dishes, such as fried lotus root with whitebait, braised tripe, water tofu and wheat-flavored chicken tofu, as well as Linchuan distillery, Anshi brand vegetable stalk, Sanqiao potato vermicelli, Louhu rice noodle, Linchuan Ge Fen, Linchuan Xiabu, Fuzhou watermelon, green mud orange, Songhu persimmon, Qiligang ginger and Rongshan Juncus are all representative works of Linchuan food culture and farming culture.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia, Fuzhou