Zhongyuan culture

Zhongyuan culture (中原文化) refers to the culture of Zhongyuan, the "Central Plains" of China; centered in much of Henan province and parts of nearby provinces like Shandong, Shanxi, Hebei and Shaanxi. It is widely held to be one of the main cradles of modern Chinese civilization. Historically, the region has spent much of the past two millennia being the political core of successive Chinese dynasties, resulting in it having significant cultural influences across the entire East Asia. It is also constantly evolving and changing throughout history.[1][2]

Origin
Main articles: Peiligang culture, Yangshao culture, Longshan culture, and Erlitou culture

Language
Main article: Central Plains Mandarin
Main article: Chinese characters

Literature
Main article: Chinese literature

Cuisine
Main article: Henan cuisine

Science and inventions
Main article: Four Great Inventions

Philosophy and religions
Main article: Confucianism
Main article: Taoism
Main article: Mohism
Main article: Mahayana Buddhism

Performing arts
Main article: Yu opera
Main article: Music of Henan

Visual arts
Main article: Yaozhou ware
Main article: Jun ware

Martial arts
Main article: Shaolin Monastery
Main article: Shaolin Kung Fu
Main article: Chen-style t'ai chi ch'uan

See also

References
  1. 藝術與建築索引典—中原文化
  2. 中原文化與中華民族精神建設


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