About Huangshan
The Culture of Huangshan
The Hui (short for Anhui) culture is rich and profound in content. It's one of China's three regional cultures, namely Tibetology, the study of Dunhuag and the study of Anhui, covering such fields as philosophy, classics, history, medicine, science and arts.
In the old days, Huizhou has long been crowned as a place where brilliant government officials and excellent businessmen stood out one after another regardless of its unfavorable location and limited land. When incessant wars came one after another in the central plain, it became a place where militarists and strategists showcased their abilities. It's both an ideal place to stay away from wars in troubled times and a blessed land for fostering talents. Hence, talents of all conceivable kinds stood out in history. For instance, Bi Sheng who created typography, Zhu Xi who developed Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, Xu Guo who was a senior stateman of three rulers in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and a minister of defense in the Qing Dynasty; salt dealer Bao Shufang who was as rich as a country, famous dramatist Wang Dao Kun, medical scientist Wang Ang, excellent ink-stone maker Li Yan, Jian Jiang who established Xin'an School of Painting, philosopher Dai Zhen, financier Wang Maoyin (the first Chinese referred in On Capital by Karl Marx), modern educationalist and scholar Tao Xingzhi, Hushi, engineer Zhen Tianyou, Zheng Fuguang, secretary-general of Sun Yat-sen government and modern calligrapher Xu Qian are all from Huizhou.
Meanwhile, the flourishing Hui business culture gave rise to such artistic schools as Xin'an New-Confucianism, Xin'an medical science, Xin'an painting school, Hui-style bonsai, Hui ink-stone, Hui architecture style, Hui carving style, Hui sculpting style, Hui drama and Hui cuisine with local characteristics.
Today, the old bridges, pagodas, pavilions, temples, memorial arches dotted in the land of Huangshan form a large natural museum.
Huangmen Opera Making Technique of Hui Ink Xuan Paper Making Wuhu Iron Picture Making She Ink-stone Making Wanna Compass Making
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