To put it another way, Dr. Sun Yat-sen summed up four most representative national quintessences: Chinese Peking Opera, China Chinese Painting, China Medicine and China Cuisine.
Chinese Martial Arts
Wushu is a traditional fighting skill, which is practiced for many reasons. Usually used for self-defense, military and law enforcement, it is listed as China's intangible cultural heritage.
traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine originated in ancient China and developed for thousands of years. Traditional Chinese medicine uses herbs and various ideological and physical practices, such as acupuncture and Tai Chi, to treat or prevent health problems. In the United States, Chinese medicine is mainly regarded as a way of health care.
Traditional Chinese medicine has many different medical skills, including acupuncture (burning a herb on the skin and applying it to acupoints), Chinese medicine, dietotherapy, Tai Chi and Qigong (combining specific movements or postures, coordinating breathing and mental concentration).
Beijing opera
Peking Opera is one of the four quintessences of China. As the largest form of opera in China, it is called "Oriental Opera". China has a history of 160 years, and has created many "firsts" in China's plays with rich repertoires, artists, troupes and audiences.
calligraphy
Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing, which is expressed by writing brush or other writing tools. Calligraphy is defined as "an expressive, harmonious and skilled artistic expression".
Extended data
One view is that Dr. Sun Yat-sen summed up four most representative national quintessences: Chinese Peking Opera, China Chinese Painting, China Medicine and China Cuisine.
Chinese cuisine: The general name for the dishes of various regions and nationalities in China. It has the characteristics of long history, exquisite craftsmanship, rich categories, numerous schools and unique style. It is the crystallization of thousands of years' development of China cuisine and enjoys a high reputation in the world.
China's eight major cuisines: Guangdong cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Anhui cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Fujian cuisine and Shandong cuisine. China's festival food culture: jiaozi in the Spring Festival, glutinous rice balls in the Lantern Festival, zongzi in the Dragon Boat Festival, moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival and so on.
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