China's national quintessence, as its name implies, refers to the essence of China's inherent culture, which originated entirely from China. It is the most representative and unique cultural heritage in China's traditional culture and has been welcomed by people for many times.
There are many national quintessences in China, among which Chinese Peking Opera, China Wushu, China Calligraphy and China Medicine, which are well-known at home and abroad, are called the four national quintessences of China by the world.
China Wushu has a long history, which can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It has an extremely broad mass base and is a valuable cultural heritage accumulated and enriched by the working people in China in the long-term social practice. It is one of the outstanding cultural heritages of China people.
Three national quintessences:
1, Chinese Peking Opera: Peking Opera, also known as Pingju and Peking Opera, is one of the quintessence of China and the most influential opera in China. Beijing opera has a set of standardized artistic expressions in literature, performance, music, stage art and other aspects. The aria of Beijing Opera is a plate variation, with Huang Er and Xipi as the main vocals. Beijing opera accompaniment can be divided into two categories: piano field and martial arts field. Huqin is the main musical instrument in the field of literature, and drum board is the main musical instrument in the field of martial arts.
2. Chinese painting: Chinese painting, referred to as "Chinese painting". Chinese painting is a traditional form of painting in China, which uses brush strokes dipped in water, ink and color on silk or paper. Tools and materials include brush, ink, Chinese painting pigments, rice paper, silk and so on. Themes can be divided into figures, landscapes, flowers and birds. From the perspective of art history, the capitals before the Republic of China were collectively called ancient paintings. Traditional Chinese painting has no clear name in ancient times, and it is generally called Danqing, which has its own system in the world art field. One of the four arts of piano, chess and calligraphy.
3. Traditional Chinese Medicine: The theory of traditional Chinese medicine comes from the summary of medical experience and China's ancient thought of Yin-Yang and Five Elements. Its contents include the theory of essence and qi, the theory of yin and yang and five elements, qi and blood, body fluid, viscera and meridians, constitution, etiology and pathogenesis, treatment principles, health preservation and so on.