Farming culture is the main body of Jiangxi folk culture. Jiangxi has unique agricultural natural conditions. Farming is relatively developed, landform types are rich and diverse, and light and heat resources are abundant, which is basically the same period. Suitable for the all-round development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and by-fishing. The climate is warm and humid, with four distinct seasons. It is characterized by continuous rainy spring, hot and dry summer, crisp autumn air and frequent cold current in winter.
Jiangxi folk custom belongs to the folk culture circle of the Yangtze River Valley, which has most characteristics of the Yangtze River Cultural Valley, such as romance, enthusiasm, flexibility, solemnity and simplicity, but at the same time it has its own unique characteristics due to the geographical environment. In ancient times, the traffic was inconvenient and there was little communication with the outside world, so it was closed to a certain extent, which made Jiangxi's folk customs colorful, interesting communication etiquette, long-standing marriage customs, long-standing family customs and various business customs.
At the same time, Jiangxi is located in the land of Wu Tou Chu Wei in ancient geography, and is compatible with Wu Yue culture, Xiang Chu culture and folk culture in surrounding areas in folk culture, so the folk culture of Jiangxi is diverse and comprehensive. Jiangxi folk culture is extremely rich and colorful. Among the ethnic minorities, the She nationality lives in compact communities, mainly distributed in Taiyuan She nationality township and Zhangping She nationality township in Guixi, as well as more than 30 She nationality villages in cities and counties such as Yongfeng and Lean. Yao people live in compact communities, while other ethnic minorities live in scattered communities.
Jiangxi is geographically adjacent to wuyue and Jingchu. Due to the pre-Qin war and other factors, Jiangxi has been "mixed" with these places. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Central Plains culture entered Jiangxi, and the Wuyue culture continued to spread to Jiangxi and was "deposited" here. Some have become basically fixed forms of folk culture, while others have changed and produced new connotations on the original forms.
Jiangxi folk culture not only inherited the heritage of Wuyue culture, but also merged with Wu Chu, Central Plains and religious culture, and gradually produced a folk cultural activity with distinctive local characteristics, which is closely related to local productive labor and social life.
A typical example is Nanfeng Nuo Dance, which is known as "the living fossil of primitive culture in China". Jingdezhen porcelain is known as the "Millennium porcelain capital" and is famous overseas for its "white as jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper and loud as a whistle". Ganzhou geomantic theory and Jiangxi geomantic school are one of the two major geomantic schools in the history of China. Gannan Hakka Style Gannan is the birthplace of Hakka in China, and is known as "Hakka Shakes Blue". Fishermen's customs in Poyang Lake, fireworks in Yichun and Pingxiang, black foam in Wuyuan, inkstone in Wei Long and folk songs in Xingguo are also famous.
The long history is endless. The industrious and intelligent Jiangxi people have created rich and colorful local folk customs. Jiangxi has a long history, many nationalities and rich folk resources.
Such as serial tattoos, hanging coffins and totem worship; She nationality is the only ethnic minority in Jiangxi province. The myths and legends of Pan Hu and the related totem etiquette, totem symbols and totem taboos in Pan Hu typically reflect the characteristics of totem culture of She nationality. Hakka is a branch of Han nationality. Due to the war and other factors, their family moved south and went through hardships. Although they have adapted to the new land, they do not forget their origins, attach importance to tradition and respect their ancestors.
From the summary of the composition of Jiangxi folk culture, we have a preliminary understanding of its "vertical" history and "horizontal" level, that is, Jiangxi folk culture not only has a long history and a long history, but also presents the characteristics of multiple coexistence and unique characteristics. Folk cultural activities with local characteristics, in many villages in Jiangxi, all inherit the forms of folk cultural activities that only exist within their scope. The rich cultural heritage of these local characteristics is also a very valuable asset in Jiangxi folk culture.