Culture Fujian

because of mountainous nature , numerous waves of migration central china in course of history, fujian 1 of linguistically diverse places in han chinese areas of china. local dialects can become unintelligible within 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). reflected in expression if drive 5 miles in fujian culture changes, , if drive ten miles, language . varieties spoken in fujian assigned broad min category. classifications, such of li fang-kuei in 1937 , yuan jiahua in 1960, divided min northern , southern subgroups. more recent classifications subdivide min into

southern min, including amoy dialect , taiwanese
pu-xian, spoken in central coastal areas
eastern min (the former northern group), including fuzhou dialect
northern min, spoken in inland northern areas
central min, spoken in west of province
shao-jiang, spoken in northwest

(the seventh subdivision of min, qiong wen, not spoken in fujian.) hakka, subdivision of spoken chinese, spoken around longyan hakka people live there.

as true of other provinces, official language in fujian mandarin, used communication between people of different localities, although native fujian peoples still converse in native languages , dialects respectively.

several regions of fujian have own form of chinese opera. min opera popular around fuzhou; gaojiaxi around jinjiang , quanzhou; xiangju around zhangzhou; fujian nanqu throughout south, , puxianxi around putian , xianyou county.

kompyang (房村光饼) sold on streets of fujian cities

fujian cuisine, emphasis on seafood, 1 of 8 great traditions of chinese cuisine. composed of traditions various regions, including fuzhou cuisine , min nan cuisine. prestigious dish fotiaoqiang (literally buddha jumps on wall ), complex dish making use of many ingredients, including shark fin, sea cucumber, abalone , shaoxing wine (a type of chinese alcoholic beverage).

many well-known teas originate fujian, including oolong, wuyi yancha, lapsang souchong , fuzhou jasmine tea. indeed, tea processing techniques 3 major classes tea, namely, oolong, white tea , black tea developed in province. fujian tea ceremony elaborate way of preparing , serving tea. in fact, english word tea borrowed hokkien of min nan languages. (mandarin , cantonese pronounce word chá.)

fuzhou bodiless lacquer ware, noted type of lacquer ware, noted using body of clay and/or plaster form shape; body later removed. fuzhou known shoushan stone carvings.