Pattern of the Golden Sun Bird discovered at Jinsha site, believed to be a totem of the ancient Shu people.

Ba–Shu culture (Chinese: 巴蜀文化; pinyin: Bāshǔ wénhuà; Wade–Giles: Pa-Shu wên-hua), sometimes also named Chongqing–Sichuan culture, refers to the culture of Sichuan province and Chongqing city, China and the surrounding areas, including parts of the neighboring provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, since the Han Chinese subgroups in these two provinces also primarily speak Southwestern Mandarin nowadays. It has a long history of over 3000 years, claimed to be one of the cradles of modern Chinese civilization.^[1][2][3]

Ancient writing system

Traditional language

Architecture

A Taoist temple at Huanglong.

Visual arts

"Five stars rising in the East" armband, a 3rd-century Sichuan brocade armband.

A bronze altar unearthed at Sanxingdui, dating back to the ancient kingdom of Shu

Performing arts

Clothing

Food culture

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  Mapo tofu
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  Bon bon chicken
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  Tea-smoked duck

Others

• Religious sites in Sichuan
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  A pavilion of the Taoist Shangqing Temple in Mount Qingcheng, Chengdu.
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  Golden Temple of Mount Emei of the Chinese Buddhist tradition.
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  Statues of buddhas at a Litang monastery of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
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  Baba Mosque, a Sichuanese Sufi mosque in Langzhong.
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  St John's Cathedral, Langzhong (Anglican).
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  Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Chengdu (Roman Catholic).
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  St. Joseph's Cathedral, Chongqing (Roman Catholic).

See also

• Sichuanese people
• Culture of Gansu
• Culture of Qinghai
• Culture of Yunnan
• Tibetan culture

External links

• The Center for Bashu Cultural Studies of Sichuan Normal University (English website)

References