Surname · Name · Nickname (Chinese Naming Customs)

Author: Wang Zeshu
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Chinese Folk Culture Series, searching through ancient books, gazetteers, and local histories, collecting folk customs materials from various ethnic groups, conducting scientific research, revealing the "living fossils" and "living ancient" cultures on the land of China, showcasing traditional customs, engaging social etiquette, long-standing family customs, bizarre official customs, sensational underworld customs, deeply ingrained habitual rules, diverse commercial customs, quaint transportation customs, and varied traveling folk customs, presenting a grand panorama, truly a treasure trove for readers seeking folk culture knowledge. The Chinese Folk Culture Series, searching through ancient books, gazetteers, and local histories, collecting folk customs materials from various ethnic groups, conducting scientific research, revealing the "living fossils" and "living ancient" cultures on the land of China, showcasing traditional customs, engaging social etiquette, long-standing family customs, bizarre official customs, sensational underworld customs, deeply ingrained habitual rules, diverse commercial customs, quaint transportation customs, and varied traveling folk customs, presenting a grand panorama, truly a treasure trove for readers seeking folk culture knowledge. "Different winds in five miles, different customs in ten miles." China has a long history, vast territory, and numerous ethnic groups. Each region and ethnic group has unique customs, forming a magnificent spectacle. Regarding Chinese folk culture, there were no specialized books in ancient times, only occasional mentions in gazetteers and ancient writings. Especially for the folk customs of ethnic minorities, most have not been recorded. However, ancient books are extensive, not everyone can read them all; with so many ethnic groups, not everyone can conduct field research. Yet, understanding Chinese folk culture is very important, whether it is for social standing, personal conduct, and achieving life goals, or for familiarizing with national conditions and public sentiments, promoting cultural change, and building socialist spiritual civilization.