Chariots, rafts, and sedan chairs: Traditional Chinese transportation customs

Author: Huang Hongjun
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: "Different customs in five thousand miles, different customs in ten miles." China has a long history, vast territory, and numerous ethnic groups. The customs of different regions and ethnic groups are diverse and spectacular. Regarding Chinese folk customs, there were no specialized records in ancient times, only occasional mentions in local gazettes and the works of ancient scholars. Especially for the folk customs of ethnic minorities, most were not recorded. However, ancient texts are extensive, not everyone can read them all; with so many ethnic groups, not everyone can conduct field research. Understanding Chinese folk customs is very important, whether it is for small things like social integration, interpersonal relationships, and achieving life goals, or for larger matters like familiarizing with the national conditions and people's sentiments, promoting cultural change, and building a socialist spiritual civilization.