Chinese culture is one of the world's oldest cultures.

The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region ineastern Asia with customs and traditions varying greatly between provinces, cities, and even towns. Important components of Chinese culture include literature, music, visual arts, martial arts, cuisine, religion etc. raditional Chinese Culture covers large geographical territories, where each region is usually divided into distinct sub-cultures. Each region is often represented by three ancestral items. For example Guangdong is represented [4][5] by chenpi, aged ginger and hay. Others include ancient cities like Lin'an (Hangzhou), which include tea [6] leaf, bamboo shoot trunkand hickory nut. Such distinctions give rise to the old Chinese proverb: ",/," (Sh l btng fng, bi l btng s), literally "the wind varies within ten li, customs vary within a hundred

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