Regional Culture and Chinese Literature: A Case Study of Huizhou Culture

Abstract

Examining Huizhou culture provides a deeper understanding of the relationship between regional culture and ancient Chinese literature. The concept of “regional culture” primarily refers to the sum of various cultural elements, including ideas and local customs, that form within a specific geographical space and accumulate over time, possessing unique characteristics. Based on this, several key issues regarding the relationship between regional culture and literature should be clarified: first, the isomorphic relationship between regional culture and literature; second, cultural downward diffusion and grassroots literary creation; third, economic support and cultural context; and fourth, elite consciousness and local perspectives. These issues pertain not only to the relationship between regional culture and literature but also involve the expansion of literary research spaces and the understanding of the landscape of literary history.

Keywords

regional culture / Chinese literature / research space

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