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| The Bayu culture is one of the most distinctive cultures at the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It is a regional culture initially developed by the Ba people.Having lived around dangerous mountains and rivers for a long time, the Ba people have grown very strong, brave, and willful. In Chongqing, for instance, men are zealous and persistent, and women are mild but independent. More |
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As one of the representatives of Bayu culture, Sichuan opera has outstanding plays, variable melodies and excellent acting arts. |
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| The boats traveling in the river in the old society were mostly pulled by manpower and required anywhere from ten to 100 people or more. The workers developed a song to unite them under a single rhythm while they pulled. |
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| Chongqing has always been the water transportation hub at the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Inter-mingling the city culture of Shuzhong (middle of Sichuan), the southwest China, and even the whole Yangtze River area, the dock culture has been cultivated based on the unique local culture of Chongqing. |
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With the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945), on October, 1938, the Japanese army occupied Guangzhou and Wuhan. Then, the government of the Kuomintang (KMT) party withdrew to Chongqing from Nanjing, and made Chongqing the temporary wartime capital. As a result, Chongqing became the political, military, economic, and diplomatic center of China at that time. |
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| Huangjueping Graffiti Street |
| Huangjueping Graffiti Street,the largest of its kind in China and even across... |
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| Works by Zhu Xuanxian |
| A prominent master of traditional Chinese paintings and woodcut paintings |
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| Works by Zhang Qikai |
| a professor of the oil painting department with Sichuan Education Institute (... |
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| Works by Wang Shifu |
| A member of Chongqing Calligrapher Association at present |
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