Editing Fujian (section)

== Culture ==
{{main|Hokkien culture}}
[[File:Wuyishan_Chengcun_2012.08.24_09-06-40.jpg|thumb|Ancient temple in Fujian]]
[[File:GuanBingG.JPG|thumb|[[Kompyang]] (房村光餅) sold on the streets of Fujian cities]]
Because of its mountainous nature and waves of migration from central China and assimilation of numerous foreign ethnic groups such as maritime traders in the course of history, Fujian is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse places in China. Local dialects can become unintelligible within {{convert|10|km}}, and the regional cultures and ethnic composition can be completely different from each other as well. This is reflected in the expression that "if you drive five miles in Fujian the culture changes, and if you drive ten miles, the language does".<ref name="NYTDialects">French, Howard W. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/international/asia/10chinese.html Uniting China to Speak Mandarin, the One Official Language: Easier Said Than Done] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429192252/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/international/asia/10chinese.html |date=April 29, 2015 }}." ''[[The New York Times]]''. July 10, 2005. Retrieved June 13, 2008.</ref> Most varieties spoken in Fujian are assigned to a broad [[Min Chinese|Min]] category. Recent classifications subdivide Min into<ref>{{cite book| surname = Kurpaska | given = Maria | title = Chinese Language(s): A Look Through the Prism of "The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects" | publisher = [[Walter de Gruyter]] | year = 2010 | isbn = 978-3-11-021914-2 | pages = 49, 52, 71 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title = Chinese | given = Jerry | surname = Norman | author-link = Jerry Norman (sinologist) | location = Cambridge | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 1988 | isbn = 978-0-521-29653-3 | page = 233}}</ref>
* [[Eastern Min]] (the former Northern group), including the [[Fuzhou dialect]]
* [[Northern Min]], spoken in inland northern areas
* [[Pu-Xian Min|Pu-Xian]], spoken in central coastal areas
* [[Central Min]], spoken in the west of the province
* [[Shao-Jiang Min|Shao-Jiang]], spoken in the northwest
* [[Southern Min]], including the [[Amoy dialect]] and [[Taiwanese Hokkien|Taiwanese]]
The seventh subdivision of Min, [[Qiong Wen]], is not spoken in Fujian. [[Hakka Chinese|Hakka]], another subdivision of spoken Chinese, is spoken around [[Longyan]] by the [[Hakka people]] who live there.

As is true of other provinces, the official language in Fujian is [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]], which is used for communication between people of different localities,<ref name="NYTDialects"/> although native Fujian peoples still converse in their native languages and dialects respectively.

Several regions of Fujian have their own form of [[Chinese opera]]. [[Min opera]] is popular around [[Fuzhou]]; [[Gaojiaxi]] around [[Jinjiang City|Jinjiang]] and [[Quanzhou]]; [[Xiangju (Fujian)|Xiangju]] around [[Zhangzhou]]; [[Fujian Nanqu]] throughout the south, and [[Puxianxi]] around [[Putian]] and [[Xianyou County]].

[[Fujian cuisine]], with an emphasis on [[seafood]], is one of the eight great traditions of [[Chinese cuisine]]. It is composed of traditions from various regions, including [[Fuzhou cuisine]] and [[Min Nan cuisine]]. The most prestigious dish is Fotiaoqiang (literally "[[Buddha jumps over the wall]]"), a complex dish making use of many ingredients, including [[shark]] [[fin]], [[sea cucumber (food)|sea cucumber]], [[abalone]] and [[Shaoxing wine]] (a type of [[Chinese alcoholic beverage]]).

Many well-known [[tea]]s originate from Fujian, including [[oolong]], [[Wuyi Yancha]], [[Lapsang souchong]] and [[Fuzhou jasmine tea]]. Indeed, the [[tea processing]] techniques for three major classes of tea, namely, oolong, [[white tea]], and [[black tea]] were all developed in the province. [[Fujian tea ceremony]] is an elaborate way of preparing and serving tea. The English word "tea" is borrowed from Hokkien. [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]] and [[Standard Cantonese|Cantonese]] pronounce the word ''chá''.

[[Nanguan music|Nanyin]] is a popular form of [[music of Fujian]].

[[Fuzhou bodiless lacquer ware]], a noted type of [[lacquer ware]], is noted for using a body of [[clay]] and/or [[plaster]] to form its shape; the body later removed. [[Fuzhou]] is also known for [[Shoushan stone carvings]].