Southern Min culture

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Han Chinese culture intangible cultural heritage regional culture

Southern Min culture is a regional Han Chinese cultural tradition from southern Fujian and nearby areas, characterized by its distinct Minnan language, customs, cuisine, and maritime mercantile heritage that have strongly shaped communities in Southeast China and overseas Chinese societies.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Southern Fujian culture	1

Statements (90)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Han Chinese culture ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ regional culture ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage	Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnan NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Min NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwanese Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ
cuisine	Fujian cuisine ⓘ Minnan cuisine NERFINISHED ⓘ
cuisineFeature	light and umami flavors ⓘ seafood emphasis ⓘ soups and broths ⓘ use of red yeast rice ⓘ
diasporaCommunity	Chinese community in Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese community in Medan ⓘ Chinese community in Penang ⓘ Chinese community in Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Hokkien diaspora in Southeast Asia ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Han Chinese ⓘ
festival	Dragon Boat Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Lantern Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazu pilgrimage NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid-Autumn Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Qingming Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	clan-based social organization ⓘ distinct regional identity ⓘ emphasis on entrepreneurship ⓘ mercantile heritage ⓘ overseas migration tradition ⓘ rich ritual life ⓘ strong lineage worship ⓘ strong maritime tradition ⓘ temple-centered community life ⓘ
historicalRole	center of maritime trade in late imperial China ⓘ major source of overseas Chinese migration ⓘ
importantDeity	Chenghuangshen NERFINISHED ⓘ Guanyin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazu NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantInstitution	ancestral hall ⓘ clan association ⓘ merchant guild ⓘ
influencedRegion	Chaoshan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ overseas Chinese communities ⓘ
notableDish	Buddha Jumps Over the Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ braised pork rice ⓘ fish ball soup ⓘ oyster omelette ⓘ
performingArt	Gaojia opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Liyuan opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanyin NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwanese opera NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRegion	Minnan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Quanzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiamen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhangzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Fujian NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedCulture	Cantonese culture ⓘ Hakka culture ⓘ Teochew culture ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Chinese folk religion ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
ritual	ancestor worship ⓘ processions with palanquins ⓘ spirit medium rituals ⓘ temple fairs ⓘ
romanization	Pe̍h-ōe-jī NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture	ancestral halls ⓘ red-brick courtyard houses ⓘ swallowtail roof houses ⓘ
traditionalCraft	ceramics ⓘ deity statue carving ⓘ stone carving ⓘ temple decoration ⓘ wood carving ⓘ
traditionalMusic	Beiguan music NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanguan music NERFINISHED ⓘ
value	clan solidarity ⓘ commercial acumen ⓘ education ⓘ filial piety ⓘ thrift ⓘ
writingSystem	Chinese characters ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chaoshan culture → influencedBy → Southern Min culture ⓘ

Quemoy → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Southern Min culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Fujian culture