Jiujiang Culture

Jiujiang is a melting pot where Chinese culture and Western culture integrate. There are a lot of traditional cultures in Jiujiang, like Chinese folk music, traditional fine art, traditional operas, etc. Guling Town, however, presents western cultures. In this town, all buildings are western style.

Language

There are 3 languages in Jiujiang, namely Jianghuai mandarin, Hakka Chinese and Gan Chinese.

Opera

Jiujiang tea-picking Opera (九江采茶戏) is one of the traditional operas of China. It comes into being from the middle of Qing Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty. It originates from tea-growers’ life. More significantly, it has a lot of varieties.

China Traditional Villages in Jiujiang

There a lot of traditional villages in Jiujiang. Here are some of them as the following.

• Heshe Village in Sushan Township, Duchang County, Jiujiang
• Zhuangqianpan Village in Liusi Town, Hukou County, Jiujiang
• Langling Village in Haoshan Township, Pengze County, Jiiujiang
• Zhusha Village in Huangao Township, XiushBozhu Natural Village in Lingxie Village, Huangsha Town, Xiushui County, Jiujiang
• Neishibei Natural Village in Gaoli Village, Huangsha Twon, Xiushui County, Jiujiang

Inheritors of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Jiujiang