Jiangxi Cultural Symbols : Yuzhang Culture

豫章文化，或称南昌文化、洪州文化、洪都文化，泛指以今日中华人民共和国江西省南昌市为核心的大南昌地区从古至今所创造的物质文明和精神文明的所有成果。 广义而言的大南昌地区，除了今日的南昌市（四县五区）外，还包括历史上曾经从属于南昌府（洪州）的丰城、奉新、靖安、修水及永修等 The Yuzhang Culture is a manifestation of Yuzhang people's lefestyles, which encompass Yuzhang citizens' guiding principles and perceptions of the world. The Yuzhang culture is also a typical example of the Jiangxi culture. It radiates from Nanchang City to surrounding counties and districts and finally throughout the whole province. Gradually, it evolves into the Jiangxi culture as it is. There are a number of physical entities that reflect the Yuzhang culture. The Yuzhang ancient city walls, although currently buried into oblivion, still somehow exist in another form in this world. Guan Yinh built Nanchang city walls under an imperial decree in the early Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 25 CE), and the construction was finally completed by Luo Zhu. The Nanchang city walls set an example for other local governments of Jiangxi in terms of wall construction.During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Northern Song Dynasty, Nanchang city reached its largest size in history. Subsequent to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), although city walls became increasingly robust, the city size continuously shrank. Ancient villages in Yuzhang walue the harmony between nature and human beings ---- a philosophical idea that has science behind it. A typical Yuzhang residence is equipped with an independent courtyard, commonly built with slabs and grey tiles. Burial customs in Yuzhang did not automatically emerge all of a sudden. In fact , the selection of burial spots was the result of a prolonged social development. The marquis of Haihun, Liu He, could have picked a perfect burial spot within his fief, but in reality, his tomb is not located at a place with good fengshui directions in a traditional sense. Prince Ning of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Zhu Quan, was buried at the mountain to the sorthweast of Mount Gou, following perfect fengshui directions by chinese traditions....... The principles of living in the yuzhang culture wary, but the belief in "farming and reading" is one of the most well-accepted guilding principles among Nanchang people. Yuzhang produced numberless prominent figures and celebrities..... We cannot, as a matter of course, include all aspects of the Yuzhang culture...