Chinese culture is one of the world's oldest cultures.

[1][2] The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region ineastern Asia with customs and traditions varying greatly between provinces, cities, and even towns. mportant components of !hinese culture include literature, music, visual arts, martial arts, cuisine, religion etc. raditional !hinese !ulture covers large geographical territories, where each region is usually divided into distinct sub"cultures. #ach region is often represented by three ancestral items. $or e%ample &uangdong is represented by chenpi, aged ginger and hay.['][(] )thers include ancient cities li*e +in'an ,-ang.hou/, which include tea leaf, bamboo shoot trun*and hic*ory nut.[0] 1uch distinctions give rise to the old !hinese proverb2 3, 4,3 ,1h5 l6 b7t8ng f9ng, b:i l6 b7t8ng s;/, literally 3the wind varies within ten li, customs vary within a hundred