Who Knows The Customs Of South Asia?

　　 South Asia In terms of human geography, the subcontinent is divided into two parts: the northern part is under the rule of the Mughal Dynasty, and the southern India is some territory of the Turkish states India has a long history of ancient civilization, with a strong cultural deposit At the same time, the physical geography is also extremely complex The strong cultural deposit makes some Life customs From generation to generation, it is not easy for foreign customs to stand here The complicated physical geography, inconvenient transportation, relatively closed places and stagnant economy have further closed India, which is not very open Therefore, there are two general characteristics of Indian residents' living customs: one is that Indian residents enjoy a long history of ancient civilization and have formed a set of tradition Second, Indian residents live in a relatively closed environment, and each region has its own unique cultural customs Under such a big premise, it is difficult for us to comprehensively summarize the living customs of Indian residents in this period with just a little pen and ink.

diet

Residents living in central and northern India mainly eat pasta and sorghum rice The main methods of making pasta are boiling, steaming and baking, especially baking small cakes The staple food of residents in southern India is rice In addition to rice and wheat flour, India has a lot of coarse grains, including soybeans, mung beans, red beans, broad beans, and triangular beans The varieties with large fruit production include oranges, bananas, pineapples, lychees, etc There are two kinds of drinks in India: tea and wine Indian residents mainly drink black tea, and basically do not drink green tea They put some milk and sugar in their tea Wine in India is not as famous as tea, because as a state religion, Islam does not advocate drinking The tableware of Indian residents has a unique style. Whether it is a basin, a pot, a pot, or a plate, a plate, or a bowl, they all like to use copper Indian residents hold rice on plates and grab food with their right hand. Generally, they eat rice with three to four fingers (mu, shi, zhong, nameless) and stir tea soup with one finger (index finger)

　　 Clothes & Accessories

Influenced by Islamic culture, the residents of northern India basically wear the clothes of Islamic believers, while the residents of southern India retain many local clothing characteristics due to the slow pace of Islam

Indian women's clothing has a strong local color, and Islamic culture only affects it in the veil Women's clothing is usually composed of three pieces: skirt, sari and tights Living conditions At this time, many buildings in northern India have a strong Arab cultural style, which is in the palace

　 Architecture

It is very obvious, but not completely so. In some areas where the influence of Islam has not reached or is still insufficient, the local architectural style is shown In South India and the areas far from the central part of India, the buildings of residents have a strong primitive architectural style, which is related to the fact that local residents always live in rural communes In India, rural communes suffer from heavy economic exploitation and are unable to engage in expanded reproduction, which makes the society stagnate. It is reflected in the fact that ancient things have been preserved for a long time in terms of residential buildings

　　 traffic

Indians have long participated in the transportation between China and the West, so the transportation has a long history In contrast, the traffic in Kendra, Peshawar, Punjab, Khorasan, Delhi Plain and other places is relatively developed. There are many official roads, some of which have lasted for thousands of years They are all an organic part of the Chinese and Western roads However, the road from Nagpur to the south and across the Windeya Mountains is difficult, which is the fundamental reason why North India cannot advance to South India for a long time However, during this period, due to the deliberate management of the Mughal Dynasty, there was also a relatively smooth traffic network The main roads in India are paved with stones In coastal areas, from Karachi in Sindh to Arakan in the west of Myanmar and Dhaka in India, there are seaports with east-west traffic along the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal The main means of land transportation are horse drawn carriages and ox drawn carts, followed by horses, elephants, donkeys and camels, and finally sedan chairs and rickshaws At that time, India's communication industry was relatively developed, and there was a relatively complete postal system The post office is divided into express delivery and pedestrian delivery Domestic delivery business has developed to every village International postal services can reach China, North Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Iran, West Asia and Central Africa Business During this period, India's business activities were very active First of all, Indian businessmen are engaged in business activities in states and counties Secondly, Indian businessmen also developed inter regional commerce Third, India's overseas trade is very active Before and after the 16th century, the sea trade routes rarely changed, and the old routes are still in use: from the west coast of India to the Mediterranean Sea via the Persian Gulf and Iraq, or to the Mediterranean Sea via the Red Sea and Egypt; From the east coast of India to China and Japan via the Pacific Ocean