Bashu

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Bashu is an ancient cultural and historical region in southwestern China, centered around present-day Sichuan and Chongqing, known for its distinct traditions, language, and early civilizations.

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Bashu canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
associatedWithState Ancient Ba state
Ancient Shu state
linked to: Shu state
centeredOn Chongqing
Sichuan
linked to: Sichuan Province
conqueredBy Qin dynasty
Qin state
linked to: state of Qin
country China
culturalInfluenceOn Chongqing municipality
linked to: Chongqing

Sichuan province
linked to: Sichuan Province
developedAlong upper Yangtze River
hasArchaeologicalSite Jinsha site
Sanxingdui
hasDistinct folk customs
local opera traditions
regional music
hasHistoricalPredecessor Ba
Shu
hasMajorCity Chengdu
Chongqing
hasMajorRiver Jialing River
Yangtze River
hasPart Sichuan Basin
hasTraditionalArchitecture stilt houses in mountain areas
hasTraditionalArt Bashu painting style
Sichuan embroidery
hasTraditionalPerformance Sichuan opera
face-changing performance
hasTraditionalReligion Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Taoism
historicallySpoke Old Shu language
historicalPeriod ancient China
linked to: Ancient China
knownFor Bashu language traditions
Buddhist heritage
Daoist traditions
Sichuan cuisine
distinct regional culture
early Chinese civilizations
tea culture
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
locatedIn Southwestern China
linked to: Southwest China
modernLanguage Sichuanese Mandarin
Southwestern Mandarin
partOf Upper Yangtze cultural sphere
timeOfConquest 4th century BCE

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Nanchong historicalRegion Bashu