The culture of China has developed over several millennia in the process of socio-economic development of individual ethnic groups, their subdivisions and groups in various natural geographical conditions, in the interaction of these ethnic communities among themselves and with the peoples of neighboring countries. The formation of the material culture of the peoples of China was affected by the uneven development of productive forces and industrial relations in different parts of the country, the specifics of the environmental situation, reflecting the diversity of physical and geographical features of various regions of China.
