【Abstract】Folk culture of southern and northern Jiangsu is a dazzling pearl in our country’s folk culture， the study of which plays a very important role in the study of Jiangsu’s history and culture. This article uses two studying methods， namely horizontal comparison and longitudinal comparison， it also has a detailed description between the similarities and differences of folk cultures in southern and northern Jiangsu， aiming at pointing out a definite way for the development of folk cultures in southern and northern Jiangsu.
　　【Key Words】Jiangsu Folk Custom； South and North Sect； Comparison Study
　　【中圖分类号】H31 【文献标识码】A 【文章编号】2095-3089（2017）34-0089-03
　　1.Introduction
　　Our country’s vast land area leads to the diversity of folk cultures， different nationalities and provinces represent for different folk cultures， even there’re differences among folk cultures within one province. Jiangsu is a province relatively with a folk culture of great splendor in China， to some extent， folk cultures in southern and northern Jiangsu have great similarities， but when viewing from more detailed perspectives， there also exists some differences. There are two main comparison study methods on folk culture： the first method is to study the similarities and differences represented in the same area during different historical periods， which belongs to the horizontal studying method of folk cultures； the second method is to study the similarities and differences represented in different areas during the same historical period， which belong to the longitudinal studying method of folk cultures. Folk culture in Jiangsu includes the part that has relative high popularity in the folk culture of Han nationality， which is the similarity between folk cultures of southern and northern Jiangsu. But during the studying process of folk cultures of southern and northern Jiangsu， we can find out that differences between folk cultures in southern and northern Jiangsu quite clear. Differences of folk cultures in southern and northern Jiangsu comes from nationalities’ historical origins， geological environment and the development trends of economy， politics and culture. Therefore， a comparison study on folk cultures in southern and northern Jiangsu has very important historical and practical significance， which can contribute to the flourish of folk culture of Han nationality and the reform process. [1]
　　2.A Horizontal Comparison Study on Folk Cultures in Southern and Northern Jiangsu