中国文化概况AGlimpseofChineseCulture修订版Chapter11
中国文化概况A Glimpse of Chinese Culture(修订版)Chapter 12--World Heritage Sites

Natural Heritage
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
• Located in the mountainous northwest of Yunnan province • refer to the areas where the Jinsha River, the Lancang River and the Nujiang River flow roughly parallel through steep gorges • numerous natural resources and traditional customs of multiple ethnic minorities • harbour the richest biodiversity among the temperate areas of the world
Cultural and Natural Heritage
Cultural and Natural Heritage
Mount Wuyi • Located south of Wuyishan city, Fujian province • subtropical virgin forests and many attractions of exceptional scenic quality • also known for its great historic and cultural value
Natural Heritage
Natural Heritage
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area • Located in Songpan county, northwest of Sichuan province • Its most important feature is the outstanding karst formation. • tall arbours and shrubs, vines, herbs and moss, as well as rare and endangered plants that only China has. • enjoys the reputation of “Kingdom of Cold Temperate Plants”. • boasts more than 30 species of national Grade-A and Grade-B protected animals
中国文化概况-Chapter-6

Yuan Longping and Hybrid Rice
(杂交水稻)
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中国传统医学从业者整体诊断方法。他们 认为病人的全身:他/她的饮食、年龄、习惯、 情感、生活方式和生活环境。他们特别关 注疾病的原因而不是症状
• Listening, smelling, inquiring, observing, and feeling the pulse (望、闻、问、切) are four diagnostic (诊断 的) methods in traditional Chinese medicine.
• In the Yuan Dynasty, the method of making gunpowder was introduced to the Arab world and Europe, bringing a series of revolutions to weapon manufacturing, as well as to stratagem (战略) and tactics (战术) on the battlefield.
Do you know the process of • In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a court official paper-making?
named Cai Lun (蔡伦) used inexpensive materials such as bark, hemp (麻头), rags, fishnet, wheat stalks (麦杆) and other materials to make paper, known as Cai lun Paper (蔡侯纸). • The materials were soaked, cut into pieces, boiled with plant ash, washed, and grounded with a pestle in a mortar (杵和臼). The mixture was then poured evenly on a flat surface to dry, or baked to become paper. It was relatively cheap, light, thin, durable and more suitable for brush writing.
中国文化概况

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A Glimpse of Chinese Culture学生版1About This Course▪Time: 24 hours, 2 hours/week,12 weeks.▪Objectives:1)Getting a better understanding of Chinese culture;2)Getting to know the key terms in Chinese culture and their English expressions;3)Obtaining a comparative perspective in Chinese culture4)Cultivating a critical attitude towards Chinese culture▪Requirements1)Class attendances2)Active participation3)Final examinationAbout the Final ExaminationI. Give brief statements to the following topics (20%)II. Fill in the following blanks (20%)III. True or False. (20%)IV. Discuss the following two topics no less than 200 hundred words each. Both English and Chinese are acceptable(40%)注明:1、课程总评计分按学校规定,采用百分制,其中卷面占70%,平时30%。
平时成绩考评,按教务规定。
2、考虑到大一的语言能力表达有限,试卷作答允许中文,但文化现象分析必须符合上课讲授的要求。
中国文化概况(修订版)Chapter10

Civilian residential housing
Huizhou residential houses
embraced local physical features incorporated fengshui concepts and aesthetic trends black tiles, white walls and decorations placed elegantly on upturned eaves the garden-style with exquisite carvings on the doors and windows doorframe constructed with one stone rather than a wood
Some Ethnic Houses
Dai bamboo house
the traditional dwelling of the Dai people square in shape, two storeys. living quarters: the upper storey, supported by wooden poles and more than two meters above the ground the open-walled lower storey is for raising domestic animals and for storage the building has an oblique (斜的) roof, shaped as an upside down, covered with grass or tiles. the upper storey: inner bedrooms and an outer living room
中国文化概况(修订版)Chapter 4

Discussion & Presentation
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Lead-in Activity
Watch & Think Watch the video clip and discuss the reason why Shanghai schools outperform the Entire World On Tests.
The Development of Traditional Education
Official Schools The Academy of Classic Learning • Came into being during the Tang Dynasty and continued until the end of the Qing Dynasty • Established in various localities for studies and lectures • Existed for thousands of years and were more like the present higher education institutions and libraries • Became the gathering places for scholars, celebrities, and intellectuals • When the imperial civil examination system was abolished, most of the academies were converted into schools.
• Senior Middle School and Secondary Vocational School
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Three sections:
Feng (folk ballads)
Ya (dynastic hymns) Song (sacrificial songs)
Guan-guan go the ospreys, On the islet in the river. The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady: For our prince a good mate she. Here long, there short, is the duckweed, To the left, to the right, borne about by the current. The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady: Waking and sleeping, he sought her. He sought her and found her not, And waking and sleeping he thought about her. Long he thought ; oh ! long and anxiously ;
Philosophical prose
Lao Zi (Dao De Jing), Mo Zi, Mencius, Zhuang Zi,The Analects of Confucius
Han Dynasty Literature(5minutes) Literature( minutes)
hanfu (汉赋) 汉赋)
Brief introduction (3 minutes)
Four main periods of Chinese literature development :
中国文化概况A Glimpse of Chinese Culture(修订版)Chapter 7

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Lantern Festival
• celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month • with a grand display of beautiful lanterns • riddles pasted onto lanterns are guessed • yuanxiao, a kind of rice dumplings, was eaten
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Mid-Autumn Festival
•Please tell the legend about the festival
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Double Ninth Festival
• celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month • began as early as the Warring States period • activities include: outing and enjoying the scenes, climbing mountains, appreciating chrysanthemum, wearing dogwood, eating Chongyang pastry and drinking chrysanthemum wine • the Chinese government designated the festival as “Senior Citizens Day” in 1989
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Antiphonal Singing Day
• a traditional festival for the Zhuang people and some other ethnic minorities • young people, dressed in their best, gather in the fields and do antiphonal singing in groups with those of the opposite sex
中国文化概况A-Glimpse-of-Chinese-Culture(修订版)Chapter-8

Features of Chinese Food
Yin-yang Principle Each food has its own characteristics of yin or yang. Yin foods : thin, cold ,low calories.
Boiling makes food yin. Yang foods : rich, spicy, hot ,high calories.
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Features of Chinese Food
Seasonings
taste mainly depends on the seasonings. many tastes—salty (salt, soy sauce), sweet (sugar, honey), sour (vinegar), fragrant (sesame oil, coriander, wine), spicy(chilli, garlic, ginger), tangy(monosodium glutamate or MSG), bitter(dried tangerine, bitter apricot kernel),etc.
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Eight Regional Cuisines
Guangdong Cuisine also known as Yuecai (粤菜). fresh, crisp, tender, lightly
seasoned. roasting, stir-frying, sautéing,
deep-frying, stewing and steaming. porridges and soups
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Eight Regional Cuisines
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Beijing
Temple of Heaven
?situated in the southern part of Beijing ?a place where the Ming and Qing emperors worshipped the god of Heaven and prayed for good harvests ?the structure signifies Heaven and Earth ?a cultural museum which merges architecture, aesthetics, acoustics, astronomy, calendar, music and dance into a integral whole
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Beijing
Forbidden City
?a vast ncient architectural complex located in
the centre of Beijing ?regarded as the finest example of traditional Chinese architecture ?surround by a moat and walls ?divided into two parts: the southern section (outer court) and the northern section (inner court) ?14 emperors of the Ming dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing dynasty reined in here ?listed as World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO
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Lead-in Activity
Discuss Watch the video and discuss the following questions. 1 How do you define “food tourism”? 2 In your mind, does any country stands out at marketing the restaurants in the country? How is China doing in this area?
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Beijing
Summer Palace
?largest imperial garden in the world ?initial construction began in 1750 ?commissioned by Emperor Qianlong as a birthday gift for her birthday ?plundered by foreign troops in 1860 and innovated by Empress Dowager Cixi in 1886 ?consists primarily of the Longevity Hill and Kunming Lade
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Beijing
Ming Tombs
?situated at the foot of the Heavenly Longevity Mountain ?13 emperors, along with 23 empresses and other royal families and maids in the Ming dynasty were buried here ?harmony and unity with nature was paid attention to ?reflect the philosophy of “the unity of heaven and humanity”
中国文化概况
A GLIMPSE OF CHINESE CULTURE
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Chapter 11
Major Tourist Cities
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学习目标
?介绍中国重点旅游城市; ?熟悉中国旅游概况。
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Overview
Lead-in Activity
Chinese Tourism
Discussion & Presentation
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Overview
Lead-in Activity
Chinese Tourism
Discussion & Presentation
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Chinese Tourism
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Welcome Aboard: 1 Beijing 2 Xi'an 3 Hangzhou 4 Nanjing 5 Shanghai 6 Kunming 7 Guilin 8 Lhasa
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Beijing
Tian'anmen Square ?the symbol of New China ?North: Tian'anmen Gate Tower Center: Monument to the People's heroes West: Great Hall of the People East: National Museum of China
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Beijing
Great Wall
?its first major wall was built during the reign of Emperor Qinshihuang ?today's Great Wall of China was built during the Ming dynasty ?in the aim of protecting people from raids by northern tribes ?a symbol of Chinese character ?listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987
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Beijing
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Beijing
? Forbidden City ? Tian'anmen Square ? Temple of Heaven ? Summer Palace ? Great Wall ? Ming Tombs
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Beijing
Introduction ?China's capital city ?located in the northern part of the North China Plain ?political and cultural center of China ?has about 30 million permanent residents