Unit 1 Chinese Mythology…1 Text A Chinese Mythology…2 Text B Jingwei Determines to Fill Up the Sea…9 Text C Animals in Mythology…10
Unit 2 Chinese Dietary Tea Culture…14 Text A Chinese Dietary Culture…15 Text B A Bite of China…22 Text C Cooking Methods…24
Unit 3 Chinese Tea and Wine Culture…27 Text A Tea Drinking in China…28 Text B The Origin of Chinese Wine…32
Unit 4 Chinese Clothing Culture…35 Text A Chinese Clothing…36 Text B The Silk Kingdom…42 Text C Dress Code in China…43
Unit 5 Chinese Architecture and Gardening …46 Text A Ancient Chinese Architecture…47 Text B Number “9” and the Imperial Buildings…56 Text C Chinese Stone Lions…57
Unit 6 World Natural and Cultural Heritage in China…60 Text A World Heritage in China…61 Text B World Heritage Preservation in China…71 Text C The Benefits of Ratification…72
Unit 7 Chinese Festivals and Folk Customs…75 Text A Chinese Festivals…76 Text B Chinese Folklore…83 Text C Exchange of Gifts…85 Text D Spring Festival Gala…86
Unit 8 Arts and Crafts…90 Text A Chinese Arts and Crafts…91 Text B Paper Cutting…97 Text C A Carpenter Consecrated by Artisans of All Crafts…98 Text D National Treasure’s Name Amended…99
Unit 9 Painting and Calligraphy…101 Text A Traditional Chinese Painting …102 Text B Calligraphy…108 Text C Four Treasures of the Study…111
Unit 10 Chinese Operas…114 Text A Beijing Opera…115 Text B Characteristics of Beijing Opera Costumes…122 Text C Kunqu: Humankind’s Common Cultural Heritage…123
Unit 11 Traditional Chinese Medicine…126 Text A Traditional Chinese Medicine: Basic Principles…127 Text B Methods of Treatment in Chinese Medicine …133 Text C Yangsheng…136 Text D Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine…137
Unit 12 Chinese Philosophy…140 Text A Confucianism…141 Text B Taoism(1)…148 Text C Zhuang Zi…150 Text D Mo Zi and His Philosophy…151 Text E Han Fei, a Legalist…152
Unit 13 Chinese Religion…155 Text A Chinese Religion…156 Text B Taoism(2)…162 Text C Wudang Mountain…164 Text D The Early Buddhism Temples in Tibet…165
Unit 14 The Chinese Language…167 Text A The Chinese Language…168 Text B Some Distinctive Features of the Chinese Language…176 Text C The National Language…180 Text D Complex Chinese Characters and Simplified Ones…180
Unit 15 Chinese Literature…183 Text A Ancient Chinese Literature…184 Text B Lu Xun’s Works…193 Text C Guo Moruo…194
重点参考的书目和网站…196
精彩书摘
《中国文化(英文版)(第2版)》: 8) Name some of the traditional Chinese musical instruments and give some information about them. 9) Why are the stage settings generally so simple in Beijing Opera? Give examples to illustrate the art ofillusion. 10) Name some famous actors who play the roles ofsheng, dan, jing and chou. 2.Tell whether the following statements are true or false.Write T if the statement is true and F ifit is false. 1) The three ancient dramas in the world history are Greek tragedy and comedy, Indian Sanskrit drama and the Chinese opera. 2) Beijing Opera, as its name suggests, originated in Beijing but borrowed a lot from "Hui Tune". 3) The characters of Beijing Opera are grouped into four types according to sex, age and the social status ofdifferent roles. 4) Huadan.refers to horsewomen and wamors. 5) In Beijing Opera, the orchestra frequently accompanies peaceful scenes while the percussion band provides the right atmosphere for battle scenes. ……