中国文化概况chapter-12

Chapter12MajorTouristCitiesAGlimpseofChineseCulture本章教学的目的对中国主要旅游城市的介绍与了解本章教学的重难点1.北京的旅游景点介绍2.西安的旅游景点介绍3.南京的旅游景点介绍本章教学的时间安排教师课堂讲解(60minutes)1.Beijing(15minutes)2.Shanghai,Hangzhou(10minutes)3.Guilin(5minutes)4.Xi’an(15minutes)5.Kunming,Lhasa(10minutes)6.Nanjing(5minutes)讨论(10minutes)学生课件展示(30minutes)BeijingBeijing,China’scapitalcity,islocatedinthenorthernpartoftheNorthChinaPlain.Thisteemingmoderncityanditssurroundingsaboundwithculturalrelics,historicsites,andcaptivatinglandscapes.Culturaleventsandtheatricalperformancesarealsoagreatattractionhere.ForbiddenCityTheForbiddenCityisavastancientarchitecturalcomplexlocatedinthecenterofBeijing,coveringanareaof72hectares.ItisregardedasthefinestexampleoftraditionalChinesearchitecture.Surroundedbyasix-meter-deepmoat(护城河)andaten-meter-highwallare9,999rooms.OppositetheTian’anmenGate,tothenorthistheGateofDivineMight(神武门),whichfacesJingshanPark.Thereareuniqueandexquisitelystructuredwatchtowersoneachofthefourcornersofthecurtainwall(宫墙).ListedbyUNESCOasaWorldCulturalHeritageSitein1987,theForbiddenCityisnowoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsintheworld.Tian’anmenSquareThesymbolofNewChina,isoneofthelargestsquaresintheworld,largeenoughtohold1millionpeople.TheTian’anmenGatetowerstandsimposinglyatthenorthernendofthesquare.TheFive-StarRedFlagflieshighabovewiththeMonumenttothePeople'sHeroesdominatingthecenterofthesquare.TheGreatHallofthePeopleflankstheeast,whiletheNationalMuseumofChinaistothewest.TheChairmanMaoMemorialHallandtheQianmenGatesittothesouthofthesquare.TempleofHeavenTheTempleofHeaven,amasterpieceofarchitectureandlandscapedesign,issituatedinthesouthernpartofBeijing.ItstandsasthefinestofallChina’stemples.ItwasoncetheplacewheretheMingandQingemperorsworshippedHeavenandprayedforgoodharvests.AlongwallenclosestheTempleofHeaven.Thenorthernwallissemicircular(半圆形)symbolizingHeavenandthesouthernsectionofthewallissquaresymbolizingEarth.ThemostmagnificentbuildingsfromsouthtonortharetheCircularMoundAltar,theImperialVaultofHeavenandtheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvest.AdditionalstructuresincludetheThreeEchoStonesandtheEchoWall.TheSummerPalaceTheSummerPalaceliesabout20kilometersnorthwestofBeijing.Itisthelargestimperialgardenintheworld.ItisaveritablemuseumofclassicalChinesegardenarchitecture.ThemarblebridgeleadstheeyetotherockySouthIslandinthemiddleofthelake,thewoodenpavilionsdottedsparinglyonthegentlehillsthatadornthelakeside.Thegrandiosetemplesthatclimbtheman-madeLongevityHill(万寿山).TheThirteenMingTombsTheThirteenMingtombsaresituatedatthefootoftheHeavenlyLongevityMountain(天寿山)tothenorthwestofBeijing.Amongthe16emperorsintheMingDynasty,13wereburiedintheMingtombarea,alongwith23empresses,andmanyconcubines(妃子),princes,princessesandmaids.TheGreatWallThefirstmajorwallwasbuiltduringthereignoftheFirstEmperorofQininthe3rdcenturyBC.Thiswallwasnotconstructedasasingleendeavor,butratherwascreatedbythejoiningofseveralregionalwallsbuiltbysomestatesintheWarringStatesPeriod.TheGreatWallstretchesoveraformidable6,350km,fromShanhaiPass(山海关)ontheBohaiGulfintheeasttoJiayuPassinGansuProvinceinthewest.TheGreatWallisuniqueforitsarchitecturalstyle.Mainlyconsistingofwalls,theGreatWalllinks100-plusstrategicpasses,watchtowers,andsignaltowers.ShanghaiChina’slargestcityShanghai,withahistorydatingbacktothethirdcenturyBC,hasapopulationofmorethan13million.ItisoneofthefourmunicipalitiesdirectlyunderthecentralgovernmentofChinaandisoftenlikenedtoadazzlingpearlinthecenteroftheeastcoast,wherethegoldenchanneloftheYangtzeRiverflowsintothesea.ItisathrivingportandChina’slargestindustrialbase,aswellasthefinancialandtradecenter.theBund(外滩)The1.5kmbeltalongtheHuangpuRiverbetweenWaibaiduBridgeandEastYan,anRoadiscalledtheBund.Here,thoseEuropean-stylebuildings,oncehousingforeignconsulates,banks,commercialfirmsandnewspaperoffices,arestillinusetoday.Wheneveningcomes,thebanksoftheHuangpuRiverarebusywithstrollingyoungcouplesandthrongsofforeigntourists.Shoppers’ParadiseShanghaiisthemostexcitingandfashionablecityinChina.Itisquicklyearninganinternationalreputationasoneoftheworld’sfashioncenters.Itisknownforitsshopsstockedwithgoodsofexcellentquality,andtheserviceisalsoimpeccable.NanjingRoad,HuaihaiRoadandtheChenghuangmiaoarepopularshoppingareas.PudongNewAreaBorderingtheEastChinaSeaandtheestuaryoftheYangtzeRiver,Shanghai’sPudongNewAreaissituatedatthejunctionofChina’s“goldencoast”and“goldenwaterway”.Shanghaiandthe2010WorldExpositionOnDecember3,2002,Chinawonthebidtohostthe2010WorldExposition.Thesloganoftheeventis“BetterCity,BetterLife”.Thetriumphmarkedtheextensionofthisglobaleventtoadevelopingcountryforthefirsttime.HangzhouHangzhouisfamousforitssurroundinghillsandbeautifulscenery,especiallytheWestLake.Othertouristattractionsinclude:PagodaofSixHarmonies,LingyinTemple(Soul’sRetreatTemple),ThePeakThatFlewHere，HangzhouOrientalPark,thenewly-builtLeifengPagoda,andthe“Thousand-IslandLake”.WestLakeHangzhou’sfameislargelyduetothepicturesqueWestLake.Situatedtothewestofthecity,itisenclosedonthreesidesbylowhillsandcoversanareaof