中国文化概况-chapter14

Chapter14TravelTipsAGlimpseofChineseCulture本章教学目的中国交通状况介绍中国旅游须知本章教学重难点中国交通状况介绍中国旅游须知本章教学的时间安排教师课堂讲解(60minutes)ThePurposeofTravelandTourism(5minutes)Transportation(15minutes)TravellingStyles(15minutes)Planningatour(15minutes)WhenTraveling(10minutes)讨论(40minutes)MoreandmoreforeignanddomestictravellersareattractedtoChina’svastland.Theendlessdiversityofculturalrelics,thefascinatingpeopleandChina’schangingurbanlandscapeshavegreatappeal.ThePurposeofTravelandTourismEachtravellerhashisorherownreasonsfortraveling.Visitingnewplacesallowsthetouriststo:AppreciatethebeautyofnatureParticipateinculturaleventsMakenewfriendsBecometolerantofotherculturesBeexposedtositesofhistoricaleventsEnjoyculturalencountersExperiencelifeinanotherlanguageGainwisdomTransportationWithanaggressiveeffortoftheChinesepeopletoimprovetheircountrysincethefoundingofthePRCin1949,acomprehensivetransportationsystemofrailways,highways,airroutesandwatertransporthasbeenconstructedanddevelopedquickly.RailroadsChina’sextensiverailwaynetworkservesbothdomesticandinternationaldestinations.Thereareanumberoftypesoftrainssuchasquasi-highspeedtrains,fasttrains,expresstrains,non-stopexpresstrains,andstandardtrains.TheQinghai-TibetRailwaystartedoperatingonJuly1,2006,openingthelastmajorareaofChinatorailtravel.HighwaysMosttownsandcountiesarenowreachableinChina.Withanetworkofexpressways,frequentdispatchesofmoderncoachesandsimplifiedcheck-ins,itispossibletoreachalmostanydestinationbybusorbycar.CivilAviationDomesticairlinesradiatefromBeijingtoallprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalities,largecities,andborderandremoteareas.WaterwaysThemajorinlandnavigableriversinChinaincludetheYangtzeRiver,thePearlRiver,theHeilongjiangRiver,theHuaiheRiver,theQiantangRiver,theMinjiangRiver,andtheHuangpuRiver,aswellastheGrandCanalbetweenBeijingandHangzhou.TravellingStylesIftravellingalone,themostcomfortable,butalsothemostexpensive,istobookafullindividualpackagetourthroughatravelagency.Everythingispre-booked,includingtheflights,journey,accommodation,mealsandtransfers.AqualifiedpersonalguidefromaChinesetravelagencyisavailableineachtowntohelpthetravellersarrangeasightseeingprogram.Bookingamini-packagetouroffersalittlemoreflexibility.Thetravelagencyisresponsibleforbookingflights,accommodationandtransfers,whiletravellershavetheresponsibilityofplanningthesightseeingprogramsthemselves.TravelindependentlyhasbecomemoreandmorepopularinChinainrecentyears,duetoitsflexibilityandfreedomofchoice.ThesimplestandmostcomfortablewayoftravellingtoChinaatareasonablepriceisinagroup.Travellerswillhavetheiritinerary(旅行日程),hotelaccommodation,meals,andsightseeingprogrambookedinadvance.Thepriceofferedbythetravelagencywillcovernearlyallexpensesincurredduringthetrip,sotheywillnothaveanyadditionalcostsexceptshopping.PlanningatourPlanningisessentialtoensureasafe,enjoyabletravellingexperience.Theplanshouldincludelearningaboutthelocalcustomsandetiquettesbeforethejourneyinordertoavoidoffendingotherswithinappropriatebehavioursordress.WhentogoChinaenjoysavarietyofclimatezones,sothebesttimetovisitdependsonyourfavouriteseasonandtheweatheryoulike.Whattobring“Lightweight”and“Compact”aretwowordsforyouwhenyouaredecidingwhattopack.WhentravelingTravelInsuranceBuyingatravelinsurancetocovertheft,loss,tripcancellationandmedicalproblemsissensible.Manytravelagentscanarrangeitforyou.Ontheoffchancethatyouhavetomakeaclaimlaterbesureyoukeepcopiesofalldocumentationwithyou.EmergencyHopefullynoemergencieswilloccurduringyourtravelinChinabut,justincase,herearesomeusefultelephonenumbersforyourinformation.PhoneNumberService110Police114LocalTelephoneNumberInquiry116DomesticLongDistanceInquiry117TimeInquiry119Fire120Ambulance12121WeatherForecast122TrafficPolice184PostCodeInquiry185EmergencyMailSafetyBecautiouswithyourpersonalbelongingsinpublicplaces.Also,beawareofthelocalcustomsandtaboosinsomescenicspotstoavoidanyconflicts.WhattobuyTherearemanyexotic(奇异的)andunusualthingstobuyinChinathatmakewonderfulsouvenirsandgiftsforrelativesandfriendsbackhome.TheFutureofTourisminChinaFrancescoFrangialli,secretary-generaloftheWorldTourismOrganization(WTO)saidatthe15thsessionofthegeneralassemblyofWTOheldinOctober2003inBeijing:“ChinawillsurpassFrancetobecometheworld’sleadingtouristdestinationandwillbethefourthtourist-generatingcountrybytheyear2020.Chinawillachieveahistorictransformation,becomingnotonlyahugeAsiantouristnationbutalsoagiantamongtheworld’stourismleadersinthenexttwodecades.”ExercisesDiscussiontopicfornextclass:PleasediscussabouthowtodevelopChineseCultureandshareyourideaoflearningthebook.