英文介绍中国文化

ChineseCultureIntroductionEditedBySophiaCultureSalon中国文化EditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011GeneralintroductionofChina4History:Morethan5000years1Population:1.4billionChinesepeople2GDP:7.3011trillionUSdollarsin20113Area:9.6millionsquarekilometers5policy:Onecountry,twosystemsEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011TheElementsofChineseCulturePaintingOperaWritingBuildingFoodReligionTeaDressingKongFuMusicMedicineArtsEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011History:continuityfor5000yearsAbout5000BCAbout3000BC2100--1600BCXiaDynasty1600--1100BCXiaDynasty1100--771BCWestZhouDynasty771—256BCEastZhouDynasty221—207BCQinDynasty202BC--220HanDynasty220--280ThreeCountry226--420JinDynastyEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011History:continuityfor5000years-Cont420--589N&SDynasty581-619SuiDynasty618--907TangDynasty907--979Mass960-1279SongDynasty1271--1368YuanDynasty1368--1644MingDynasty1636--1912QingDynasty1912--NowRepublicofChina1949--NowPeople'sRepublicofChinaEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011BaseofCulture:YinYangandTaiChiTaiChiYin(Female)Yang(Male)BigYinSmallYinSmallYangBigYangKunZhenKanDuiGenLiXunQianEarthSkyFireHillWaterWindMineSwampSimpleComplexUnbalanceBalanceFightPeaceStillMoveEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011Decoration:4GuardanimalsfromGodNorthEastWestSouthTigerTortoiseTigerTigerDragonPhoenixTigerEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011Dragon:TheTotemofChineseDragonis•AcreatedanimalwhichwillprotectpeopleLonglongago•Thesymbolofemperor,onlytheRoyalcanuseitInthedynastyage•MeansluckytogetherwithphoenixspeciallyinweddingSince1911•ThespiritofStruggle,hardworking,andHarmonyFornowEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011Character:acharmingHeritageChinesecharacterevolutionAlberto阿尔贝托Cristina克里斯蒂娜Diana迪亚娜Fernando费尔南多Juan胡安Julio胡里奥Lucio卢西奥Luis路易斯Lydia莉迪亚Manuel曼努埃尔María玛利亚Rubén鲁本Susana苏珊娜Tores托雷斯TranslateforeignnamebypronunciationEditedByJuanYong中国文化ChineseCalligraphEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011Building:BrickandwoodBrickWoodEditedByJuanYong中国文化TheGreatWall•TheGreatWallofChina,oneofthegreatestwondersoftheworld.TheGreatWallwindsupanddownacrossdeserts,grasslandsandmountains,fromeasttowestofChina.Withahistoryofmorethan2000years.EditedByJuanYong中国文化ModernCity&CountrysideEditedByJuanYong中国文化North&SouthEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011Dressing:ClassicalmixedmodernCheongsamChinesetunicsuitEditedByJuanYong中国文化TangCostumeEditedByJuanYong中国文化CheongsamEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011ChineseMedicine:MagicalorWitchcraft?FourStepstodealwithPatientWatch+Smell+Ask+CheckMedicineCuppingAcupunctureScrappingEditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011Chinesepainting:adreamworldTheartisticconceptionismoreimportantthanthedetailsEditedByJuanYong中国文化ReligionsofChinaEditedByJuanYong中国文化Confucianism•ConfucianismisaChineseethicalandphilosophicalsystemdevelopedfromtheteachingsofConfucius.Itisacomplexsystemofmoral,social,political,philosophicalandquasi-religiousthoughtthathadtremendousinfluenceonthecultureandhistoryofEastAsia.•TeachingsofConfucianism:•Ren(benevolence,love)•Li(rites)----respectforthesystemofsocialhierarchyEditedByJuanYong中国文化Taoism•TaoismistheChinesereligionwhichbelievesinghostsandspirits.Itemphasizedcooperationwiththenaturalforces.•TeachingsofTaoism:•WuWei,means‘actionswithoutactions’or‘effortlessdoing’.EditedByJuanYong中国文化Buddhism•BuddhismhasaprofoundinfluenceontraditionalChinesecultureangthoughtsandhasbecomeoneofthemostimportreligionsinChina.•TeachingsofBuddha:•Lifeisfullofsufferingandsufferingiscausedbypeople’swants.EditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011KongFu:StrengthenbodyandsoulInsideUniverseisthekeySpeedandStrengthTobeknownbyBruceLeeIt’snotjustashowEditedByJuanYong中国文化KungFu•Chinaisoneofthe•mainbirthplaces•ofEasternmartialarts.•Thenamesofmartial•artswerecalledKungFu•oritsfirstnameWushu.•Chinaalsoincludesthe•hometothewell-respectedShaolinMonasteryandWudangMountains.Thefirstgenerationofartstartedmoreforthepurposeofsurvivalandwarfarethanart.Overtime,someartformshavebranchedoff,whileothershaveretainedadistinctChineseflavor.Regardless,ChinahasproducedsomeofthemostrenownedmartialartistsincludingWongFeiHung(黄飞鸿),BruceLee(李小龙)andmanyothers.EditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011Tea:It’sanartmorethandrinkSevenkindsofteadividedbycolorsGoldenBlueYellowBlackWhiteGreenRedEditedByJuanYong中国文化Tea•TeaisChina'snationaldrink.nowteahasbecomefashionabledrinkintheworld'sthreemajornon-alcoholicdrinks(tea,coffeeandcocoa),andwillbethe21stcenturykingbeverage.Chinaisthebirthplaceoftea,knownasteaofthemotherland.TeaistheprideoftheChinesenation!EditedByJuanYong中国文化Oct2011Opera:AndyingartforyoungpeopleThefacecolormeanscharacterRed----------LoyaltyBlack-------SeriousWhite-------LiarBlue---------RashPurple------TrustableGolden-----FairyEditedByJuanYong中国文化BeijingOpera•BeijingOperaisthemostinfluentialoperainChinaandhasahistoryofaround200years.Itsynthesizesartsofsinging,dancing,recitationandmartialarts.Symbolismdominatesthemotionsandstagedesigns.•TherearefourmainrolesinBeijingOpera:EditedByJuanYong中国文化ChinaChinaisthehomeofporcelain.ThebeautyofporcelainmakestheworldunderstandChina.ThewordChinahasthemeanofPorcelain.youguessitright!Earthandthefireisthebasisofhumanevolution.Chineseporcelainwhichistheartoftheea