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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上March of the Volunteers 义勇军进行曲 the Grand Canal between Beijing and Hangzhou 京杭descendants of Yan and Huang 炎黄子孙 special administrative region 特别行政区one country , two systems 一国两制 banning all schools of thought except Confucianism 罢黜Buddhist scriptures 佛经 three obediences and four virtues
2、 三从四德 the Koran 古兰经When the Eight Immortals cross the sea ,each demonstrates their divine power .八仙过海philosophical prose 诸子散文 literary criticism 文学评论 Soft and Tuneful School 婉约派Four Great Classical Novels 四大名著 the Nobel Price for Literature 诺贝尔文学奖regular script 楷书 Four Treasures of the Study 文房四宝 cr
3、osstalk 相声shadow play 皮影戏 plucked instrument 弦乐器 Preliminary Eve 小年 Golden Week 黄金周Spring Festival Gala 春节联欢晚会 Double Seventh Festival 七夕节 autonomous prefecture 自治州 eight regional cuisines 八大菜系 double-stewed soup 老火靓汤 oolong tea 乌龙茶arm-crossed wine 交杯酒 A Bite of China 舌尖上的中国Silk Road 丝绸之路paddy-field
4、 costume 稻田装 batik or wax painting 蜡染 Chinese tunic suit 中山装betrothal gift 订婚礼物中国位于亚洲东部，太平洋西岸。陆地面积国土总面积约为960万平方公里，仅次于俄罗斯和加拿大，居世界第三位。中国地形特征复杂多变，西部为高原，东部为平原。山地和丘陵约占陆地总面积的67%，而盆地和平原约占33%。中国的大部分地区位于北温带，气候温和。四季分明，适宜人类居住。Located in the east of the Asian continent, on the western shore the Pacific Ocean ,t
5、he PRC has a land area of about 9.6 million square kilometres ,and is the third largest country in the world .next only to Russia and Canada. China is a country in the world of varied topographical features with highlands in the west and plains in the east .Mountainous land and very rough terrains m
6、ake up about 67% of Chinese territory, basins and plans about 33%. Most of lies in the north temperate zone, characterised by a warm climate and distinctive seasons ,a climate well suited for habitation.中国是个多宗教的国家、中国宗教徒信奉的主要有道教、佛教、伊斯兰教、天主教和基督教。道教是中国土生土长的宗教，而其他四种是有其他国家传入中国的宗教。中国公民可以自由选择自己的宗教信仰和表明自己的宗
7、教身份。China is a multi-religion country . the religions that are believed by Chinese people are mainly Taoism , Buddhism , Islam , Catholicism and Christianity .among which Taoism is indigenous to China while the others are of foreign origin .Chinese citizens may freely choose their religious beliefs
8、and make clear affiliations. 诗经是中国第一部诗歌总集，共入编了从西周初年至春秋中叶的305篇诗歌。按照曲调的特点，这些诗歌可以划分三类：风雅颂。诗经中的诗歌多以四言为主，表现手法主要是赋比兴。作为中国文学的起点，诗经多于后代文学的影响非常深远。The Book of Songs .the first anthology of poetry in china .includes 305 poems for the early Western ,zhou dynasty to the middle of spring and autumn period .In the
9、 light of their rhythms the works can be divided into three sections :feng ya song .The poems in The Book of Songs are mainly written in four-character lines .In terms of its writing technique ,it can be classified into fu bi and xing As the starting point of Chinese literature ,The Book of Songs ha
10、s great influence on the literary works of later generations京剧有200多年历史，在中国的传统戏曲剧种中最为有名。在表演中，演员根据据中人物使用不同的脸谱。唱念做打是京剧表演中的四种主要艺术手段，也是京剧演员们的四大基本功。京剧演员们使用的每个动作都极具象征性，他们通过手势，步法以及其他身体活动来表示开门、上楼、划船、骑马等动作。Beijing Opera ,which has a history of more than 200 years ，enjoys the greatest reputation among Chinas t
11、raditional operas .In Beijing Opera, performers wear different types of make-up according to the characters they perform .Singing recitation , acting and acrobatic fighting are the four major artistic means and the four basic skills of Beijing Opera . Each action of a Beijing Opera performers is hig
12、hly symbolic .Gestures , footwork ,and other body movements can express the actions such as opening a door ,gonging upstairs ,rowing a boat ,riding a horse ,etc.春节是中国农历年的岁首，是最隆重的传统节日。春节的习俗很多，如放鞭炮、贴春联、#大年、吃饺子等。春节期间，各地还会举办各种庆祝活动，其中传统庙会活动会一直持续很多天。The Spring Festival is Chinas most important traditional
13、 festival that falls on the first day first lunar month .There are many customs observed during this festival such as burning firecracker , pasting Spring Festival couplets ,paying New Year visits ,eating dumplings ,etc . There are various celebrations in the different places during this festival ,
14、among which traditional temple fairs last for days. 中国有句古话，民以食为天。可见饮食在中国生活中的分量。中国地域辽阔，由于各地气候、物产以及风俗习惯的差异，形成了以鲁菜、川菜、粤菜、闽菜、苏菜、浙菜、徽菜、湘菜为代表的八大菜系。中国菜讲究色、香、味，其中以味最为重要。中国的菜五花八门，著名的菜肴名称背后都有段生动的故事，这为中国的饮食文化平添了几分的神秘色彩。There is an old saying in China .”food is what matters most to people ” . It illustrate the
15、significant role food plays in the life of Chinese people .As a vast country with diverse climates .and customs , China is known to have eight regional cuisines which include Shangdong Sichuan , Guangdong , Fujian , Jiangsu , Zhejiang , anhui , and hunan cuisines .There are three essential standard
16、by which Chinese cooking is judged ,namely colour ,aroma , and taste ,with taste being the most important .The names of Chinese dishes are many and various .There are interesting stories behind the names famous Chinese dishes , which add to the mystique of Chinese food culture.传统服饰在中国历史文化中占重要地位，是中华文
17、明的一个重要的组成部分。在现代的服装舞台上，中国的唐装、旗袍、中山装等仍是深受欢迎，成为许多的顶级大师们的灵感源泉。中国的刺绣和蜡染等民族艺术也深深的吸引了海内外的游客。As a vital part of Chinese civilisation , traditional Chinese costumes and adornments paly an importment role in the country s history and culture .On the stage of fashion ,the Tang costume .cheongsam , and Chinese
18、tunic suit have still been popular ; and they have become the source of inspirations for many top fashion designers .Embroidery , batik ,and other traditional Chinese folk arts have also attracted tourists at home and abroad . 中秋节In Chian, the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festiva
19、ls. Talking of the traditions about Mid-Autumn Festival, It is a great chance for Chinese families to sit together, enjoying the beautiful round moon and hand-made delicious moon cakes. Just like other traditional festivals in China, the main purpose of Mid-Autumn is not to enjoy the meals, or to ap
20、preciate the beautiful views. In fact, its the feeling of family that makes this festival so important to Chinese, and thats the reason why we love it.春节Spring Festival day that the families get together. Chinese people most like the Spring Festival. The spring festival is usually in the February ,.
21、In the spring festival, every family all paste the lucky, Spring Festival couplets and they fire the cracker ,they eat the dumplings, we are have make dumplings it, is very delicious .playing fireworks in the open air. My brother and I played fireworks on that day. We had many fireworks. the familie
22、s get together to have the new years dinner, wish each other ,talk about the wishes about the new year .Small I hope make progress in study and everyone in families happy. we are receive the money given to them as a lunar new year gift .l like it very much元旦chinese new year chinese new year is a chi
23、nese traditional festival. we also call it the spring festival. it is on lunar january 1st. on new years eve, all the people sit around the desk and have a big family dinner. there are some vegetables, some fish, some meat, some fruits and some drink like juice, coke, pepsi and some nice wine. overa
24、ll, this is a good and delicious dinner. after dinner, we always watch tv new year progammes. we have a wonderful evening on new years eve. on the first day of the spring festival, most of people get up early and say “happy new year” to each other. for breakfast, people often eat dumplings and baozi
25、. after breakfast, people often make many delicious foods, and children often play cards, computer games and fireworks. on the second and third day, we visit friends and relatives. everyone is busy on chinese new year, and everyone is happy, too.红楼梦 A Dream of the Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin reached
26、the pinnacle of classical Chinese novels .It has acknowledge as the greatest novel in Chinese literature.The writer was born into a noble and powerful family,which was later reduced to poverty from extreme prosperity .His novel describes the prosperity and decline of a large leudal family .The centr
27、al thread of novel is the tragic love story between Jia Baoyu and liandaiyu .Instead of just telling the love story ,it taps social origins of the tragedy through probing deeply into the characters minds and complicated relationships , The character jiabaoyu lindaiyu ,xuebaocha sister feng and Granny liu have become artistic figures of lasting charm.专心-专注-专业