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Traditional Customs and Chinese Arts

Nanchang University via XuetangX

Overview

 Traditional customs and  arts are the fundamental creativity of the achievements of Chinese civilization, and the overall form of moral inheritance, various cultural thoughts and spiritual concepts in the history of the nation. It is the bounden duty of every Chinese people to study and carry forward traditional customs and arts and strive to improve their individual cultural quality and overall quality. This course highly summarizes the characteristics of Chinese traditional customs and arts, and explains the basic characteristics of the main components. It can  help students master the characteristics of Chinese traditional customs and arts, and help students understand various customs and art phenomena. This course is mainly taught through the combination of theory and practice. Course features: fully English teaching, bilingual subtitles, more than 100 lecture videos plus more than 30 practice videos,Virtual simulation techniques are applied in some chapters. The practice videos are live recordings of situational plays, produced as a complement to the lecture, which not only vividly represent the content of the lecture, but also increase the interesting of learning. 


Reference Books
[1] An English Course of Chinese Culture, Chief Editor:Hou Xianglang, He Mingxia,Wuhan University Press,2015.9
[2] Daily Readings of Chinese Culture--folk culture, Chief Editor:Sun Xiaochao,Du Jun, Cao Xu,Dalian University of Technology Press, 2010.4
[3] Talk About China in English--Culture, Chief Editor:Wang Dejun and Lv Yunfang,Shanghai Science Pularization press,2008.09
[4] Talk About China in English--Folklore, Chief Editor:Liu Fei and Li KaiPin,Shanghai Science Popularization press,2008.08
[5] Talk About China in English--Arts, Chief  Editor:Tian HuaShi and Zhong Xi,Shanghai Science Popularization press,2008.08

[6] Talk About China in English--Tourism, Chief  Editor:Li ZhaoPing and Zhong Xi,Shanghai Science Popularization press,2008.08

[7] Talk About China in English, Chief  Editor:Chuangxiang Foreign Language,China Water Conservancy and Hydropower Press,2019.1

[8] Introducing China in English, Chief  Editor:Liu Yingying, Li Lan and he Danxia,Chemical industry press, 2014.12

[9]Some resources come from the network such as kekenet.com etc.


Syllabus

  • Unit1 Glance of China
    • 1.1 Chinese knot
    • 1.2 The panda
    • 1.3 Cheongsam
    • 1.4 The Great Wall
    • 1.5 Confucius
    • 1.6 Four Great Inventions of Ancient China
    • 1.7 Kung Fu
    • 1.8 Traditional Chinese Medicine
    • Unit 1 test
    • Discussion questions
  • Unit2 Chinese Food
    • 2.1 Baozi
    • 2.2 The Tea Ceremony
    • 2.3 Tangyuan
    • 2.4 Sugar Figurine
    • 2.5 Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick
    • 2.6 The Alcohol
    • 2.7 Chinese Eight Cuisines
    • 2.8 Bowls and Chopsticks
    • 2.9 Hot-Pot
    • 2.10 Dumplings
    • Unit 2 test
    • Discussion questions
  • Unit3 The art of language
    • 3.1 Xiangsheng
    • 3.2 Chinese Characters
    • 3.3 Chinese Dialect Groups
    • 3.4 Chinese Opera
    • Unit 3 test
    • Discussion questions
  • Unit4 Literature and Art
    • 4.1 The Poetry in the Tang Dynasty
    • 4.2 The Poetry in the Song and Yuan Dynasties
    • 4.3 Chinese Historical Tales
    • 4.4 Chinese Fable
    • 4.5 Modern Chinese Novels
    • 4.6 Chinese Painting
    • 4.7 Flower Arrangement
    • 4.8 The Art of Calligraphy
    • 4.9 Bada Shanren
    • 4.10 Xiang Qi ,the Chinese Chess
    • 4.11 Weiqi
    • 4.12 Lion Dance
    • 4.13 Chinese Folk Music
    • Unit 4 test
    • Discussion questions
  • Unit 5 Traditional Festival
    • 5.1 The Spring Festival
    • 5.2 Lantern Festival
    • 5.3 Tomb Sweeping Day
    • 5.4 Dragon Boat Festival
    • 5.5 Qixi Festival
    • 5.6 The Mid-Autumn Festival
    • 5.7 Double Ninth Festival
    • 5.8 The Laba Festival
    • Unit 5 Test
    • Discussion questions
  • Unit 6 Architectural Art
    • 6.1 Chinese Gardens
    • 6.2 Courtyard House
    • 6.3 Hutong
    • 6.4 Huizhou Architecture
    • 6.5 Buddhist temples and pagodas
    • 6.6 Chinese palaces
    • 6.7 Zhaozhou Bridge
    • 6.8 Buildings of Classical Learning Academies
    • 6.9 Memorial Archway
    • Unit 6 Test
    • Discussion questions
  • Unit 7 Places of interest
    • 7.1 Terracotta Warriors
    • 7.2 The Potala Palace
    • 7.3 Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang
    • 7.4 Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang City
    • 7.5 Shaolin Monastery
    • 7.6 The Forbidden City
    • 7.7 Temple of Heaven
    • 7.8 Chengde Mountain Resort in Chengde
    • 7.9 Pingyao
    • 7.10 Lijiang Old Town
    • Unit 7 Test
    • Discussion questions
  • Unit 8 Chinese Cultural Relics
    • 8.1 Jade burial suit
    • 8.2 Bianzhong
    • 8.3 Four-goats Square Zun
    • 8.4 Along the River During the Qingming Festival
    • Unit 8 Test
    • Discussion questions
  • Unit 9 Folk Culture
    • 9.1 Table Manners
    • 9.2 Birthday Celebration Customs
    • 9.3 Chinese Wedding and Funeral Custom
    • 9.4 Honor the Teacher and Stress Education
    • 9.5 Social Etiquette
    • 9.6 Secretive Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs
    • 9.7 Filial Piety
    • 9.8 Worship Rituals
    • 9.9 Gift Culture
    • 9.10 Temple Fair
    • 9.11 Honesty and Trustworthiness
    • 9.12 Hundred Family Surnames
    • 9.13 Family Roots
    • 9.14 The Spring Festival Couplets
    • 9.15 The Spring Festival Pictures
    • 9.16 Exchanging Red Envelopes
    • Unit 9 Test
    • Discussion questions
  • Unit 10 Traditional Craft
    • 10.1 Chinese Paper Cutting
    • 10.2 Printing and Dyeing
    • 10.3 Porcelain
    • 10.4 Chinese Kite
    • 10.5 Colorful Lantern
    • 10.6 Folk Toys
    • 10.7 Writing Brush
    • 10.8 The Art of Seals
    • 10.9 Chinese Embroidery
    • 10.10 Stone Carving
    • 10.11 Abacus
    • 10.12 Seal Carving
    • 10.13 The Shadow Puppetry
    • 10.14 Beijing Dough Figurines
    • Unit 10 Test
    • Discussion questions
  • Unit 11 Scenic beauty
    • 11.1 Mount Tai
    • 11.2 Mount Huangshan
    • 11.3 Mount Wutai
    • 11.4 Qomolangma
    • 11.5 Zhangjiajie Forest Park
    • 11.6 Guilin Scenery
    • 11.7 JiuZhaigou
    • 11.8 Hulunbeier Grassland
    • 11.9 Huang guoshu Waterfall
    • 11.10 Gulangyu
    • 11.11 West lake
    • 11.12 Qinghai Lake
    • 11.13 Mount Lushan
    • Unit 11 Test
    • Discussion questions
  • Final Test

    Taught by

    Jing Qiu , Shu Yu'an, Chen Linghua, Diyun Peng, Jing Nie , Wujiang, Maoyanling, Wangyunqian, Zheng Tianqi, Zhang Qianshan, and LiuChengwu

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