Chinese_Culture创新.ppt

Chinese Culture 炎黄子孙 The Emperor Yan and Huang are considered as our common ancestors. 龙的传人 Besides the majority Han people, there are still more than 50 ethnic minorities in China. Among them there are What is “Culture”? Culture is the complex whole of the knowledge and way of life that shared by, and socially learned in a group of people. I would like to concentrate my introduction on the following 12 Chinese Characters, each 4 in a group: Group 1: 衣 食 住 行 Group 2: 琴 棋 书 画 Group 3: 儒 道 佛 医 Group 1: 衣 食 住 行 衣 Chinese garment design has undergone a very long history of evolution, there have been a lots of different styles. While most urban Chinese men and women have globalized their daily dressings, some remote ethnic minorities still have kept their beautiful traditional garments. Silk is a Chinese invention. 嫘祖（西陵氏之女）Leizu: the founder of Sericulture 养蚕. The historical trade route between China and the West was called the “the Silk Road.” 食 民以食为天 People regard food as their Heaven. or For the common people food is Heaven. Various styles of Chinese Cuisine A lot of kinds of dim sum 点心 住 Civilian Residence of different styles不同风格的民居 Inside decoration and furniture Riverside villas in southern China Mongolian tabernacle on the grassland蒙古包 Cave-house in Northern Shanxi窑洞 Clay round storied building in Fujian 土楼 Public buildings Magnificent royal palace The underground residence for the after life The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses in Emperor Qin Shi Huangs Mausoleum, Lintong, Shan’xi. 行 Go to the top of Mountain Tai to watch the Sun rise. On the top of the world “不到长城非好汉，屈指行程二万！” Yellow Mountain Fairyland of Yangshuo Zhou Zhuang in southern Jiangsu province，where traditional rural life has been well preserved . Shanghai，where you can find everything that may be expected in a modern metropolitan city. Shanghai 琴 Group 2: 琴 棋 书 画 古琴 One of the ancient Chinese music instruments is called Qin. Other typical Chinese ins