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Highlights of Chinese Civilization and Local Culture 中国地方文化英语导读 School of Foreign Languages Suzhou University 教学大纲 1、教学内容 主要了解中国的饮食、服装、体育、娱乐等的特征。 (1). 中华饮食文化概况：中华饮食文化的主要特点、八大菜系的形成、中华饮食习惯、餐桌礼仪、中华酒文化及茶文化简要介绍 (2). 中华服饰：丝绸的起源及传播、中华服饰介绍（皇家服饰，旗袍等）及鞋类 (3). 中华体育：中国武术的发展和各主要流派特点 (4). 娱乐活动：中国象棋、毽子、风筝及中国传统乐器等 2、教学要点 结合观看英文纪录片《中国艺术大观—丝绸》、《揭秘中华古文化》相关剧集和纪录片《中国美食之一：永远的传承》，重点掌握中华饮食文化、服饰、各项传统体育活动、中华武术及娱乐活动的概况。 Chapter Ten ---- Life It’s not surprising that we can enjoy the traditional Chinese food in many parts of the world. We can also see that elements of the traditional Chinese costumes such as the Tang and the Cheongsam have been used in international fashions. The Chinese people have always had their own unique life styles and the artistic ways of the Chinese people’s life can be found in many of their living ways. I. Dietetic Culture II. Costume III. Sport IV. Entertainment I. Dietetic Culture The food culture in China has experienced approximately four periods of development. Early in the primitive time the Chinese people had already learned to grow crops like wheat, millet and rice, and raise domestic animals like pigs, dogs and sheep. This laid a foundation for the Chinese dieting structure, characterized by agricultural products as staple food and meat as supplementary food. 1. Feature Variety in flavor is one of the features. The Chinese cooking arts are rather complicated, and in different places, there are different ways to prepare dishes. Since there is much difference in climates, products, and customs, there are varieties of flavors in the Chinese food. Sweetness, saltiness, sourness and spiciness are the respective food characteristics in the south, the north, the east, and the west. 2. Style In China, there are 56 ethnic groups and 31 provinces, each having preference for different food. People in the south of the Yangtze River like light, sweetish savory and refreshing food; they lay more stress on nutritio