中国文化英语教程Unit 19PPT.ppt

Embroidery: Ten Fingers Like a Spring Breeze China has four most famous types of embroidery-respectively from Suzhou, Guangdong, Hunan, and Sichuan-each with its own style and different themes. Historically, Suzhou embroidery was famous for its cats, Hunan embroidery for its tigers, Guangdong embroidery for its birds (the most famous being One Hundred Birds Worship the Phoenix (《百鸟朝凤》)), and Sichuan embroidery for its landscapes and human figures. Embroidery: Ten Fingers Like a Spring Breeze 苏绣——猫 Suzhou embroidery — cat Embroidery: Ten Fingers Like a Spring Breeze 湘绣——虎 Hunan embroidery — tiger Embroidery: Ten Fingers Like a Spring Breeze 粤绣 Guangdong embroidery Embroidery: Ten Fingers Like a Spring Breeze 蜀绣 Sichuan embroidery Embroidery: Ten Fingers Like a Spring Breeze 苏绣《意大利皇后爱丽娜像 Suzhou embroidery, Portrait of an Italian Queen Suzhou embroidery is produced mainly in the Suzhou area, in addition to Yangzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou. Suzhou is abundant in silk, and people here and in the surrounding areas are known for their meticulous work style. For these two reasons, embroidery has developed quickly, with Suzhou embroidery gaining the reputation of using needles to draw pictures with superb craft surpassing nature. Shadow Play: the Art of Light and Shadow In the latter half of the 18th century, a form of drama arose in France called “French Light and Shadow”, which caused a great sensation when it was staged in Paris and Marseilles. This was an artistic form created on the basis of the Chinese shadow play, introduced into France by missionaries. Interestingly, for the 2004 China-France Year of Culture, Chinese artists introduced to France a new shadow play-The Dance of Shadows (《影之舞》). It would be apt to say that the art of shadow play has been a witness and bridge to cultural exchange between the two countries. Shadow Play: the Art of Light and Shadow 皮影 牛郎织女 Shadow play: The Cow Boy and the Weaving Girl Shadow Play: the Art of Light and Shadow The