中国文化英语教程U16 .pptVIP

Unit 16 Porcelain—Calling Card of Chinese Culture Lead-in Text study Exercises Content Lead-in Do you know the five famous kilns (窑) in Song Dynasty? Five famous kilns are the Jun, Ding, Guan, Ge, and Ru. 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Nature’s Craft 2.3 Pure Blue-and-White Porcelain 2.4 A Subtle and Reserved World Text study 2.5 Shape and Imagery Introduction In English, the country and “porcelain” share the same name—”China”. This proves that Europeans have long known of China’s relationship to porcelain. Porcelain found its way to Europe in the 15th century, occupying an important position in the exchanges between China and other countries. Introduction Porcelain garnered a good reputation for China for its sophistication and elegance. It played an important role in the wave of the European idealization of China during the 17th and18th centuries. Around the 1st century, porcelain production first emerged in China. By the Song Dynasty it had become mature. Song-dynasty porcelain represented the acme (顶峰) of Chinese porcelain technique. Introduction Introduction Chinese porcelain is cherish for its serene color, crystal paste, graceful designs, and ingenious forms. It can be regarded as the calling card of Chinese culture. crackling: a porcelain terminology The crackles occurred during kilning due to flawed workmanship, but latter on crackleware become a craze (时尚) in Song Dynasty, and was passed down to this very day. Nature’s Craft The Ge Kiln (located in present-day Longquan, Zhejiang Province) was a typical kiln of the Song Dynasty that produced crackleware. Nature’s Craft Crakleware today is one of the typical Chinese porcelain styles. The interest in crackleware lies in its naturally produced and unpredictable patterns. Nature’s Craft Pure and elegant beauty is the goal that porcelain pursues, and this ideal is best explained in the production of blue-and-white porcelain. Pure Blue-and-White Porcelain Chinese-made blue-and-white porcelain ware emerged long be