中国文化英语教程U17-.pptxVIP

;;;;2.1 Introduction;Introduction;The private gardens south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River boast a unique ambience of their own. Scattered through Suzhou, Yangzhou and other places, the private gardens are mostly legacies from the Ming and Qing dynasties. ;The Chinese attach great importance to the qualities of being reserved and subtle, and the construction of gardens dotting the hazy (雾蒙蒙的) landscape south of the lower Yangtze River well reflects this philosophy. The pavilions and buildings enshrouded (笼罩) in the misty moonlight produce an irresistible appeal.;A Winding Path to Places of Interest;A Winding Path to Places of Interest;At the entrance to a Chinese garden there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen your view. This is to give you a pressed-in feeling, so as to later produce unforeseen delight when you turn around the hall to see the exotic rock formations, and an extensive lake of limpid (清澈的) rippling water right in front of you. ; Zhuozheng Garden in Suzhou: 1. Corridors zigzag along a stream. 2. The upturned corners of the roofs are like flying birds with their wings widespread. 3. Even the trees are curving.;A Winding Path to Places of Interest;Rock formations play an important role in the construction of a Chinese-style garden. Without them, a garden could not be considered an authentic Chinese-style garden. Rock formations are as important to a Chinese-style garden as sculptures are to a European-style garden, and may signify even more.;Fascinating Stones;Guanyun Peak, in Liuyuan Garden in Suzhou, is actually a formation of stones from Taihu Lake. Between the reality and the reflection, the garden presents a fascinating, picturesque composition. ;Four features of Taihu Lake stones: thinness, porosity (多孔), exquisiteness, and wrinkles. These features of Taihu Lake stones describe not only beauty in form but even more, reflect people’s lofty ideals toward life.;Thinness represents unearthliness and aloofness. P