中国传统艺术英语作文
篇一：中国传统艺术英语介绍
Chinese Folk Arts
Papercut
The papercuts of Shanxi feature a wide variety of themes, including flowers, human figures, animals, legends, folk tales all stoties from operatic works, and showing a bold and uestrained style, simple and unsophisticated presentation and strong local
characteristics. There are two types - colored and monochrome.
Chinese papercut
Clay Figurines
The Huishan clay figurines made in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province emerged in the Ming Dynasty and have a history of over 400 years. Thanks to their unique art style, these colored figurines have been well received by the Chinese people throughout the country and have been sold to 50 countries and regions. Masters of the art have given demonstrations in Japan, the U. S., Australia
and other counthies. Hence Huishan clay figurines display the best color modeling art in the East.
A coloured sheep
Woodblock New Year Pictures
Yanghabu Woodblock New Year Pictures Originated in the Ming Dynasty. Yangjiabu is located near Weifang City in Shandong Province. The original settlers, mostly with the family name Yang, moved here from Zitong County in Sichuan Province during Hongwu reign period of the Ming Dynasty. The woodblock pictures used New Year decorations have mainly Buddhist themes, while
the horizontal wall pictures are based on woodblock illustrations.
Folding Fan
The folding fan is a folk handicraft for use in cooling oneself in summer, and is also used as a decoration or a stage prop in traditional Chinese operas. Due to their fine workmanship, the
folding fans produced in Rongchang, Chongqing, are prized both at home and abroad. Since
ancient times, Rongchang folding fans have been sold well throughout the country, as well as to
India, Myanmar and other countries.
Folding fan
Embroidery
Embroidery is traditional Chinese handicraft art. which is divided into the SuZhou, Sichuan, Guangdong and Hunan schools. Suzhou embroidery is celebrated for its sophisticated stitching, vivid pictures, beautiful patterns and elegant colors. Human Embroidery emphasizes vivid patterns. Guangdong and Sichuan embroideries feature popular motifs, such as a peacock spreading its tail, a magpie on the branch of a plum tree, pines and cranes as symbols
of long life, two dragons playing with a ball, and a phoenix and Peony. The embroidery items have varied themes: Some are romantic and exaggerative, others reflect the reality, or are vivid
and true to life. Both are of practical and ornamental uses.
Chinese embroidery
Yang Liuqing New Year Pictures
One of China's three famous folk New Year picture styles, Yang Liuqing New Year Pictures originated in Yang Liuqing Town, in the westem suburbs of Tianjin City, in the early l7th century. Adopting the method of integrating block printing and hand-colored decoration, they are characterized by varied themes such, as brightness, vivacity, happiness, auspiciousness and fascination. The pictures by the young people in Yang Liuqing have enjoyed ahigh reputation in
China.
Farmer Calligraphy and Paintings
Xukou Town in Jiansu Province is known as a "town of Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings". Yushe and Yaoshe villages in the County are particularly famous for their output of calligraphy and painting. Over five million calligraphy and paintings have been produced in the County by
more than 600 artists since 1956. In 1988 the "Youth Calligraphy and Painting Research Society of the Fragrant Hill of Wuxian County" was established. Xukou village's farmer paintings are renowned for their unique style integrating a strong flavor of life with the fragrance of the soil. Huangzhong County in Qinghai Province is also called a "County of farmer Calligraphy and Paintings" by artists. Over 70 local farmer painters have created more than 1, 000 art works, of which some have been displayed in the international and national exhibitions. Their paintings are
characterized by a simple, vigorous natural and fresh style with traditional folk features.
Shadow Plays, Puppets and Marionettes
Shadow plays are a traditional folk art, the origin of which can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC ~ 24 AD). With puppets made out of cow's leather or donkey hide, the shadow play figures of the Guanzhong area of Shaanai Province are modeled on the stone relief pattems of the Han Dynasty, the academic-style painting of the Song Dynasty and folk paper-cuts. Guanzhong shadow play figures are popular with collectors and as home decorations. Yangzhou's puppets are controlled by three wooden sticks - one to maulpulate the ears, eyes, nose and mouth of the puppet, and the other two to manipulate the puppet's hands. The music of the show is based on Beijing and local operas. The Yangzhou Puppet ArtTroupe has toured many countries and regions in the world, such as Japan, the United States, Australia, Russia, France, Italy, Holland, Taiwan and Hong Kong and has been well received by the audiences.
Quanzhou City in Fujian Province is noted for its marionettes. Four puppeteers manipulate the figures, each of which can have up to 30 strings. Two international puppet festivals were held in Quanzhou in l986 and l990, respectively, in which over 300 artists from all over the world participated, including those from Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Holland, Japan and the
Philippines. Quanzhou also hosted the International Puppet Festival February 2002.
Chinese leather shadow play puppet
Stone Carvings of Hui'an
The stone carvings of the Hui'an area of Fujian Province have a history of over 1,600 years. Over the centuries, they have developed into over 250 varieties in six categories. Hui'an stonemasons created such treasures as the East and West pagodas in Quanzhou, the peristyles of the Dragon Hill Temple in TaiPei, the stone lion at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, the statue of
Zheng Chenggong on Drumming Wave Islet in Xiamen, and the peristyles of the Great Hall of the
People in Beijing. The stone carvings by Hui'an have a ready market at home and abroad.
The Capital of Porcelain
Located in northeastern Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen is one of the famous historic and cultural cities in China. It has a l,000-year history of making porcelain, and has long been known as the "Capital of Porcelain". During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the white-glazed porcelain produced in JingdeZhen was called "Artificial Jade ware".
Chinese Lunar New Year and 12 animals
China uses the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes, but the Chinese lunar calendar is also important in China. The Chinese Lunar New Year - known as Spring Festival today in China - is the biggest holiday in China. The Chinese lunar calendar is the longest chronological record in history dating back to 2,600 BC Like the Gregorian calendar, the Chinese Lunar Calendar is a yearly one, but the start of the lunar year is based on the cycles of the moon so that New Year Day can fall anywhere between late January and the
middle of February. Each lunar year is associated with one of 12 zodiac animals.
The mouse, or rat, is the first in the cycle of l2 animals representing years. The others are,
chronologicaIly, the ox, the tiger, the rahbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the
monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig. How come animals, specific animals, designate years? Why l2, no more, no less? And why these specific animals are chosen?
There are different explanations about their origin. A popular legend says, long long ago, a certain god ordered all the animals to pay him a visit on New Year's Day, that is, the first day of the first month. He said he would give the first 12 animals to come the title "King of the Animal World" and let each hold the title for one year.
The l2 winners happened to be those mentioned above. Another theory holds that the animals originated from the 28 constellations, or the Lunar Mansions, which are named after animals. Every two or three constellations stand for a year, and the most commonly known animal in each group was chosen for that year. Thus we have the l2 animals.
A more convincing theory maintains that using animals to symbolize years began from totems of minority peoples in ancient times. Different tribes had different animals as their totems; gradually, these animals were used as a means to remember the years. Alongside the increasing exchanges between the
hinteriand and the border regions, the custom of using animals to designate years made its way to the
hinterland and was adopted by the Han people, the largest national group in China.
At that time, the Hans were using the 10 Heavenly Stems and the 12 Earthly Branches to designate years. They took one from each series to make a pair for one year and developed a system based on a 60 year cycle. It is back to square one and the cycle begins again.
When the method of using animals to represent years was introduced into the hinterland, the ancient Chinese married them to the l2 Earthly Branches, one to each. So 12 animals were used. And animals officially began to be used to designate years during the Later Han of the Five Dynasties Period a little more than 1,000 years ago.
The New Year visit-to-the-god story explains how the unpleasant Mouse managed to become the first of the 12. As the story goes, when the Ox heard of the God's decree, he said to himself: "It's a long journey to visit that God. I am not a fast traveler and I'd better start early." So he set out on the eve of the Lunar New year. The Mouse heard the Ox and jumped onto his back, without being noticed. The Ox, sweating all over, was so glad to be the first to arrive at the God's place. But just as he was about to express his New Year greetings to the God, the mouse jumped down over the Ox's head and became the first to kowtow to the God. So he was appointed the first King of the Animals and consequently, the first of the l2
animals to designate years.
A more authentic explanation says, the Earthly Branches are divided into two categories: yin and yang. Each of them is paired with an animal of the same "gender". The gender of the animal is
determined by the number of a specific part of its body. Odd numbers are yang and even numbers are yin. The tiger, the dragon the monkey and the dog, all have five toes on each foot or paw, and the horse has one hoof. So we know they are yang animals. The cloven-hoofed species such as the ox, the goal and the pig fall into the yin category because their hoofs are divided into two parts. The rooster is also yin since it has four toes on each foot. The rabbit has
two upper lips and the snake has a two-point forked tongue. So they are yin, too. The mouse had been a problem. It has four toes on each fore leg and five on each hind leg. It has both yin and yang qualities and there seemed to be no pace to put it. Fortunately, the first of the Earthly Branches, Zi can be considered both yin and yang. The branches were also used to designate days and hours, and when symbolizing the hours, this branch covers a period from eleven in the evening to one o'clock in the morning. PM is yin and Am is yang. So the mouse goes together with this first branch. It is this double gender feature, a kind of
篇二：中国传统文化英语作文
Chinese Traditional Culture
The human race has entered a completely new stage in its history,along with the advance of the society and the increaceingly rapid economic globalization and urbanization, which resulted in the phenomenon that we are accustomed to living a very fast rhythm lifestyle,ignoring the Chinese traditional culture.
It is universally acknowledged that Chinese culture has a history of more than two thousand years, which once had great influence on the world, such as Japan, South Korea and other Asian and European countries. As one of the four ancient civilizations,China creates many splendid cultures,such as the four ancient Chinese inventions,which benefited human society in the history.
Although China risks copying the Western lifestyle’s worst aspects, especially of unhealthy eating and drinking,Which once gave rise to many problems.Fortunately,Chinese begin to realize the importance of Chinese traditional culture.Such examples might be given easily,Chinese traditional culture was added into our CET4 and CET6 ,which help us get hold of it better.
All in all,Chinese traditional culture accompanies our
growth all the time,which has already deeply rooted in our daily lives.As a Chinese,What we ought to do is to transmitte Chinese traditional culture from generation to generation.Only with these efforts adopted can we ensure that Chinese traditional culture will be leaded to a brilliant future.
篇三：2015各城区一模英语作文
2014------2015学年高三年级各区一模作文
精讲精练
第一节
海淀
假设你是校图书馆馆长的学生助理李华，图书馆要进行网络系统升级，请在阅览室向在场的留学生口头通知相关事宜，并请他们转告其他留学生。
1. 时间：2015年5月1日至5月10日。
2. 在此期间，关闭阅览室、暂停电子阅览。
3. 仅周二和周五可以借、还图书。
东城
你的美国笔友Lucy来信说她最近学习负担重，常常感到疲惫。请你根据以下提示给Lucy写回信。
1. 调整学习方法；
2. 积极锻炼；
3. 其它建议。
Dear Lucy,
I learned about your trouble from your mail. Don’t worry. ________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours
Li Hua
西城
你得知故宫免费对教师开放，于是给你校外教写一封邮件。请包括以下内容:
1. 开放时间：每月的第一个周三；
2. 订票方式：提前10天网上预约；
3. 入场条件：出示教师证。
参考词汇：教师证 Teacher Identity Card
Dear Tom,
___________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Jerry
你的美国朋友Chris目前在北京学习汉语，他对中国传统文化非常感兴趣。本周五下午你校将要举办一个文化讲座，请你根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件，邀请他来参加。
1.农业大学张教授讲解中国茶文化的历史和传播；
2.讲座后有交流和品茶活动；
3.你将陪同Chris并帮其翻译讲解。
Hi Chris，
Yours，
Joe
丰台
请你代表高三学生给外教Jeff写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 邀请他参加高三年级的成人仪式；
2. 请他做简短发言；
3. 时间：3月30日(周一)下午3:30；
4. 地点：学校礼堂。
提示词：成人仪式 the Coming-of-age ceremony
Dear Jeff,
Yours,
Li Hua
石景山
假如你是红星中学高三（1）班的学生李华，你将参加学校举行的英语口语俱乐部主席竞选，请根据以下提示写一篇竞选稿。
1. 担任班长，深受好评；
2. 组织和沟通能力强；
3. 英语口语好，乐于助人；
4. 当选后的打算。
Hi everyone! I’m Li Hua from Class One, Grade Three. Today I’m very glad to run for Chairman of the Oral English Club. ________________________________________________
____________(来自:www.Zw2.cn 爱 作文 网)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I sincerely hope you will give me a chance and vote for me. Thank you.
第一节(15分)
你的英国朋友Chris八月份来北京度假，来信向你咨询如何更好地体验中国文化。请你根据以下提示回信。
1、参观景点，比如长城、颐和园等；
2、欣赏传统艺术：如京剧、中国剪纸等；
3、品尝美食，比如饺子、北京烤鸭等。
Dear Chris,
_____________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
海淀
假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，记述寒假期间你在中国国家博物馆做志愿讲解员的经历。
During this winter vacation, I worked as a volunteer guide in the National Museum of China.
假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的学生李华，下面四幅图描述了上学期高二年级开设选修课的过程。请根据图片的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文。词数不少于60。
西城
假如你是红星中学学生李华。最近你代表你班参加了学校的汉字听写大赛(Chinese Character Dictation Competition )。请根据下面四幅图写一篇英文日记。词数不少于60。
朝阳
假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的学生李华，上周日你班组织到首都图书馆参加一天的文化志愿活动，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，用英语写一篇日记，记述活动的全过程。
March 29th, SundayFine
Today some classmates and I served at Capital Library as volunteers.
丰台
假设你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，记述你和家人欢度元宵节（the Lantern Festival）的过程。提示词：汤圆 sweet dumpling 灯笼 lantern
The Lantern Festival of this year fell on March 5th.