用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化課件

1、Chinese Zodiac Culture中國生肖文化The Origin of Chinese Zodiac生肖的起源In ancien用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化t times, our ancestors counted the years with 10 celestial stems and 12 terrestr用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化ial branches. Although this was scientific, most people were illiterate and coul用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化d not memorize or calculate

2、easily. Thus the animals that influenced peoples li用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化ves were chosen to symbolize the terrestrial branches: the rat, ox, tiger, rabbi用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化t, dragon，snake, horse, sheep, monkey,rooster, dog and pig.For a long time th用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化ere has been a special relationship between humans

3、 and the 12 zodiacal animals.用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化Humans admired them, took them as totems, and in the artistic field, those anima用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化l signs were among the features of those themes. This can be reflected in artisa用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化ns paper-cut works, NewYear pictures, pottery and bronze wares, espec

4、ially on t用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化he bronze mirrors before the appearance of glass ones, on which elaborate forms用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化showed creativity and passion as well as wishes for a good life.Character of用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化Persons under the Rat Sign鼠年出生人的性格 Though in peoples eyes, the rat is not ado用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化ra

5、ble, and even some Chinese sayings that related to it have almost derogatory m用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化eanings, it ranged as the head of the Chinese zodiac. It was recognized as an an用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化imal with spirit, wit, alertness, delicacy, flexibility and vitality.People u用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化nder this rat sign are

6、usually smart and willing to accumulate wealth and to tak用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化e efforts to be successful. Throughout their life, there will be many other peop用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化le who can bring great fortune to them. Thus despite timidity, most of them are用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化happy and harmonious with others.Character

7、 of Persons under the Dragon Sign龍年用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化出生人的性格The dragon enjoys a very high reputation in Chinese culture. It is the用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化token of authority, dignity, honor, success, luck, and capacity. In ancient Chin用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化a, a dragon was thought to speed across the sky with divine power E

8、mperors entit用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化led themselves exclusively as dragon;their thrones were called dragon thrones用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化，their clothes dragon gowns.People under the sign of the dragon are lively用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化, energetic and fortunate. They often can be leaders and try to go for perfectio用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化

9、n. When they meet with difficulties, they are not discouraged. But they are a li用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化ttle arrogant, and impatient, and women are over-confident. If they overcome the用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化se defects, they can have a brighter future.The Use of Zodiac Animal Signs生肖的用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化運(yùn)用 A Chinese horoscop

10、e may predict that a person born in the Year of the Horse用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化is cheerful, popular and quick to compliment others. The year of a persons b用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化irth is considered the primary factor in determining a personspersonality, p用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化hysical and mental attributes, ability and level

11、of success and happiness throug用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化hout his or her lifetime. Events and occurrences in a given year are influenced用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化by the nature of that years animal Animal signs also have a useful social fun用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化ction for determining someones age. Instead of asking directly how old

12、a person用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化is,the Chinese often ask about his or her animal sign, which places a person wi用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化thin a cycle of 12 years. This is a popular way to socialize.Chinas Horse Cu用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化lture中國的馬文化With the development of the horse breeding industry, abundant expe用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化rien

13、ces were accumulated throughout the ages. The most famous master was named B用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化ole, and others like him that followed also adopted the name.The word Bole bec用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化ame a Chinese idiom. The monograph on distinguishing fine breeds of horses by Bo用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化le is the earliest of it

14、s kind in the world. Other monographs on the subject als用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化o appeared during the Tang Dynasty.Horses is China are mainly distributed in用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化the northern regions, including the vast area of Xinjiang and Qinghai in the wes用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化t of Lanzhou,lnner Mongolia,Northeast China an

15、d the northern part of North China用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化,the mountainousregions in Sichuan Province, Yunnan and Guizhou Plateau. The用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化number of horses in Northeast, Northwest and North China accounts for three-four用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化ths of the countrys total.十二生肖十二生肖的產(chǎn)生，有著天文學(xué)的背景。在原始時(shí)代，先民們體驗(yàn)著寒暑交替的循環(huán)往復(fù)

16、。宋代洪皓用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化松漠紀(jì)聞載:“女真舊絕小，正朔所不及，其民皆不知紀(jì)年，問則曰我見青草幾度矣，蓋以草一青為一歲也?！彼未灿?“其俗每草青為一歲，有人問其歲，則日幾草矣。用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化”年又有觀天者發(fā)現(xiàn)月亮盈虧周期可以用來丈量歲的長短，發(fā)現(xiàn)十二次月圓為一歲，這一發(fā)現(xiàn)，是初期歷法最精度的成果之一，“十二”便視為傳達(dá)天意的“天之大數(shù)”。天干需地支用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化為伴，日月相對，天地相對，就非“十二”莫屬了。清代劉獻(xiàn)廣陽雜記引李長卿松霞館贅言:“子何以屬鼠也?日:天開于子，不耗則其氣不開。鼠，耗蟲也。于是夜用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化尚未央，正鼠得令之候，故子屬鼠。地辟于丑，而牛則開地之物也，故丑屬牛。人生于寅，有生則有殺。殺人者，虎也，又寅者，畏也?？晌纺艋?，故寅屬虎。卯者，日出之候。日用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化本離體，而中含太陰玉兔之精，故卯屬兔。辰者，三月之卦，正群龍行雨之時(shí)，故辰屬龍。巳者，四月之卦，于時(shí)草茂，而蛇得其所。又，巳時(shí)蛇不上道，故屬蛇。午者，陽極而一陰用英語說中國文化中國生肖文化甫生。馬者，至健而不離地，陰類也，故午屬馬。羊嚙未時(shí)之草而茁.故未屬羊。申時(shí).日落而猿啼，且伸臂也，譬之氣數(shù)，將亂則狂作橫行，故申屬猴。酉者，月出之時(shí)