你好中國100集英文筆記

你好中國100集英文筆記

#11PaperChineseinventions(HelloChina)

Paper,zhi,wasaChineseinvention.2,000yearsago,Chineseinventedpaper-making.Thiszhiwasmadeofsilkandwassoexpensivethatonlytheemperorandaristocratscouldaffordtouseit.

1,900yearsago,aeunuchcalledCaiLunimprovedthepaper-makingprocess.Hemadecheapjinzhioutoftreebarkandrags.Theimprovementinpaper-makingspreadzhifarandwide,andmanydifferenttypesofzhiwereinventedbyChinesepeople.Xuanpaper,akindofhighqualityricepaper,bestshowsthecharmoftraditional.Chinesepaintingandcalligraphy.

JutepaperisusedtotranscribeChineseclassics.

Later,ChinesezhispreadtotheWestviatheChineseSilkRoad.Thousandsofyearsofcultureandcivilizationwererecordedonzhi,andpassedtodifferentpartsoftheworld.

#12Inventionofprinting(HelloChina)

AChinesenamedBiShenginventedmovabletypeprintaround1,000yearsago.Themovablecomponentsarecubesmadeofbakedclay.Characterswerecarvedoneachpieceofclay,whichlookedlikethesealswidelyusedinChina.

Themovablecomponentscouldbearrangedfreelytoformdifferentvocabulariesandsentences.Theywerefixedonanironplatewithframesincertainsequenee.Theninkwaspaintedandapieceofpaperwaslaiddown.Aprintedsheetwascreatedthisway.

Thistechniqueimprovedtheefficiencyofprintingand

transformedtraditionaltranscriptionintomodernprinting,sandpaintingsspreadwidelyintheworldwiththehelpofyinshua.

#13PekingoperaAnintroduction(HelloChina)

Jingju,orPekingopera,isanancientperformaneeartwithahistoryof200years.

Jingjuhasfourkindsofrolesaccordingtodifferentidentitiesandpersonalities.

Thelyricsofjingjuareperformedwithswingingorrhythmicspeaking,accompaniedbydozensofmusicalinstruments.

Now,jingjustillenchantsmanyChinesepeopleandforeignerswithitsuniquecharm.

#14TraditionalChinesepaintingWater,inkandpoetry(HelloChina)

Red,green,black,white,heavy,light,dryandwetchangesofwaterandinkonpapershowthemysteriesoftraditionalChinesepainting,guohua.

Toolsandmaterialsinvolvewritingbrushes,ink,coloredink,ricepaperandsilk.Thehardnessorsoftnessofbrushes,paperabsorbencyandcolordeterminethefeaturesofguohua.

Water,inkandlinesarethemostessentialfactorsforguohua.UnlikeWesternpaintings,guohuadoesntusethreedimensionsorrealism.Instead,paintingsinvolveauniqueChineseviewofscenery.

It'sverycommonthataChinesepaintingisattachedwithapoem.IfyouunderstandguohuayouwillhaveabetterunderstandingofChinesepeople.

#15ChinesefrescoesAncientartworks(HelloChina)

Chinesefrescoesdatebacktotheprehistoricperiodsome10,000yearsago.

Peoplecarvedimagesofhumanactivitiesandnaturalviewsonrocks.Excavatedfromtombsbuilt2,200yearsago,thebihuaremainsclear,vividandcolorful.

Legendhasitthatanancientpainterdrewadragononthewallandwhenheaddedeyestothedrawingtheimageturnedintoarealdragon.WiththeintroductionofBuddhismtoChina,bihuaonthesubjectofreligionrapidlydeveloped.

Thebihua,orfrescoes,intheDunhuangMogaoGrottoesarethemostfamousonesinChina.Theyareacollectionofmasterpiecesofnumerouspaintersinthepast1,000years.Theytellhistoricaltalesandreligiousstories.

#16DancebringsChinesepeopletogether(HelloChina)

SeenesofdancingweredrawnonpotteryinChinasome5,000yearsago,Atthattime,peopledancedatceremoniesforworship.

Therewasaconcubinewhocoulddanceonatrayintheimperialpalaceabout2,000yearsago.Shedancedsolightlythatshesupposedlywouldflyawaywhenthewindblew.

Legendssaythatanemperormadehissoldiersdancewhenhereturnedintriumph.Thedancewaspowerfulandvigorous.Peoplealsodanceonfestivals,celebrationsandweddings.

YoucanseeabundantstylesofwudaoinChina,acountrycomposedofmanyethnicgroups.Wudaoshortensthedistaneebetweenpeople.

#17Chinesemusicanditsnaturalorigins(HelloChina)

Chinesemusicoriginatedfromnature.Thesoundsofthewindblowingthroughthetrees,birdschirpingandwaterflowingaretheinspirationofChineseyinyue.

Xun,anancientegg-shapedinstrumentmadeofpottery,canimitatethesoundofthewindbyblowingthroughtheholes.

Theboneflute,whichwasmade8,000yearsago,couldalsoimitatethesoundsofnature.Therewere125instrumentsintheprivateorchestraofanoblemorethan2,000yearsago,accordingtoarchaeologicalfindings.

VariouscategoriesmakeupChineseyinyue,someinvolvingmoremodernelements.

However,thenaturalbeautyofChineseyinyuehasenduredfromclassicstylestothemodernformclassicstylestothemoderncompositions.

#18TraditionalChinesechimebellsBianzhong(HelloChina)

Chimebells,bianzhong,arethemostmajesticandholyancientinstrumentinChina.Asasymbolofpower,theywereusedforsacrificialceremoniesorothercrucialceremonies,starting3,500yearsago.

Bianzhongwerecomposedofbellswithdifferentscales.Thebellsareplayedbymalletsandcreatethesoundsofsevenmusicalscales,mushlikethepiano.

What'smoreamazingisthatonebellcangeneratetwonoteswhenstruckatdifferentspots.Thissetofbianzhongwasdiscoveredinthetombofanancientmonarch.Theancienttreasurefinallysawthelightofday.Itsexquisitecastandpuresoundrevealedthehighlevelofancient.Chinesecivilizationandwisdom.

#19GuQinChinesemusicalinstrument(HelloChina)

Long,longago,apersonwasplayingguqin.Awoodcutterheardthesongandsaid,”Ifeelthemountainsandricersinthemusic”.Theplayerwashappythatmanunderstoodwhatisinhisheartanmadefriendswithhim.

Thebodyofguqinismadeofwoodandthestringsaremadeofsilk.Playingguqininanelegantenvironmentbringspeoplebacktonature.Playingguqincanpurifythesoul.Itrepresentswisdom,talentanemotion.

In1977,arecordingofFlowingWaterwasbroadcastedontheVoyage1andVoyager2spacecraftsinouterspace.

#20CalligraphyTheancientartofexpression(HelloChina)Chinesecalligraphy(shufa)referstowritingareandtechniqueswithwritingbrushes.1,600yearsago,aboynamedWangXizhiworkedharda