中国传统文化(英文版)

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————唐装TwodifferentdefinitionsChinese-stylecostume(中式服装)Thedefinitionisgivenbythewesterners.Theycall“中华街”Chinatown,”town”soundslike“Tang”,therefortheycallwhatwedress“唐装”.CostumesheremeanclotheshavingChineseuniquecharacteristics.ThecostumehereisimprovedafterDynastyQingandisstillbeingimproved.DressesoftheTangDynasty（唐朝人的装束）ThisdefinitionisnaturalwiththemeaningofcostumesofTangDynasty.HereitmeansclotheswithcharacteristicsofDynastyTang,itsmeaningisnarrow.ThecostumehereseemstobeoflittlechangebecauseTanghasgoneawayanditsinconvenience.TellthedifferenceDressesoftheTangDynastyChinese-stylecostumeSymbolsofChineseCultureThepaper-cutThepaper-cutisoneofChinesemostpopularfolktraditiondecorationart,hastheglorioushistory.Becauseitsmaterialisprobablyeasy,thecostinexpensive,theeffectstandssees,theadaptationsurfacebroadandgenerallyiswelcome;Becauseitmostsuitstheruralwomenleisuremanufacture,bothmaymakepractical,andmaybeautifythelife.Eachplaceallcanseethepaper-cut,evenhasformedthedifferentplacestyleschool.ZodiacPaper-cutFolkpaper-cutSpringFestivalPaper-cutWindInstruments(吹管乐器)PluckedInstruments(弹拨乐器)StringedInstruments(擦弦乐器)PercussionInstruments

(打击乐器)ChineseInstrumentSheng(笙)Hsiao(箫)Ditze(笛子)Pipa（琵琶）Yangchin(扬琴)Cheng(筝)Erhu(二胡)Gehu(革胡)Bangtze(梆子)LargeDrum（大鼓）Hsiangban(响板)Yunluo（云锣）DingyinGanggu(定音缸鼓)calligraphyCalligraphyistheartofmakingbeautifuloreleganthandwriting.Itisafineartofskilledpenmanship.ChinesecalligraphyispartofthehumanculturewealthandprecioustouringresourcesofChina.RegardedasthemostabstractandsublimeformofartinChineseculture,"ShuFa"(calligraphy)isoftenthoughttobemostrevealingofone'spersonality.Duringtheimperialera,calligraphywasusedasanimportantcriterionforselectionofexecutivestotheImperialcourt.Unlikeothervisualarttechniques,allcalligraphystrokesarepermanentandincorrigible,demandingcarefulplanningandconfidentexecution.Sucharetheskillsrequiredforanadministrator/executive.Whileonehastoconformtothedefinedstructureofwords,theexpressioncanbeextremelycreative.Toexercisehumanisticimaginationandtouchunderthefacelesslawsandregulationsisalsoavirtuewellappreciated.Introduction

admireMr.Wang(王羲之)FoursymbolsinChinaWorkbywangqiongorchid

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plumblossom

Everybodyknowsthatbamboo,chrysanthemum/krɪˈsænθəməm/,orchid/ˈɔːkɪd/,plumblossomarethefoursymbolsinChina.Wetreatthemhigherthanotherplants,becausetheyrepresentsomeelegantqualityweadmirefor.Plumblossomrepresentakindofhaughty,orchidrepresentsecludedwhilebamboorepresentstrongmind,chrysanthemumrepresentthebalance.AncientChineseareeagertouseplantstoshowtheirspirit.Andactually,theremustbesomereasonsthatthepoetswouldliketochosethiskindofplants.Then,Iwouldliketochosebambooasanexampletoshowsomereasons.Ononehand,Bambooisoneofthemostpliableplantsintheworld.Nomatterhowstrongthewindis,bamboowillnotbehurtbyit.Onanotherhand,bambooisgrowingfast,thoughtherearemanyanimalstreatbambooasfood,bamboowillneverdisappear.Ithinkthatmaybethatisthetworeasonsaboutwhysomanypoetsandpainterswould