（中国文化）英语复习
Overview
1.The red colour of the National Flag of the PRC symbolizes revolution and the
yellow colour of the stars the golden brilliant rays radiating from the vast red land、The design of four smaller stars surrounding a bigger one signifies the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the munist Party of China (CPC)、
2.China is a country of varied topographical features with highlands in the west and
plains in the east、Mountainous land and very rough terrains make up about 67% of Chinese territory, basins and plains about 33%、
3.The first primitive man known to have existed in China is Yuanmou Man, who
lived about 1、7 million years ago、Peking Man, who existed more than 600,000 years ago at Zhoukoudian, in the vicinity of modern Beijing, could walk upright, make and use simple to
ols, and make use of fire、
4.Equality, unity, and mon prosperity are the basic principles of the Chinese
government in handling the relations between ethnic groups、
5.PRC————People’s republic of China————中华人民共与国
CPPCC———Chinese People’s Political consultative Conference———中国人
民政治协商会议
CPC——munist Party of China——中国共产党
NPC——National People’s Congress——全国人民代表大会
《义勇军进行曲》:March of the Volunteers
京杭大运河:the Grand Canal between Beijing and Hangzhou
炎黄子孙:descendants of Yan and Huang
特别行政区:special administrative region
一国两制:one country, two systems
6.Located in the east of the Asian continent, on the western shore of the Pacific
Ocean, the PRC has a land area of about 9、6 million square kilometers, and is the third largest country in the world, next only to Russia and Canada、China is a country of varied topographical features with highlands in the west and plains in the east、Mountainous land and very rough terrains make up about 67% of Chinese territory, basins and plains about 33%、Most of China lies in the north temperate zone, characterized by a warm climate and distinctive seasons, a climate well suited for habitation、
Chapter1
1.The philosophy in the pre-Qin times was marked by the emergence of various
ancient philosophy views、The most influential schools were Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism and Legalism、
2.Ancient Chinese philosophers share some mon features such as their stress on
spiritual existence, practice, morality, harmony and intuition、
3.Chinese ethics and morality focuses more on harmony, collectivism and spiritual
life、
4.China, as a multi-religion country, has indigenous Taoist religion and religions of
foreign origin such as Buddhism, Islam, Catholicism, and Christianity、
5.The White Horse Temple located in the east of Luoyang, Henan Province, was
the first officially built Buddhist temple in China in the Eastern Han dynasty、
6.罢黜百家,独尊儒术:banning all schools of thought except Confucianism
佛经:Buddhist scriptures
三从四德:three obediences and four virtues
八仙过海,各显神通:When the Eight Immortals cross the sea,each demonstrates their devine power、
《》:the Koran
7.China is a multi-religion country、The religions that are believed by Chinese
people are mainly Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity, among which Taoism is indigenous to China while the others are of foreign origin、Chinese citizens may freely choose their religious beliefs and make clear their religious affiliations、
Chapter2
1.On Faults of Qin——Jia Yi——Han dynasty
scholars
Song of Eternal Sorrow——Bai Juyi——Tang dynasty
The Scholarship——Wu Jingzi——Ming & Qing dynasties
The Goddess——Guo Moruo——modern period
Wives and Concubines——Su Tong——contemporary period
2.诸子散文——philosophical prose
文学评论——literary criticism
婉约派——soft and tuneful school
四大名著——the Four Great Classical Novels
诺贝尔文学奖——the Nobel Prize for Literature
3.The book of Songs, the first anthology of poetry in China,includes 305 poems
from the early Western Zhou dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn period, In the light of their rhythms, the works can be divided into three sections: feng, ya and song、The poems in The Book of Songs are mainly written in four character lines、In terms of its writing technique, it can be classified into fu, bi, and xing、As the starting point of Chinese literature, The Book of Songs has great influence on the literary works of later generations
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Chapter3
1.Calligraphy retains the beauty of nature and illuminates the spiritual beauty of
human beings、Chinese calligraphy stresses the overall layout and harmony between words and lines、
2.Traditional Chinese painting refers to ink-wash painting、It can be traced to the