传统作文之传统艺术的英语作文

传统艺术的英语作文

【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 chinas 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 villages 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 cows 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. yangzhous 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 puppets 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 huian

the stone carvings of the huian 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. huian

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 huian 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 years 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 gods decree, he said to himself: its a long journey to visit that god. i am not a fast traveler and id 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 gods place. but just as he was about to express his new year greetings to the god, the mouse jumped down over the oxs 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 oclock 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

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：关于传统文化的英语作文】

假如你叫李华，最近你的美国笔友tony要来北京体验中国传统文化，请根据他的

问题回复邮件，为他设计北京一日游活动，帮助他体验中国传统文化。请描述你们打算去的地方、具体的活动安排、以及这样安排的

理由。

提示词语：

区范文1：

hi, tony!

i’m glad that you will come to beijing soon. there are lots of places of interest in beijing. in order to experience traditional chinese culture better, i do recommend beijing hutong tour. first, we’re going to go sightseeing along the lanes in h utong. the houses in hutong are traditional, such as siheyuan. from them, you can imagine how people used to live. of course you can stop anywhere you like and it is interesting to take

pictures or have a close look. second, we are going to pay

visits to a hutong family. we can have lunch there and have a short talk with the local residents, which can help you learn about many stories of the past. we can not only appreciate the dramatic changes that hutong has undergone, but also see evidence of the history of beijing, experience the old way of life and experience traditional beijing culture.

in a word, hutongs are the homes of common people in the past. it is easy to know how people lived and had fun in the old days. so it is a good choice to learn about traditional chinese culture. i’m looking forward to your coming.

yours,

li hua

范文2

hi, tony!

i’m glad that you will come to beijing soon. there are many places of interest where you can experience the traditional

chinese culture in beijing, but i’d lik e to take you to nanluoguxiang.

first, we can take a walk along the lanes in hutong to feel the architectural style of the old buildings like siheyuan and local people’s way of life. besides, you can have a talk with the residents to know more about the h istory about hutong. what’s more, we can try all kinds of local foods on the way. and you can buy some paper cuttings as gifts for your friends. when we feel tired, it’s a good choice for us to go to a tea house. there, we can taste all kinds of chinese tea and get a lot of knowledge about tea. most importantly, we can watch peking opera while drinking tea, which is a typical art to reflect beijing humanities features.

as for the reason why we go there, i think it can make you better experience traditional chinese tea culture, the food culture and the characteristics of the old residence in beijing. i’m looking forward to your coming.

yours,

li hua

传统文化：

tea culture 茶文化opera culture戏曲文化ceramic art陶瓷艺术 traditional handicraft传统手工艺：sugar man, clay figurine, colored drawing, pottery chinese calligraphy书法糖人、泥人、彩绘、陶艺

beijing opera art 京剧艺术architectural art建筑艺术

传统节日：

1.the spring festival春节(…falls on the 1st day of the first lunar month)

paste couplets贴对联 on new years eve 在除夕之夜 have a family reunion dinner

make dumplingsset off firecrackers放鞭炮吃团圆饭

stay up late or all night on new year’s eve 守岁 give/get lucky money 给/得到压岁钱pay a new year’s visit to our relatives or friends 拜年

2. the lantern festival 元宵节(…on the 15th day of the first lunar month)

have a family reunion dinnereat the yuanxiaowatch lanterns观灯

guess lantern riddles猜灯谜play the lion dance 耍狮子play dragon lantern dance 舞龙灯

set off firecrackers 放鞭炮

3. the dragon boat festival端午节(…on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)

race dragon boats 赛龙舟eat rice dumplings 吃粽子

4. the mid-autumn festival 中秋节(…on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month)

eat mooncakes吃月饼admire the moon at night 夜间赏月

family members get together and have a big meal 家人团聚吃大餐

假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友tom对中国的传统节日非常感兴趣。他想请你介绍你最喜欢的一个节日，如中秋节、端午节、春节等，你通常是怎么庆祝的，以及你喜欢这个节日的原因。请你根据他的

问题回复邮件。

提示词语：eat, get together, share, happy, special

i’m glad to hear that you are interested in traditional chinese festivals.

my favorite festival is the mid-autumn festival. it usually comes in september or october. on that day, our family members usually get together and have a nice meal. after that, i always admire the moon and share mooncakes with my families.

i love this festival because i like eating mooncakes. they are in the shape of a full moon. they carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. in short, the mid-autumn festival is a day of pleasure and happiness. i hope that my letter will help you know more about chinese festivals.

yours,

li hua

范文2：

my favorite chinese festival is the spring festival which comes on the first day of the chinese lunar year. there is a name for each year, such as the dog, the monkey, the tiger or one of the twelve animals, and this year is the year of the horse.

before the new year’s day, the chinese people usually give their houses a good cleaning and on the last evening of the old year, all the members of a family will get together and have a

big meal. people usually have jiaozi, fish, niangao and many other dishes. on the first or second day of the new year, people usually go to visit their relatives and friends and give some lucky money to children.

among all the festivals, i like the spring festival best not only because i can enjoy delicious food, but also because i can relax myself by spending a few days with my family, my relatives and my friends.

范文3：

hi! tom,

i’m glad to hear that you are interested in traditional chinese festivals. there are many traditional festivals in china, and my favorite is the spring festival. it falls on the first day of the chinese lunar new year. the spring festival is as important as christmas in the u.s. and chinese people have been celebrating it for many years.

to celebrate the spring festival, i usually stick the chinese

cha racter “fu” upside down on the door, which means happiness will come. besides, i always prepare some red paper cutting to decorate my house because i believe the red color can bring our family good luck. on the eve of the festival, myfamily usually get together, having dinner and sharing some interesting experiences. midnight is my favorite time because i can set off fireworks and admire them. shining little stars coming out of fireworks create a warm atmosphere. everyone is overjoyed as they say farewell to the old year and welcome the new year.

i really like the spring festival because it’s time forfamily reunionsand the relationshipbetween us becomes closer. besides. what’s more, i can do various activities during the festival. i hope you can come to china to experience this colorful and meaningful festival.

yours,

li hua

景点名称：

the palace museum the summer palace the great wall tiananmen square the temple of heaven the ming tombsthe ruins of yuanmingyuan