游记作文300字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.