中国传统文化英语表达法

1、Table Of contents中国传统节日Traditional Chinese Festivals5The Spring Festival 春节5The Spring Festival Eve 除夕5The Spring Festival Eve Dinner 年夜饭5Spring Festival Couples 贴春联5Gift Money 压岁钱5Setting off firecrackers 放鞭炮5Paying New Year Calls 拜年5Vising Temple Fairs赶庙会6The Lantern Festival 元宵节6Eating Yuanxiao 吃

2、元宵6Watching Painted Lanterns 赏花灯6Solving Lantern Riddles 猜灯谜6The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节6Qu Yuan (339BC? 278BC?) 屈原6Dragon Boat Racing 赛龙舟7Eating Zongzi 吃粽子7Hanging Moxa 挂艾蒿7The Moon Festival 中秋节7The Moon Cake 月饼7The Double Ninth Festival 重阳节7Climbing the Heights to Keep Away Troubles 登高避灾8Apprecia

3、ting the Chrysanthemums 赏菊8Offering Sacrifices to the Goddess of the Sea 祭海神8中国服饰Chinese Costumes9Silk 丝绸9The Silk Road 丝绸之路9The Maritime Silk Road 海上丝绸之路9Cheongsam 'tsæm (Qipao 旗袍)9The Making of Cheongsam 'tsæm 旗袍的制作9Modern Cheongsam 现代旗袍10Modern Garments 现代服饰10Chinese food中国饮食11B

4、eijing Cuisine and Snacks 北京菜与小吃11The Roast Duck 北京烤鸭11Instant-boiled Mutton 涮羊肉11Manhan Quanxi 满汉全席11Beijing Snakes 北京小吃11Cantonese Cuisine and Snakes广东菜与小吃11Seafood Dishes 海鲜菜12Cantonese Snakes 广东小吃12Sichuan Cuisine and Snakes 四川菜与小吃12The Zhangcha Duck 樟茶鸭12Mapo Doufu 麻婆豆腐12Chinese Liquor 中国酒12Yel

5、low Wine 黄酒13White Liquor 白酒13Maotai Liquor 茅台酒13Chinese Tea 中国茶13The Home of Tea 茶叶的故乡13Varieties of Tea 茶叶的品种13Tea Ceremony 茶艺13中国书法绘画 Chinese calligraphy and painting14The Four Treasures of the Study 文房四宝14The Writing Brush 毛笔14The Ink Stick 墨（块）14The Ink Slab 砚14Traditional Chinese Paintings 中国画

6、14Landscape Paintings 山水画14Flower-and-bird Paintings 花鸟画15Figure Paintings 人物画15New Years Painting 年画15中国文物16The Terra-cotta Warriors 秦始皇陵兵马俑16The Underground Army 地下军阵16Dunhuang Grottoes 敦煌石窟16Cave Relief Murals 石窟壁画16The Dunhuang Academy China 敦煌研究院16中国民居Chinese Folk Residence17Cave Dwellings in S

7、haanxi 陕西窑洞17Brick Caves and Stone Caves 砖窑和石窑17Fujian Tulou 福建土楼17The Ancestral Temple 祠堂17Modern Private Houses 现代民居17中华医药Chinese Medicine19Traditional Chinese Medical Science and Medicine中医中药19The Diagnosis Method of Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医诊病19Treatment of Diseases by Traditional Chinese

8、Medicine中药治病19Acupuncture and Moxibustion ,mks'bst()n艾灸Therapy 针灸疗法19Acupuncture Therapy 针法治病19Moxibustion Therapy 灸法治病20Massage m's therapy 按摩疗法20中华武术The Chinese Martial Art21The Shaolin Martial Art 少林功夫21Taiji Boxing太极拳21The Origins of Taiji Boxing 太极拳源流21中国文字The Chinese Character22The Evo

9、lution of Chinese Characters 汉字的演变22The Origin of Chinese Characters 汉字的起源22Standardization and Promulgation (,proml'en 宣传,普及) of Chinese Characters 汉字的规范与传播22The Simplified Chinese Characters 简化汉字22Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) 北京语言大学22Confucius Institutes 孔子学院23中国历史文化名城Famous

10、Chinese Cities with Historical and Cultural Relics24The Ancient City Walls 古城墙24Pingyao City in Shanxi 山西平遥24Shaoxing City in Zhejiang 浙江绍兴24Shaoxing: the City of Bridges 桥都绍兴24The Black-awning Boat in Shaoxing 绍兴乌篷船24Luxun Memorial Museum at His Former Residence 鲁迅故居纪念馆25Fenghuang Town in Hunan 湖南凤

11、凰25Miao Ethnic Wax Printing 苗族蜡染25Lijiang Town in Yunan 云南丽江25The Ancient Streets 古街25中国传统节日Traditional Chinese Festivals The Spring Festival 春节The Chinese Spring Festival falls on the very first day of the Chinese Lunar year. The celebration of the Spring Festival, otherwise known as the Chinese Ne

12、w Year, starts from the first day of the first lunar month and ends on the Lantern Festival, that is, the fifteenth of the month. The Spring Festival to the Chinese is what Christmas to the Westerners (中国人过春节相当于西方人过圣诞节). The Spring Festival Eve 除夕The Spring Festival Eve, or the Chinese New Years Eve

13、, is call the Danian Sanshi （大年三十）in Chinese. It is a time of jubilance, with eyeful of Spring Festival couplets, earful of loud firecrackers, and the kitchen full of yummy stuff cooking on the stove. Wherever they are, people will hurry back home for their family reunion on the eve. The Spring Fest

14、ival Eve Dinner 年夜饭The Spring Festival Eve Dinner is known as the Dinner of Reunion. On the Eve, children away from home will all come back to enjoy a tableful of delicacies together with their parents. People in the north prefer jiaozi, the southerners like tangyuan, sweet round dumplings to indica

15、te family reunion, and niangao, which means “going higher and higher in the coming year”.Spring Festival Couples 贴春联It has been a tradition for the Chinese to paste Spring Festival couples on the doors during the Festival. Words of auspiciousness are written in the couples, which are called duilian对

16、联, or the Pair Couplets, because the words on both couplets should be equal in number, parallel in form, and attuned in meaning. Sometimes people also paste a hengpi横批, a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription, above the couples. Gift Money 压岁钱On the festive occasion, young children will pay New Y

17、ear calls on and express their best wishes to their elders who, in return, will offer them yasuiqian 压岁钱, money given to children as a Spring Festival gift. The money is usually wrapped up in red paper a symbol of good fortune. Setting off firecrackers 放鞭炮Part of the Spring Festival celebration is t

18、o set off firecracker, which is meant to add joy to the festivity. People wish that, by setting off firecrackers, good luck would come to them in the coming year. Paying New Year Calls 拜年The Spring Festival is also a time to pay festive visits and say good wishes to one another among relatives, frie

19、nds and neighbours. Vising Temple Fairs赶庙会During the Festival, people visit temple fairs, where an assortment of entertaining performances takes place, including Yandko 秧歌 (a rirual folk dance popular in north China), acrobatics（杂技） and folk art shows. Varieties of snacks and commodity exchanges （商品

20、交易）are also the integral parts of the fair. The Lantern Festival 元宵节The 15th day of the first lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival, which coincides with the first full-moon night of the year (这一天正好是新年的第一个月圆之夜). The major activities of the day include watching painted lanterns, solving riddles

21、, setting off fireworks, and eating yuanxiao元宵(sweet dumplings) made of glutinous glu:tins(粘的，胶装的) rice flour （糯米面，糯米粉）.Eating Yuanxiao 吃元宵Eating yuanxiao 元宵on the day of the Lantern Festival symbolizes family reunion and happiness. Yuanxiao are made with glutinous rice flour dough, stuffed with a v

22、ariety of food such as red bean paste, sesame, mixed nutlets with sugar. Minced meat is another favored flavor (元宵用糯米粉包馅制成，馅儿有豆沙、芝麻、各类果仁加白糖，还有肉糜馅等). In southern China, people also eat tangyuan汤圆(like yuanxiao元宵).Watching Painted Lanterns 赏花灯On the night of the Lantern Festival, lines of painted lant

23、erns are hung around the courtyard and along both sides of the street. The colorful lights against the full moon create quite a visual feast for people to enjoy (人们观灯赏月，其乐融融).Solving Lantern Riddles 猜灯谜Solving riddles written or printed on lanterns is another way of entertaining visitors on the nigh

24、t.The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. The story goes that the day is kept in memory of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan 屈原who died more than 2000 years ago. Its also a day to pray for agricultural harvests as

25、 well as to drive pestilences pestilns away (同时也是人们祈求农业丰收，驱除瘟疫的节日).Qu Yuan (339BC? 278BC?) 屈原Qu Yuan 屈原, a patriotic poet of the Chu State 楚国in ancient China, is greatly respected by people of all times, for both his fine poetry and noble character. It was on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month i

26、n the year 278 BC after the falling of the Chu State （楚国） that Qu Yuan （屈原）gave his life to his beloved motherland by drowning himself in the river (因楚国国都失陷，屈原悲愤地投江而死).Dragon Boat Racing 赛龙舟The dragon boat is made of wood, with mythical dragon head and dragon tail decorations on it. Dragon boat raci

27、ng originally showed peoples wish to rescue Qu Yuan（屈原）from drowning, and gradually became a popular competitive mass sport (赛龙舟最初是表达屈原投江后，人们寻救他的迫切心情，后来逐渐成为端午节流行的一项民间体育竞技活动).Eating Zongzi 吃粽子Legend has it that in order to keep the fish away from eating Qu Yuans body, people would throw rice wrapped

28、in bamboo or reed ri:d（芦苇） leaves into the water to feed the fish. Thats how the tradition of eating zongzi 粽子(rice dumplings wrapped in leaves) around the Dragon Boat Festival started. A zongzi （粽子）is usually made in the shape of a triangular or square lump (粽子外形为三角形或四角形), wrapped in large bamboo l

29、eaves. The ingredients are mostly glutinous rice, beans, Chinese dates, or pork.Hanging Moxa 挂艾蒿Moxa leaves are hung in front of every household during the Dragon Boat Festival in order to expelk'spl（驱逐） evil spirits and to relieve peoples internal heat or fever (驱邪解毒). The sweet scent of the he

30、rb, however, can also repel flies and mosquitoes, and purify the air around the house. The Moon Festival 中秋节The Moon Festival or the Mid-autumn Festival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of the Chinese Lunar year. It is also called the Festival of Family Reunion 团圆节, as the full moon around that

31、 time very well symbolizes harvests and reunion. It is a time for family members to get together and savour'seiv尽情享受moon cakes as they admire the full moon.The Moon Cake 月饼The Cake of Reunion 团圆饼 is another name for the moon cakes. Made by wheat flour dough and stuffed with a wide variety, sweet

32、 or salty, moon cakes are both the must-eat food and major gift items around the Moon Festival (月饼是中秋节人们互赠的主要礼品，也是节日的重要食品).The Double Ninth Festival 重阳节Chongyang 重阳 the Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Senior Citizens Day 老人节, is on the ninth of the ninth lunar month. As “nine” is regarded a

33、s a number of the Yang (positive or masculine by nature in Chinese philosophy), two “nines” together makes a Chongyang, or Double Yang (中国古人把九称为阳数，阳在中国哲学中属阳性，代表男性阳刚特质，所以九月九叫做重阳). On this day, people will go climbing mountains, drinking, and admiring chrysanthemum kri'sænmm 菊花 flowers. More

34、importantly, its a time for children to show some tender loving care to the seniors or to show filial 'fll piety 'pat for their parents. （filial peity 孝顺，孝心）Climbing the Heights to Keep Away Troubles 登高避灾The Double Ninth Festival is in autumn, when married women are supposed to observe the r

35、itual of visiting their parents and taking them to do some mountain-climbing, so that they could enjoy the seasonal beauty together.Appreciating the Chrysanthemums 赏菊The chrysanthemums are in full blossom at this time of the year, and the great variety of the flower has long been the object of admir

36、ation for the Chinese (品种繁多的菊花在秋日盛开，观赏菊花是流传已久的节日风俗).Offering Sacrifices to the Goddess of the Sea 祭海神The ninth of the ninth lunar month happens to be the day when Mazu 妈祖, the Goddess of the Sea, ascended to the heaven. Grand ceremonies are held for her on the day in Chinas coastal cities including

37、the Taiwan Region.The God of Longevity ln'devti 寿星老 the guardian of long-life长寿的保护神中国服饰Chinese Costumes Silk and the silk road 丝绸与丝绸之路China has a long history of silk-worm-raising and silk-weaving（养蚕和丝织）. Silk products from China were sold in great quantities to countries in the Middle East and

38、Europe over 2000 years ago. The great impact of silk trading left its mark on the route and this route carrying the silk westwards was duly called the Silk Road (由于受丝绸贸易的巨大影响，运送丝绸西行的陆地贸易通道就被称作丝绸之路。). Silk 丝绸The Chinese started raising silk-worms about 5000-6000 years ago, and mastered the technology

39、 of silk-weaving. Silk was used not only in making clothes, but also in painting and making craftwork.The Silk Road 丝绸之路The Silk Road, first developed over 2000 years ago, was an ancient continental trade route connecting China with the west. It played an important role in trade, politics and cultur

40、al exchange between China and other countries in Asia and Europe.The Maritime Silk Road 海上丝绸之路Prior to the Silk Road on land, China had opened a maritime 'mærtam（a. 海的） passage leading to such regions as Korea, Japan and South East Asia. After the 13th century, the oceanic 'ui'æ

41、;nik(a.海洋的) route further extended its way to European and African countries. This route was what people later called the Maritime Road.Chinas export through the Maritime Silk Road were mostly silk, porcelain, tea and copperware and ironware (铜器和铁器), while the imports included goods like perfumes (香

42、水), flowers and plants, and rare treasures (奇珍异宝).Cheongsam 'tsæm (Qipao 旗袍)Cheongsam, a typical dress for the Chinese women, has evolved from the long gown worn by the Manchurian mæn'turin（满洲的；满洲人的）women over 300 years ago. As the Manchurians are always called the Qi People (旗人)，t

43、he clothes they wear, therefore, get the name of Qipao, (Pao means the long gown). Up to date, women can still be seen wearing the elegant cheongsam on formal or festival 'festv()l（节日的，喜庆的；快乐的）occasions.The Making of Cheongsam 'tsæm 旗袍的制作Cheongsam is usually made by hand. The making is

44、s composite procedure, as it should be cut to suit the personality of each individual woman and to give full expression to her figure （讲究个性，量体裁衣）. The buttons of the dress, in particular, are made into a variety of animal and flower figures as ornaments, such as butterflies, the dragon, or the phoen

45、ix, to add looks to the dress.Modern Cheongsam 现代旗袍As time changes, adaptations have been made to traditional cheongsam to suit modern women: with sleeves removed, length shortened, and collar cut low, so as to make the woman who wears it look more graceful and sexy. So the cheongsam we now have is

46、as comfortable to wear as it is appealing to look at （现代旗袍在不同季节、场合穿着，更为舒适大方）.Modern Garments 现代服饰Chinese clothes today have become part of the international fashion world, and clothes with a dazzling diversity of brands, designs, styles and fabrics can be seen in shopping centers, department stores,

47、 franchised stores, or even fashion malls （各种品牌、不同设计、各种面料的服饰，琳琅满目地陈列在购物中心，百货商店和专卖店franchise 'fræntaz vt. 给以特许/特权）. China is not only a big exporter of clothes and textile products nowadays, but also a great marketplace for clothes of any world brand name in the world.Chinese food中国饮食 Beijin

48、g Cuisine and Snacks 北京菜与小吃Beijing, as the nations capital for several dynasties, has a large pool of gourmet foods and first-rate chefs (北京是几朝古都，各地美食风味云集，名厨高手荟萃). Mutual influences between ethnics have built Beijings cuisine a style of its own (各民族饮食风俗在此相互影响，使得北京菜具有了别具一格、自成一体的特色).The Roast Duck 北京烤

49、鸭The Roast Duck, made of tianya 填鸭(the force-fed duck) has enjoyed its fame for over 1000 years. Its delicious, crispy on the outside and tender in the inside (它的特点是皮脆肉嫩、味美醇香). When you eat it, you take some slices of the duck, some cucumber and green union head slices, dip them in sweet source 甜面酱a

50、nd finally roll them up in a piece of Chunbing 春饼(spring pancake). And then, you can enjoy it. Instant-boiled Mutton 涮羊肉Cut the mutton into thin slices and boil it in the hot pot for a few minutes before you eat it with a dip of a special sauce mix. The dish instant-boiled mutton gets its name for t

51、he shortness of its cooking time. Its also called the mutton hot pot 羊肉火锅, for which Beijing s “Donglaishun 东来顺” chain-restaurants连锁店are best-known.Manhan Quanxi 满汉全席Xi 席is the name the Chinese given to a formal banquet, while Manhan Quanxi is such a banquet that bears the characteristics of both Ma

52、nchurian（满族）and Han cuisines. It covers more than 190 courses of delicacies and 120 snakes, divided into six rounds（六轮）in three days to finish. The eating is usually accompanied by classical Chinese music played by masterly musicians (用餐环境优雅，席间还有名师古乐伴奏).Beijing Snakes 北京小吃Snakes are small refreshmen

53、ts for breakfast, night snakes, and cakes and sweetmeats (茶食). Therere over 300 kinds of snakes in Beijing, covering flavors of Han nationality, Hui nationality and the royalty (北京小吃众多，包括汉民风味小吃、回民风味小吃和宫廷风味小吃，共300多种).Cantonese Cuisine and Snakes广东菜与小吃The Cantonese cuisine, simply called the Yue 粤(the

54、 simplified name for Canton) cuisine, consists of Guangzhou 广州, Chaozhou 潮州, and Dongjiang 东江flavors, but mainly of Guangzhou flavor. The Yue cuisine lays stress on keeping the original flavor of the material, and is known for its fresh taste and tenderness (粤菜烹调时，注重保持主料原有的鲜味，以鲜嫩爽滑而闻名). Roast Suckli

55、ng Pigs 烤乳猪, White Cooked Chicken 白斩鸡, and White Boiled Shrimps 白灼虾 are among the best known dishes. Seafood Dishes 海鲜菜The seafood dishes cover a variety of sea fish and shellfish. The freshness and light taste of the fish are very important to the restaurant goers. So it is a common practice for th

56、e customers to take the desired fish right from the restaurant tank, which will be cooked instantly (所以，一般即买即烹，顾客可以在餐馆内的海鲜池中选择自己喜好的海产品，当场交给厨师制作). They are steamed in clear soup (清蒸), or scalded in boiling water (焯烫), and eaten with proper seasonings（调味品）.Cantonese Snakes 广东小吃· The Cantonese sna

57、kes are usually sold in sidewalk eateries（'itr n. 简便饮食店；小饭馆）. They are also available at teahouses and restaurants, where they serve both morning and night snakes, such as Shrimp Dumplings 虾饺, Changfen 肠粉, Water Chestnut Cakes 马蹄糕, and Chashaobao 叉烧包.Sichuan Cuisine and Snakes 四川菜与小吃Sichuan cuis

58、ine, known for its strong and rich flavors spicy, fish-flavored, odd tastes. Famous dishes include Zhangcha Duck 樟茶鸭(duck marinated and cooked in camphor tea, salt and other seasonings), Shuizhu Roupian 水煮肉片, Shuizhu Yu 水煮鱼(the instant cooked spicy pork, fish or beef), Guoba Roupian 锅巴肉片(sizzling pork fillets over rice crust), and Mapo Doufu 麻婆豆腐(p