高考英语写作素材之中国特色文化篇

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上高中英语写作素材之中国特色文化篇1.福字As you have seen, many Chinese choose to stick the character Fu on the door upside down during the Spring Festival. This actually expresses their best wishes for the new year. In Chinese, the character for “upside down” sounds the same as the character for “ to arriv

2、e” so this means that happiness is arriving.2.中国结I wonder if you could sell some Chinese knots for me.I made them myself with red silk threads, cloth and other materials.They look really beautiful in the shape of a diamond about 5 inches long and 4 inches wide.In China,these knots stand for friendsh

3、ip,love and good luck.People can either give them as gifts to friends or hang them in their houses.3.微信There are a variety of ways to communicate with others in our daily life, of which WeChat is the most popular one. Nowadays, a good number of Chinese, especially young people, are using WeChat to k

4、eep in touch with each other. The reason why I like it best is that it is very fast and convenient to send word files, messages, pictures, or even video programmes. More importantly, it is free to communicate with others on WeChat, which will surely save you a lot of money.4.中国茶文化Chinese tea has a h

5、istory of more than 4,000 years. Generally speaking, therere two main kinds of tea in China, green tea and black tea. Drinking tea has many benefits. For example, it can make people relaxed. Besides, it has been power that tea is beneficial to peoples health. No wonder tea is becoming increasingly p

6、opular with people around the world.5.中医Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) 望闻问切：look, listen, question and feel the pulse The TCM, with its unique diagnostic methodslook, listen, question and feel the pulse, long history and remarkable effects, has been used to treat cancer and other serious diseases

7、. Unlike the western medicine, the TCM has fewer side effects. Above all, compared with high fees of the western medicine, the TCM has a more reasonable price that ordinary people can afford.In a word, the TCM has made great contributions to the development of Chinese health care.6.中国春联As a symbol o

8、f Chinese traditional culture, Spring Festival couplets are always stuck on the door or the wall of a house. They are necessities for Chinese people to celebrate the Spring Festival. Written with a writing brush on red paper, Spring Fest val couplets use some positive words showing wishes for love,

9、health, success, wealth, happiness and so on. They always have a theme, and they represent better life or successful future, and some of them include wishes and expectations.7. 中秋节The Mid-autumn Festival, which is one of the most important traditional festivals in China, falls on August 15th of the

10、Lunar calendar every year. Not only is it popular in China hut it is also celebrated in many other Asian countries.People believe that the moon is a symbol of reunion, luck and fortune, and it is a custom to express best wishes to the beloved ones at this particular time. On that day people usually

11、go back home to have family reunion, enjoying a large meal with their family. They will also eat moon cakes, which are round cakes with meat, eggs, nuts and other things inside.8. 京剧Regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China, Beijing Opera is more than just music and singing; it also combine

12、s drama, dancing, and martial arts, which makes it one of the most varied art forms in the world. The performers in fascinating costumes perform well-known stories in history to audience.9. 水饺In China, though there are many different kinds of food, dumplings are regarded as real Chinese food. Everyo

13、ne in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetable in them while others have sugar, eggs and other tasty things. Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them in supermarkets. Then you take

14、them home, heat them up and eat them with vinegar.The Spring Festival is very important in China. During the Spring Festival, we make dumplings. Usually we put a coin in one dumpling. The person who eats the dumpling with the coin in it will be very lucky in the year.10. 丝绸之路参考词汇：“一带一路”倡议 the Belt a

15、nd Road Initiative新石器时代Neolithic Age 蚕茧cocoonAs a matter of fact, silk has a long history in China, which dates back to the Neolithic Age. It is known to all that it is made of silkworm cocoon. So it is not only elegant but also environmental. Therefore, silk attracts people all over the world. From

16、 Han Dynasty. China opened up The Silk Road, which greatly promoted the communication between China and the other countries in the world.At present, our government has put forward “The Belt and Road” Initiative, which encourages cooperation between China and other countries. There is no doubt that i

17、t will have a great effect on all the relevant countries and contribute to the economic and cultural development of the world.11. 春节As you know, the Spring Festival is the most colorful and important festival in China. To celebrate it people always make a lot of preparations for it.The day before th

18、e festival is the eve of the Spring Festival when people have a thorough cleaning everywhere. In the evening the whole family are sitting together, having supper and watching TV until midnight. The lucky money in red paper is given to children by elders as a gift. On the first day of the new year, a

19、ll the people, old and young, wear new clothes to welcome the New Year's coming, pay a visit to their relatives and friends and wish each other good luck in the new year.12. 功夫Kungfu is commonly known as Chinese martial arts, which come from various aspects, such as the needs of self-defense, hu

20、nting activities and the military training in ancient China. It is one of Chinas traditional sports, and is being practiced by the young as well as the old, gradually making it a special element of Chinese culture. As a national treasure, Kungfu has hundreds of different styles. Some styles are mode

21、l(l)ed after the movements of animals, while others are inspired by Chinese culture. 13. 中国古诗The ancient Chinese Poetry is part of our traditional Chinese culture. As an important literary form, it enjoys great popularity at home and abroad. Nowadays, many famous poets in ancient China and their gre

22、at works are still influential, among whom, Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi are my favorite ones.14. 中国红We do like red, for red stands for happiness and good fortune in our culture. Therefore, you can see people wear red clothes and hang red lanterns during the Spring Festival. And the senior citizens e

23、ven give their grandchildren some lucky money in red envelopes. Besides, young couples are also dressed in red on their weddings. However, be sure to avoid wearing red clothes during some sad events, such as attending funerals and visiting some patients. If you do so, it is really rude. I sincerely

24、hope my explanations will be of great use for you.15. 端午节The Dragon Boat Festival,one of the Chinese traditional festivals,is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar,and it falls on June 9 this year. Dating back to over 2,000 years ago,the festival is c

25、elebrated in memory of Qu Yuan,who threw himself into a river to oppose the emperor's corruption.Over the years,the story of Qu's has been transformed into the two main traditions：racing dragon boats which need great team spirit and eating zongzi-a kind of pyramid-shaped rice dumplings wrapp

26、ed in bamboo leaves.16. 压岁钱It usually falls on the eve of the Lunar New Year when the whole family gets together for an evening feast. After that, the elders will give money in red paper to children, wishing them good luck and health.As for me, I remembered my grandparents each handed me a red envel

27、ope with lucky money after the big meal. Although there wasnt much money, it represented their affection for me. I promised I would use the money wisely and do something meaningful.17. 二胎Being the only child in the family, most teenagers like me grow up lonely, which will do harm to our psychologica

28、l health. However, things will change from now on. I am going to have a sibling to play with and share everything with. I will help my parents look after my sibling when he/she is born, ensuring that he/she grows up happily with love and affection all around.18. 移动支付Mobile payment is a software that can transfer the money from your deposit card into the application so that you are able to pay for commodities using your phone. It is the widespread use of mobile payment that saves us the trouble of taking cash.For my part, Im in favor of mobile payment in that w