本书是“高等院校艺术英语丛书”之一,该书融艺术性、审美性和实用性为一体,它从大量种类繁多、形式各异的民间艺术中精选了有主要代表性的中国民族艺术,全面、系统、科学地介绍和讲述了其起源历史、传统文化与艺术特色。该书可供各大院校艺术系作为教材使用,也可供外国朋友了解中国民族艺术与文化的参考书使用。
本书从大量种类繁多、形式各异的民间艺术中精选了有主要代表性的中国民族艺术,全面、系统、科学地介绍和讲述了其起源历史、传统文化与艺术特色。本书分16个章节,每个章节围绕一个主题,各个章节后还配有思考题和理解练习。全书融艺术性、审美性和实用性为一体,能提高读者的艺术修养和审美能力,加深对中国民族艺术与文化的认识和理解。
本书不仅适用于高等学校艺术类专业学生和其他学科艺术爱好者的学习用书,而且可以作为外国朋友了解中国民族艺术与文化的很好的读物。
内容提要
序
前言
Chapter 1 Chinese Folk Arts and Culture
Section A Splendid Chinese Culture
Section B Chinese Folk Arts Characteristics
Chapter 2 Chinese Buddhism
Section A History of Chinese Buddhism
Section B Altars and Temples
Chapter 3 Chinese Characters
Section A Fascinating Chinese Characters
Section B Chinese Calligraphy
Chapter 4 Chinese Music
Section A Folk Music
Section B Derivation of National Orchestral Music
Chapter 5 Peking Opera
Section A Peking Opera Synopses
Section B Roles in Peking Opera
Chapter 6 Chinese Architecture
Section A Traditional Chinese Architecture
Section B The Great Wall
Chapter 7 Chinese Painting
Section A Traditional Chinese Painting
Section B Wisdom with a Brush
Chapter 8 Chinese Silk
Section A History of Chinese Silk
Section B The Silk Road
Chapter 9 Chinese Costumes
Section A Styles of Chinese Costumes
Section B Costumes of Ethnic Minorities in China
Chapter 10 Folk Arts
Section A Paper-cut
Section B Woodcut New Year Picture
Chapter 11 Chinese Martial Arts
Section A Wushu and Qigong
Section B Schools of Chinese Wushu
Chapter 12 Festivals of China
Section A Traditional Festivals of China
Section B Chinese Holidays and Festivals
Chapter 13 Chinese Tea
Section A Chinese Tea Culture
Section B Bamboo-tube Tea and Buttered Tea
Chapter 14 Chinese Wine
Section A Chinese Wine Culture
Section B History of Chinese Wine
Chapter 15 Chinese Food
Section A Chinese Food Culture
Section B Chinese Medicated Diet
Chapter 16 Chinese Chopsticks
Section A The Origin and Development of Chopsticks
Section B Stories about Chopsticks
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary
Appendix Ⅱ Keys to the Exercises
Acknowledgements