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课件网) UNIT 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE Learn about intangible cultural heritage The Tower of Pisa Look at the pictures! Can you tell their names? The Great Wall Look at the pictures! Can you tell their names? Machu Picchu The Palace of Versailles Tangible Cultural Heritage Mediterranean diet Then, what’re they? Kunqu Opera The Peking Opera Portuguese Fado Intangible Cultural Heritage Read the news, what are they reporting? A country’s cultural heritage includes not only temples, palaces, and other cultural relics, but also its traditions, customs, and knowledge, such as dances, arts, and crafts. (a) oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage; (b) performing arts; (c) social practices, rituals and festive events; (d) knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; (e) traditional craftsmanship. What’s intangible cultural heritage? Are you familiar with any of these examples of Chinese ICH? Tell your partner what you know about them. Beijing Opera Beijing Opera is the quintessence of China. Having a history of 160 years, it has created many “firsts” in Chinese dramas: the abundance of repertoires, the number of artists, opera troupes and spectators. Kites have been around for thousands of years and they are a part of many different cultures around the world. In China, there’s a long history of flying a kite in spring when the weather and wind are usually most suitable for this leisure activity. Flying kites has become a worldwide sport. The most famous kite city China is Weifang in Shandong Province. Kites Although paper cutting is popular around the globe, only Chinese paper cutting was listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) lists, because it has a history of more than 1,500 years and it represents cultural values of the people throughout China. Paper Cutting Chinese Calligraphy Chinese calligraphy is a form of artist expression of human language in a tangible form. This type of expression has been widely practised in China and has been generally held in high esteem in the Chinese culture. Have you ever observed or taken part in any of them? If so, when and where? Share your experiences with your partner. How to Use a Chinese Calligraphy Brush? Prepare a Chinese writing brush. Soak it in a cup of water. Take the brush out when it is soft. Hold the brush in your right or left hand. Use your ring finger, middle finger and thumb to hold the brush. Keep your elbow above the table. Dip the ink stick in water and grind against the ink stone until the ink has an oily consistency. Bottled ink. Begin writing characters, tilting the brush using the fingers, not the hands. Finished. What other kinds of ICH do you know about? Share what you know with your partner. the Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Acupuncture(针灸) Shadow Play Choose something that represents ICH. Use the library or the Internet to do research. You can ... ...
