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Highlights of Chinese Civilization and Local Culture 中国地方文化英语导读 School of Foreign Languages Suzhou University 第一章 中国文化通览（General Survey） 1、教学内容： 了解本课程在提高大学英语学习者英语综合能力、加强中西文化交流方面的重要性；熟悉中国文化和中华文明对世界文明的贡献。 讲授内容： (1). 中国独特的地理环境与中国文化的关系 (2). 中华民族的人口分布与不同宗教信仰以及风俗习惯的特征 (3). 少数民族的语言文字起源和文化渊源 (4). 中国民族政策的内容及原则 2、教学要点： 重点掌握地理环境对人类和社会文明所产生的至关重要的影响。中国幅员辽阔，是一个统一的多民族国家，这孕育了不同的民族信仰、风俗习惯。 结合观看英文版记录片《美丽中国》相关视频剪辑，思考并阐述中国特有的地理特征与中国文化多样性之间的关系。 4 great ancient civilizations: 1.Egyptian (based on Niles river civilization) 2. Mesopotamia ([.mes?up?teimj?.-mi?]) (based on Tigris [taigris] and Euphrates [ju:freiti:z] civilization) 3. Indian (based on Indus Valley civilization) 4. China (based on Yellow River civilization Changjiang civilization) Geographical Locations China lies in the east of Asia and west of the Pacific Ocean, bordered by Russia, India, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Vietnam. China’s topography varies in all types, including mountainous regions, plateaus, hills, basins, plains, Gobi, deserts, and caves The whole country can be divided into three natural topographical districts: the Eastern moist monsoon areas with running waters; the Northwestern drought areas with a mixture of wind erosions, ice erosions and running waters; the Qingzang high and cold areas with ice cold and wind erosions. The First in the World the roof of the world – the Qingzang Plateau the highest peak -- Mount Qomolangma the third longest river -- the Yangtze River the oldest and the longest canal -- the Grand Canal How many cities can you identify?  Answer: Nanjing Shanghai Jinan Xiamen Dalian Nationality The 56 Ethnic Groups? Achang ethnic minority 阿昌族 Bai ethnic minority 白族 Blang ethnic minority 布朗族 Bonan ethnic minority 保安族 Bouyei ethnic minority 布依族 Dai ethnic minority 傣族 Daur ethnic minority 达斡尔族 Deang ethnic minority 德昂族 Dong ethnic minority 侗族 Dongxiang