(精选)中国历史文化概况(英文版)Unit 14 Cultural Heritage Garden Architecture课件.pptVIP

TEXT A Assignment  Finish the rest of exercises of Text A Preview Text B Text B The Classical Gardens of Suzhou TEXT B Preview 苏州园林是指中国苏州城内的园林建筑，以私家园林为主，起始于春秋时期的吴国建都姑苏时（公元前514年），形成于五代，成熟于宋代，兴旺于明代，鼎盛于清代。到清末苏州已有各色园林一百七十多处，现保存完整的有六十多处，对外开放的园林有十九处。占地面积不大，但以意境见长，以独具匠心的艺术手法在有限的空间内点缀安排，移步换景，变化无穷。1997年，苏州古典园林作为中国园林的代表被列入《世界遗产名录》。 TEXT B Reading Comprehension Translate the following phrases into Chinese 1. Lower Yangtze basin 2. the Spring and Autumn period 3. the earthly paradise 4. the Humble Administrators Garden 5. the Lingering Garden 6. the Master-of-Nets Garden 7. Taoist metaphysics of Laozi and Zhuangzi 8. perform on a musical instrument 9. sip tea 10. hold banquets TEXT B Notes 1. The Humble Administrators Garden (拙政园): The Humble Administrator’s Garden is reputed to be one of the finest classical gardens in Southern China. The original owner was a Tang Dynasty scholar (d. 881 A.D.) but over the past 1,100 years, successive occupants have stamped their own identity on the gardens. One of its more famous occupants was the writer Cao Xueqin who lived here as a teenager. It’s not hard to imagine how this elegant garden may have provided at least some of the inspiration behind his Novel Dream of the Red Chamber (a. k. a Story of the Stone). Today’s garden has been restored to its late Qing appearance, with numerous pavilions and bridges set among a maze of connected pools and islands. TEXT B Notes 2. The Lingering Garden (留园): Lingering Garden is located outside the Changmen gate (阊门) of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It was commissioned by Xu Taishi (徐泰时), an impeached and later exonerated official in 1593 CE. Stonemason Zhou Shichen (周时臣) designed and built the East Garden (东园) as it was initially called. The East Garden became famous in its day when the magistrates of Wu and Changzhou County both praised the design of Shi Ping Peak, a rockery constructed to resemble Tiantai Mountain in Putao.