外語教學與研究出版社江南大學AtraditionalChineseculturalsymbol

Fromthetwotexts,youhavelearnedaboutjingtailan,onerepresentativeexampleofculturalheritage,andthesymbolicmeaningsofthedragoninChinesecultureandsomeothercultures.BothjingtailanandthedragonaretraditionalChineseculturalsymbols.YourcollegeisplanningtoholdashortvideocompetitioninthehopeofhelpingitsoverseasstudentslearnmoreabouttherichnessanddepthofChineseculture.Toparticipateinthisevent,youdecidetochooseatraditionalChineseculturalsymbolasthetopicofyourvideo.Thefollowingstepsmayhelpyouwiththeproject.UNIT6MakingashortvideoUNIT6STEP1DecideonatraditionalChineseculturalsymbol

WorkingroupsandbrainstormforonetraditionalChineseculturalsymbolthatembodiestheingenuityandcreativityoftheChinesepeople.Whendecidingwhichsymboltopresentinyourvideo,youmaythinkaboutthefollowing:?traditionalcrafts(e.g.blue-and-whiteporcelain,paper-cutting)?folksports(e.g.kungfu,taijiquan,dragonboatrace)?performingarts(e.g.BeijingOpera,KunquOpera)?traditionalChinesecostumeanddecoration(e.g.qipao,hanfu)Searchforrelatedinformation

Searchforinformationaboutthesymbolyouhavechosen.Tohelpyoumakeyourintroductionbetter,youmayconsiderthequestionslistedbelow.Youcandividethewholetaskandmakeeachgroupmemberresponsibleforonepart.Reliablesourceslikelibraries,officialwebsites,academicjournals,etc.arerecommended.?Whatistheoriginoftheculturalsymbol??Howwasitdeveloped??Whatcharacteristicsdoesithave??Whatculturalconnotationsdoesitcontain?UNIT6STEP2?Howhasitbeeninheritedandinnovated??Whatinfluencedoesithaveglobally?UNIT6STEP3Draftthescript

Withallthenecessaryinformationcollected,youcandraftascriptforthevideo.First,organizeandanalyzetheinformation.Then,putthefactstogetherandworkoutawell-structuredscript.Collectvisualmaterialsandmaketheshortvideo

Toproducethevideo,youneedtopreparevisualmaterialsthatmatchandsupportthescript.Youmaymakeuseofsomevideoclipsthatarereadilyavailablefromdifferentsources.Ifpossible,youcanalsoshootyourownvideo.Then,editthevideoandprovidedubbingforitifyouwant.UNIT6STEP4Playthevideowithinthegroupandimproveit

Playthevideowithinyourgroupsothatyoucandiscussandmakeimprovementswiththehelpofthechecklist.Afterrevisions,youmaypresentthevideototheclass.UNIT6STEP5ChecklistOKNeedsimprovement1OurvideofocusesononespecificChineseculturalsymbol.2Theculturalsymbolisintroducedclearlyandlogically.3Wehaveusednewlylearnedexpressionscorrectly.4Ourvideocanattracttheattentionoftheaudience.5Ourvideohasgoodaudiovisualeffects.UNIT6Hello,everyone!Today,I’dliketointroduceyoutooneofthemosticonicsymbols

oftraditionalChineseculture:taijiquan.ThisancientmartialartisnotonlyaformofexercisebutalsoaprofoundembodimentofChinesephilosophyandwisdom.UNIT6Originatedduringthemid-seventeenthcenturyincentralChina,taijiquanisnowpracticedthroughoutthecountrybypeopleofallagesandbydifferentethnicgroups.DrawinginspirationfromTaoistandConfucianthoughtandtheoriesoftraditionalChinesemedicine,theelementhasdevelopedintoseveralschools(orstyles)namedafteraclanoramaster’spersonalname.Despitetheiruniquecharacteristics,allstylessharethecoreprinciplesofslow,flowingmovementsandanemphasisoninnerconcentration.Initiallypracticedasamartialartforself-defense,taijiquanlaterbecamewidelyrecognizedforitshealthbenefitsandmeditativequalities.

UNIT6Whatmakestaijiquansodistinct?First,itsmovementsaregentle,continuous,andcircular,symbolizingtheflowofenergy,or“qi,”withinthebody.Second,itbuildsupontheyinandyangcycleandtheculturalunderstandingoftheunityofheavenandhumanity,emphasizingthebalancebetweensoftnessandstrength.Lastly,itisnotjustaboutphysicalmovement--itintegratesmind,body,andspirit,makingitaholisticpractice.ItreflectstheTaoistpursuitofharmonybetweenhumansandnature,highlightingbalance,adaptability,andinnerpeace.Practicingtaijiquanislikeengaginginamovingmeditation--itteachespatience,self-discipline,andtheimportanceofstayingcalminthefaceofchallenges.Allinall,taijiquanismorethanamartialart;itembodiesprofoundculturalandphilosophicalconnotations.UNIT6Throughgenerationsofinheritance,taijiquanhaspreserveditstraditionalessencewhileembracinginnovation.Modernadaptationshavemadeitaccessibletopeopleofallagesandfitnesslevels,ensuringthatthisculturaltreasurecontinuestothriveinthemodernworld.Ithasalsobeenincorporatedintotheformaleducationsystem.Today,itiswidelypracticedinparks,schools,andevenonlineclasses.UNIT6Taijiquanhastranscendedborderstobecomeaglobalphenomenon.Itispracticedbymillionsaroundtheworld,celebratedforitsabilitytopromotephysicalhealth,mentalwell-being,andculturalexchange.UNESCOrecognizedtaijiquanasanIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanityin2020,furthershowcasingitssignificanceontheglobalstage.Bypracticingtaijiquan,alivingembodi