中国传统文化(英语专业英文版)

秦始皇：

The First Emperor united the language,the measurement system and the currency, set up the prefectures and countries system, constructed the famous Great Wall and built extravagant palaces and mausoleums.

独生子女政策：

Since the late 1970s, the Chinese government has been implementing the policy of family planning, or “one child policy”, hoping to control the population increase, improve population quality, promote the development of the economy and society, and protect the environment.

中国哲学发展六个时期：

The philosophy in pre-Qin times

The orthodox philosophy during the Han Dynasty

Metaphysics during the Wei and Jin Dynasties

The Buddhist philosophy during the Sui and Tang dynasties

Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming dynasties

Application philosophy in the Ming and Qing dynasties

中国伦理道德的特点

1.Seeking harmony and maintaining equilibrium: harmony seeks peace, compromise, concord, and unison. Maintaining equilibrium is the ultimate purpose of harmony.

2.Collectivism over individualism: traditional Chinese values attach great importance to collective interest. The interest of the society, the country and the family has always been given top prioity. An individual’s value can be realized within the group.

道家：

Taoism is a school founded by Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi. The school advocates the doctrine that the Dao is the course, the principle, the substance, and the standard of all things, to which people must conform. Based one the work of Lao Zi or Dao De Jing. Taoism promotes the belief that a person should live a simple life, not to strive for wealth, fame or power, which will only give one worries and trouble.The school favors the political of “achieving good government through non-action”. 四书五经：

The Great Learning, The Doctrine Of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius;

The Book of Poems, The Book of History, The Book of Rites, The Book of Changes, And The Book of Spring and Autumn Annals.

活字印刷术：

Block printing was probably invented between the Sui and Tang dynasties. The process of block printing started with the cutting of wood into blocks, and then characters were engraved in relief on the blocks. Ink was brushed on the engraved block and a white sheet of paper was spread across it and then brushed with a clean brush one its back, leaving an image when the paper was removed.

北京四合院屏风的作用：

To prevent outsiders from peeping in, apart from security, it provides protection against dust and storms.offers space, comfort and privacy.

八大菜系：

Shandong Guangdong Sichuan Jiangsu Zhejiang Hunan Anhui Fujian cuisines

五茶：green tea，black tea, oolong tea,compressed tea,and scented tea.