《风土人情读本》是专门为海外和来华留学学习中文且具备一定的中文阅读能力、有兴趣了解中国社会、历史和文化的读者编写的。其中每本书含25~30篇短文,文章围绕每本书的主题,选取中国社会具有代表性、特色性、先进性、创新性的题目编写而成,其语言尽量通俗易懂,避免生僻词语。希望《风土人情读本》是一个窗口,能够让海外学生、来华学子从中看到中国社会、历史和文化的概貌与特色。同时也希望它是一座桥梁,能够让海外学生、来华学子通过它而更加了解中国的国情民情,为今后的学习、生活和工作提供便利。
NewYearPicture(Nianhua)derivesitsnamefromtheage-oldcustomofChineseNewYeardecorations.Afascinatingandpopularartform,itinfactconstitutesaseparatebranchoftraditionalChineseainting.TheconceptofNewYearPicturereferstopaintedworksmadebylocalworkshopsandregularlypostedinsideandoutsidehomes.NewYearPictureencompassesallsuchpaintingsreflectingruralandurbanlives,handmadebyfolkartisans,aswellasthosecarvedorproducedandpaintedinlocalworkshops.FolkNewYea~"Picturepossessescolorfuldetailwithabundantculturalandhistoricalco~notations.herearefivemajorcategoriesofChineseNewYearPicturesdiscussedinthiook:DoorGods,FolkDeities,CuteBabiesandBeauties,CustomsandFestivals,StoriesandLocalOperas.Theprincipalimagesareexplainedwithbriefcaptions.MostoftheNewYearPicturescollectedinthiookaremadebyfolkmastersfromeveryareaofChina.
NewYearPicture(Nianhua)derivesitsnamefromtheage-oldcustomofChineseNewYeardecorations.Afascinatingandpopularartform,itinfactconstitutesaseparatebranchoftraditionalChineseainting.TheconceptofNewYearPicturereferstopaintedworksmadebylocalworkshopsandregularlypostedinsideandoutsidehomes.NewYearPictureencompassesallsuchpaintingsreflectingruralandurbanlives,handmadebyfolkartisans,aswellasthosecarvedorproducedandpaintedinlocalworkshops.FolkNewYea~"Picturepossessescolorfuldetailwithabundantculturalandhistoricalco~notations.herearefivemajorcategoriesofChineseNewYearPicturesdiscussedinthiook:DoorGods,FolkDeities,CuteBabiesandBeauties,CustomsandFestivals,StoriesandLocalOperas.Theprincipalimagesareexplainedwithbriefcaptions.MostoftheNewYearPicturescollectedinthiookaremadebyfolkmastersfromeveryareaofChina.
自古以来,养蚕作为中国的诞生地,有着享誉全球的机织和染色真丝面料,面料具有装饰性和实用价值由于其精致,简单,庄严模式和丰富的地方特色,民间染织技术也成为一道亮丽的文化风景线。 本书包括了深受各国人民喜爱的众多种机织和染色产品介绍,相信这本书能帮助大家窥视到中国民间艺术的织造和印染艺术的魅力。
With its long history and elegant technique, the Chinese papercut is treasured for its highly artistic, practical and ornamental appeal. Demanding superb skill, with a feel for paper and shape that centers on shadow and contour, the papercut has formed a unique artistic style and is popularly used in folk activity and the daily life of Chinese people. Displaying over 300 papercuty diverse folk papercut craftspeople from 21 areas, with a detailed introduction, the book helps readers gain a more rofound understanding of the art of the Chinese papercut.
TheearliesttracesofChinesefolkmasks,datingbacktotheprehistoricage,havebeefounditherockpaintingsiMtHuashaofNingmingCounty,GuangZhuangAutonomousRegion,andMtYinshaofInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion.Besides,humaimagerywearingmaskswasoftethesubjectforarchaiceartheandmuraldecorations.Itheprimitivesocieties,theearlyformsofmaskingwereusuallyconnectedwithmagicpractices,totemworship,musicanddance.Forinstance,asaritetodriveawaypestilenceithe12thmonthoftheancientlunarcalendar,theexorcisingdancewithwoodemasksappearedithelateShangDynasty(c.21st-11thcenturyBC);exorcisingactivitieswereprevailingandevebecameinstitutionalizedduringthefollowingZhouDynasty(c.11thcentury-256BC),withFangangshiasthechiefexorcist.
中国店铺的招牌和幌子分别是店铺和行业的标志,统称招幌,是中国商业习俗的表现形式之一。中国招幌随商品交易出现而产生,在商品经济发展中不断汰旧推新,生生灭灭,历久传承。 本书收集19世纪与20世纪之交流行于市面上的各业招幌图式约百种,并配以相应的表现店铺、作坊、市街景象的绘画、摄影作品。旨在重现沉没于历史岁月中的市井商情和街市景观,读者借着这些静态和动态的图像,结合书中文字,或可对中国招幌的产生、发展、演变及其中蕴蓄的民俗文化,以及与之相关的古人、古事和商品知识有约略的了解。