本书是“高等院校艺术英语丛书”之一，该书融艺术性、审美性和实用性为一体，它从大量种类繁多、形式各异的民间艺术中精选了有主要代表性的中国民族艺术，全面、系统、科学地介绍和讲述了其起源历史、传统文化与艺术特色。该书可供各大院校艺术系作为教材使用，也可供外国朋友了解中国民族艺术与文化的参考书使用。

本书从大量种类繁多、形式各异的民间艺术中精选了有主要代表性的中国民族艺术，全面、系统、科学地介绍和讲述了其起源历史、传统文化与艺术特色。本书分16个章节，每个章节围绕一个主题，各个章节后还配有思考题和理解练习。全书融艺术性、审美性和实用性为一体，能提高读者的艺术修养和审美能力，加深对中国民族艺术与文化的认识和理解。

本书不仅适用于高等学校艺术类专业学生和其他学科艺术爱好者的学习用书，而且可以作为外国朋友了解中国民族艺术与文化的很好的读物。

内容提要

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前言

Chapter 1 Chinese Folk Arts and Culture

 Section A Splendid Chinese Culture

 Section B Chinese Folk Arts Characteristics

Chapter 2 Chinese Buddhism

 Section A History of Chinese Buddhism

 Section B Altars and Temples

Chapter 3 Chinese Characters

 Section A Fascinating Chinese Characters

 Section B Chinese Calligraphy

Chapter 4 Chinese Music

 Section A Folk Music

 Section B Derivation of National Orchestral Music

Chapter 5 Peking Opera

 Section A Peking Opera Synopses

 Section B Roles in Peking Opera

Chapter 6 Chinese Architecture

 Section A Traditional Chinese Architecture

 Section B The Great Wall

Chapter 7 Chinese Painting

 Section A Traditional Chinese Painting

 Section B Wisdom with a Brush

Chapter 8 Chinese Silk

 Section A History of Chinese Silk

 Section B The Silk Road

Chapter 9 Chinese Costumes

 Section A Styles of Chinese Costumes

 Section B Costumes of Ethnic Minorities in China

Chapter 10 Folk Arts

 Section A Paper-cut

 Section B Woodcut New Year Picture

Chapter 11 Chinese Martial Arts

 Section A Wushu and Qigong

 Section B Schools of Chinese Wushu

Chapter 12 Festivals of China

 Section A Traditional Festivals of China

 Section B  Chinese Holidays and Festivals

Chapter 13 Chinese Tea

 Section A Chinese Tea Culture

 Section B Bamboo-tube Tea and Buttered Tea

Chapter 14 Chinese Wine

 Section A Chinese Wine Culture

 Section B History of Chinese Wine

Chapter 15 Chinese Food

 Section A Chinese Food Culture

 Section B Chinese Medicated Diet

Chapter 16 Chinese Chopsticks

 Section A The Origin and Development of Chopsticks

 Section B Stories about Chopsticks

Appendix Ⅰ Glossary

Appendix Ⅱ Keys to the Exercises

Acknowledgements