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1、实用阶梯英语阅读教程（旅游篇I）Unit7ExquisiteFolkArtsSectionAIntensiveReadingExquisiteFolkArtsandHandicraftsFolkartisanartisticformcreatedbytheworkingpeopletosatisfytheirrecreationalandaestheticneed.Broadly,itincludeshandicrafts,folkmusic,folkdancing,anddrama,etc.Inna
2、rrowsense,itreferstofolkhand-madeartisticforms,includingfolkfineartsanddifferentformsofartsandcrafts.Thevarioushandicraftsaremadeofdifferentmaterialssuchaspaper,cloth,bamboo,wood,stone,leather,metal,flour,mud,withe,etc..Therearedifferentcategoriesaccord
3、ingtothewayofproducingit—painting,sculpturing,knitting,carving,printinganddyeing,etc.Themajorkindsoffolkhandicraftscanbeclassifiedasfollowed:SectionA1.EmbroideryEmbroideryisakindoffascinatingclothartthatinvolvestheuseofneedlesandthread.Chineseembroidery
4、hasfourmajortraditionalstyles:Su,Shu,Xiang,andYue.SuistheshortnameforSuzhou.TheSuembroideryhasthesamecharacteristicasSuzhou:tranquility,refinement,andelegance.Embroiderywithfishononesideandkittyontheothersideisarepresentativeofthisstyle.Shuembroideryori
5、ginatesfromShu—Sichuan.ShuEmbroidery,influencedbyitsgeographicenvironmentandlocalcustoms,ischaracterizedbyarefinedandbriskstyle.XiangEmbroidery,anartfromHunan,wasawitnessoftheancientXiang(Hunan)andChu(Hubei)culture.XiangEmbroideryabsorbedelementsfromcal
6、ligraphyandpainting.YueEmbroidery,whichencompassesGuangzhouEmbroideryandChaozhouEmbroidery,hasthesameoriginasBrocadeofLi.FlowersandbirdsarethemostpopularthemesofYueEmbroidery.Inaddition,YueEmbroideryusesrichcolorstocreateastrongcontrastandamagnificentan
7、dprosperouseffect.SectionA2.KitesKiteshavebeenmadeforover2000yearsinChina.Firstusedasameansofconveyingmilitaryinformation,theybecameaformofpublicentertainmentabout1200yearsago.Today,kitescontinuetofascinatepeople.Kitesaremadeofbamboosticksandgauzeorsilk
8、.Theycanrangefrommonstersthatareover2000poundsinweightandahundredmetersinlength,totinyonesthatarenobiggerthanthepalmofahand.ToChinesepeople,flyingkitesistheexpressionofthedesireforpeaceandhappiness.WeifanginShandongProvinceisknow
