中国传统艺术撷英课程详细信息

课程号 04331111 学分 2
英文名称 A General Survey of Traditional Chinese Arts
先修课程 无需先修课程。
中文简介 课程简介:“中国传统艺术撷英”是北京大学专门针对外籍留学生开设的艺术类基础课程,采用英文授课。本课程以中国传统艺术文化的专题讲解为核心,引领学生了解中国艺术的代表门类、基本技艺和文化特征。本课程以中国音乐、中国绘画、中国手工艺、中国建筑、中国园艺、中国书法、中国服饰、中国饮食、中国戏曲等九项内容作为讲授专题,每个专题安排一到两次讲座。在每次讲座中,主讲人将对中国传统艺术的特定门类简要介绍,其后重点针对一件艺术品或一个艺术个案深入讲解,以便加深学生对中国艺术的理解,把握其精微之处。本课程还将安排一到两次北京艺术文化调查活动,通过文化参观、操作实践和艺术对话等方式提升学生的学习兴趣和文化参与感。
英文简介 This course provides an introduction of the traditional Chinese arts for both overseas and domestic students who are interested in Chinese traditional culture. It will focus on various catergories of Chinese arts and give each of them an explicit interpretation through typical work and artistry. The Chinese music, painting, handicraft, architecture, gardening, handwriting, costume, diet and drama are all involved in the curriculum, and each of them will occupy one or two lectures. During the term we will also arrange one or two Chinese art investigations outside the campus and organize some discussions with local artists.
开课院系 艺术学院
通选课领域  
是否属于艺术与美育
平台课性质  
平台课类型  
授课语言 英文
教材 《中华文明探微》系列丛书(英文版),刘小龙 白巍 等,北京出版集团公司,北京教育出版社,2014年2月,1,9787552210866 等;
中国文化概论(英文版),《大学英语选修课/学科课程系列教材》项目组,高等教育出版社,2011年5月,21世纪CBI内容依托系列英语教材:中国文化(英文版),常俊跃 , 霍跃红 , 姚璐 , 赵永青,北京大学出版社,2011年8月,中国文化读本(英文版),叶朗,朱良志,外语教学与研究出版社,2008年1月,中国文化掠影,丁往道,外语教学与研究出版社,2006年11月,
参考书 1,9787040321241;
1,9787301193259;
1,9787560076355;
1,9787560061511;
教学大纲 “中国传统艺术撷英”开设的基本目的是为了依托北京大学的学术和信息资源,向海外留学生以及本校中国学生深入传播中国传统艺术文化,使学生们对中国传统文化有较为系统的认知和理解。本课程的基本宗旨是:建设北京大学中国艺术精品课程,加强中国传统艺术文化对外传播。The course may provide an introduction of the traditional Chinese arts for both overseas and domestic students who are interested in Chinese traditional culture. It will disseminate the classic Chinese arts and promote the cultural comprehension and exchange with global vision. What the course serves  is not the fanciful labels of the alien arts but the academic exploration of a great civilization through its artistic details and creative achievements.
Lecture 1: An Introduction to the Traiditional Chinese Arts.
1) The richness and complexity of Chinese traditional arts.
2) The relation between the artistry and artwork.
3) The influence of the rural culture.
4) The general aesthetic features of the traiditional Chinese arts.
5) The artists in context.
Lecture 2: Chinese Traditional Music 1.
1) The categories of the Chinese traditional music.
2) The aesthetic features of the Chinese music.
3) The music for the intellectuals (scholars’ music)
4) The structure and its symbolic meaning in “Qin”
5) The analysis of “Three variations of the Plum Blossom”
Lecture 3: Chinese Traditional Music 2.
1) The relationship between the poetry and music in ancient China.
2) An introduction of the Chinese singing theory.
3) The poets in Song Dynasty: the composer of songs.
4) Jiang Kui and his songbook “ the anthology of Bai Shi Dao Ren ”
5) The analysis of the two poems: “Yang Zhou Man”  and “Xing Hua Tian Ying”.
Lecture 4: Chinese Traditional Painting 1.
1) A brief overview of Chinese painting history.
2) The categories of the Chinese traditional painting.
3) The artists and schools in Chinese painting.
4) The traditional skills of Chinese painting.
5) An introduction of Gu Kaizhi (the Six Dynasties)’s “Luoshen Appraisal Painting”.
Lecture 5: Chinese Traditional Painting 2.
1) The business and dissemination of the Chinese painting.
2) The characters of the Literati painting.
3) The career of an painter: Qi Baishi
4) The flowers and birds painting in Qi Baishi’s works.
Lecture 6: Chinese Traditional Handicrafts.
1) The traditional handicrafts and the folk culture.
2) The categories of the Chinese handicrafts.
3) Craftsmen or artists ?
4) An brief ihistory of the porcelain production in China.
5) An analysis of the Jar depicting “Kuei Ku-tzu going down a mountain”
Lecture 7: A Case Investigation of the Traditional Handicrafts in Beijing.
1) The relation between the folk handicraft and the daily life.
2) The survival state of the local craftsman.
3) The inheritance and protection of the folk handicrafts.
Lecture 8: Chinese Traditional Architecture
1) A brief introduction about the history of Chinese Architecture.
2) The categories of the traditional Chinese Architecture.
3) “Feng Shui”(geomantic omen) and the building design.
4) The formal beauty of the Chinese Traditional Architecture.
5) The roof design: A case study.
Lecture 9: Chinese Traditional Gardening
1) A brief introduction about the history of Chinese Gardening.
2) The design layout of the typical Chinese Garden.
3) The traditional Gardening and the intellectuals.
4) The exploitation and imitation of nature.
5) The architectural design of the “The Lingering Garden” in Suzhou.
Lecture 10: Chinese Traditional Handwriting
1) A brief introduction about the history of Chinese Handwriting.
2) The utilitarian function and artistic quality of Chinese traditional handwriting.
3) The identity of calligraphers and their artistic creation.
4) The basic techniques of Chinese Handwriting.
5) The aesthetic appreciation about Wang Xizhi’s Orchid Pavilion.
Lecture 11: Chinese Traditional Costume.
1) The history of Chinese traditional costume.
2) The Chinese costume and local culture.
3) The variform of the costumes in ethnic groups.
4) The fabrication of the Chinese traditional costume.
5) Han Costume and Confucianist culture.
Lecture 12:  A case Investigation of the Traditional Gardening in Beijing.
1) The construction planning of the Summer Palace.
2) The Buildings in the north part of the Summer Palace and Buddhism.
3) The Kunming Lake design and the birthday celebration of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
4) The renovation and protection of the Summer Palace.
Lecture 13: Chinese Traditional Diet.
Lecture 14: Chinese Traditional Opera.
Lecture 15、16: Class Presentation
Teaching Methods:  教学方法

“A General Survey of Traditional Chinese Arts” are a mix of lectures and case discussions. The instructor will encourage the students not only to learn the basic knowlege of the traditional arts but also to explore the spirit of the Chinese culture.  The course will list the reference books for students to preview and review the main points of each lecture. During the term we will also arrange one or two Chinese art investigations outside the campus and organize some discussions with local artists.
The Course Assessment:   课程评定方式
The assessment uses a percentage grading system.
1. Regular grades : Attendance rate and classroom performance  10%
2. Class Presentation   30%
3. Term paper with special topic  60%
教学评估 刘小龙:
学年度学期:17-18-2,课程班:中国传统艺术撷英1,课程推荐得分:null,教师推荐得分:null,课程得分分数段:80及以下;