课程简介
这门课会讲什么？
亲爱的种花家小兔们，在祖国发展大计遭到境外“别有用心”人士恶意评价、造谣抹黑时，
在不明真相的外国人肆意指摘、激烈抨击时，
你有没有小宇宙快要燃烧爆炸的感觉？
这种时候，有没有因为英文能力太差全线熄火的尴尬？
很上火吧？很着急吧？
欢迎加入英文授课的《中国国情与文化概况》课，你会跟来自世界各地的小伙伴共同选课，通过线上慕课学习、线下文化交流，英文能力提高会好快啊！还等什么？据说种花家的小兔们都来啦！一起努力吧，好好学习，在国际舞台上为种花家发声！！！
你将收获什么？
学会用英文讲述种花家的历史、地理、文化、时尚，为祖国发展广交天下朋友。同来自各国、多元文化背景的小伙伴们一起，分享种花家的发展经验、共享“一带一路”发展的伟大蓝图。
老师兔们的目标：培养具备全球胜任力的高水平应用型种花兔！
适合什么人学习？
欢迎所有热爱种花家的小兔！因为老师兔设计的课程载体是种花家的故事，所以小兔的英文底子薄厚不是问题。老师兔和助教兔绝对愿意帮你克服学习中的困难。敞开心胸、树立信心。为种花家，暂时放下偶像包袱又何妨！来一起锻炼“讲好种花家故事”的语言文化能力！
课程大纲
课程章节
- Introduction
- Unit 1 Territory and Geography
- Unit 2 Origins and Ancient History
- Unit 3 Lifestyles
- Unit 4 Countryside
- Unit 5 Natural Wonders
- Unit 6 Architecture
- Unit 7 Ethnic Minorities
- Unit 8 Arts and Aesthetics
Introduction
1.1 Prolegomenon
Unit 1 Territory and Geography
2.1 Land and Rivers
2.2 The Influences of Geographical Environment over China's Agricultural Civilisation
2.3 Major Cities - 1
2.4 Major Cities - 2
2.5 Liaoning Province and the City of Anshan
Unit 2 Origins and Ancient History
3.1 Legends and Historical Facts from Remote Antiquity
3.2 Introductions to Selected Dynasties
3.3 The Stories of Four Beauties and Their Historic Reflection
3.4 The Only Female Emperor: Wu Zetian
Unit 3 Lifestyles
4.1 Eight Great Cuisines
4.2 Tea and Wine
4.3 Dietary Culture
4.4 Cultivation of Health: Traditional Chinese Medicine
4.5 Cultivation of Spirit: Social Values
Unit 4 Countryside
5.1 Shuhe, an Ancient Naxi Town in Lijiang
5.2 Hakka Civilian Dwellings: Yongding Earthen Houses
5.3 Home to Longjing Tea — Longjing Village
5.4 Residence of a Shanxi Businessman: the Grand Courtyard of Qiao Family
5.5 Wuyuan County
Unit 5 Natural Wonders
6.1 Prolegomenon of Unit 5
6.2 Mount Qomolangma: On Top of the World
6.3 The Three Gorges: Beyond Time and Space
6.4 Jiuzhaigou
6.5 The Great Mountains
6.6 The Yellow River
Unit 6 Architecture
7.1 Typical Chinese Structures
7.2 Chinese Bridges
7.3 Chinese Gardens
7.4 Typical Ornaments
7.5 Courtyard Houses - Siheyuans
Unit 7 Ethnic Minorities
8.1 Tibetan Minority
8.2 Hui Minority
8.3 Zhuang Minority
8.4 Dai Minority
Unit 8 Arts and Aesthetics
9.1 Music: Nourishing the Mind
9.2 Art of Carving and Moulding
9.3 Melting of Cultures in the New Architecture
9.4 China's Aesthetics Influencing the World
9.5 Poetry: Elegant Wording
9.6 Harmony in Diversity
