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牛津深圳版九年级下册Module 1 Explorations and exchanges Unit 2 Culture shock同步练习
Last Friday, for our weekly event, we watched Peking Opera at the Qingdao Grand Theatre. As a young man from the United States, it was my first time to watch live Peking Opera, and it was special.
Peking Opera, also known as Beijing Opera, is called “京剧 (Jingju)” in Chinese. It is a traditional Chinese opera and has a history of over 200 years. It is an art form that combines music, vocal performance, dance and acrobatics(杂技). The works of Peking Opera are mainly based on Chinese history and traditional stories and customs.
The performance we watched that night was called Meeting the Queen and Hitting the Dragon Robe (长袍) The story is from a Chinese classic literature. Bao Zheng was one of the most well-known ancient Chinese government officials in Chinese history. One day, he met an old lady on his way back home. The old lady claimed herself as the mother of the emperor and had been set up by others. After checking that the old lady was the emperor's mother, Bao Zheng helped her to get back to the capital and she blamed the emperor for all the misery she had suffered. She ordered Bao Zheng to punish the emperor and Bao Zheng hit the dragon robe instead of hitting the emperor in order to save himself from being punished.
When the opera started, we were amazed by the unique sound made by the musical instruments. They were in perfect cooperation with the singing of the performers. Also, the costumes the performers wore were extremely beautiful and attractive as they have several colours and patterns on each one of them. The performers also "told" the story by their movement. For example, a walk around the stage would mean they took a long trip somewhere. Even though it was kind of hard for us to get used to the music and to follow the story, we were glad that we decided to join the event! We look forward to such an event again. It really helps us know more about Chinese culture.
What did you do on April 23 , World Book Day ? Did you find any interesting books ? Here is a book list from China's GAPP（中国新闻出版总署）.
Title : Don't Blame Me , it's Not My Fault Author :Jimmy Jimmy,a Chinese painer, argued a lot with his 10-year-old daughter.Jimmy tried to understand his daughter , so he drew this picture book for her . His paintings show kids' anger , pain , happiness and wishes . |
Title : Climate Change + 2 Degrees Author : Yamamoto Ryoichi If the earth's temperature went up 2℃, what would happen ? In this book we learn about the history , today's situation and the future of global warming（温室效应）. The author also tells us useful ways to protect our world . |
Title : The Last Lecture Author : Randy Pausch Randy Pausch , a professor（教授）from New York , was asked to give a lecture . He knew it may be his last lecture , because he was dying . His lecture wasn't about death , but about getting over the difficulties , helping others to reach their dreams . |
Title : Secret Garden Author : Johanna Basford It's a coloring book for adults . The book takes you on a trip through a secret garden . The pictures are black and white and you need to use the color pencils to make it colorful and beautiful . It's so popular with the white-collars（白领）because it's a good way to lower their pressure . |
good competition they in make |
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