Unit 1 The Power of Music 1
Text A 1
Why Live Music Is Better? 1
Text B 6
How Music Soothes the Troubled Soul 8
Unit 2 Painting 12
Text A 12
Huang Gesheng and His Hundred Miles of the Li River 12
Text B 19
Leonardo da Vinci and the Last Supper 21
Unit 3 Chinese Culture 27
Text A 27
The Hospitality of the Chinese 27
Text B 33
Chinese Elements in Hollywood Films 36
Unit 4 Masters and Works 39
Text A 39
I. M. Pei and the New Suzhou Museum 39
Text B 45
Zhang Yangen and His Art Works 47
Unit 5 Art Forms 51
Text A 51
Sanmao Celebrates His 80th Birthday 51
Text B 58
Beijing 798 Art Zone 61
Unit 6 Musicians 66
Text A 66
My Good Teacher and Helpful Friend 66
Text B 70
Daohui, Hou and Bolie 73
Unit 7 Artistic Symbo l77
Text A 77
The Origin of the @ 77
Text B 82
The Summer Palace 84
Unit 8 Knowledge of Art 89
Text A 89
Impressionism: Art Style of the 19th Century 89
Text B 95
The Lute with the Crane, the Pine and the Plum Tree 98
Unit 9 Ethnic Culture 102
Text A 102
A Region That’s Synonymous with Love of Folk Music 102
Text B 108
Clothes Maketh Heiyizhuang Men and Women 109
Unit 10 Dance and Photography 113
Text A 113
Isadora Duncan: the Mother of Modern Dance 113
Text B 119
Is Photography Art? 122
Glossary 127
References 147
后記 149
