Chinese Bamboo Culture
竹文化
Course Syllabus 课程章节
5Bamboo is known as the "the friend of China". China is the earliest country in the world to cultivate and use bamboo. Bamboo plays a very important role in the long history of Chinese culture. The Chinese are exceedingly fond of figures and illustrations from the bamboo and the character zhú, by which the tree is represented, enters into the composition of many characters. The role and influence of bamboo in human material application and spiritual emblem is thus called bamboo culture. In this class, we will present and illustrate the Chinese bamboo culture from its evolving path and the extensive usage of bamboo in daily life, and its cultural significance.
中国被誉为"竹子文明的国度",中国人民历来喜爱竹子,中国也是世界上研究、培育和利用竹子最早的国家。竹子在中国文化的历史长河中扮演者非常重要的角色,很多文人都是以竹做题、作喻。我们把竹子给人类物质文明和精神文明带来的作用和影响,称为竹文化。本节课将从竹文化的发展历程、竹子的广泛应用、竹文化在中华文化中的重要性等几方面分别讲解和展示中国的竹文化。