My story with Hanfu 我的汉服情缘

王涛涛

作為中国传统服饰和中华传统文化的代表，汉服在外国人心目中的形象如何呢？

1 Traditional Chinese fashion is a window to explore the wonderful culture of this highly gifted nation. From a very young age as a girl， I was interested in the history and traditions of folks of the world. And， of course， every time you search for such things， the first thing that you see is aesthetics（美学） such as folk costume. In some way it's a face of a nation. It can say about people so much more than some stereotypes（刻板印象） about a nation's appearance！As you have already probably guessed， this is how I first met Hanfu.

2 A few years ago I saw some photos of the Qingming Festival， with men and women wearing Hanfu dress. I was touched by how pure and ceremonious （讲究礼仪的） it looked. At that time nearly the only thing I knew about China was where it's situated on the world map.

3 The thing that amazed me most about Hanfu is how diverse it is. While some of the Chinese dresses， especially those of the Tang Dynasty for example， look very familiar， styles of Hanfu are really different. A little detail can say a world to you—such as how folding corners of the hat are folded！

4 From what I know now， Hanfu culture is a whole world， and this is what makes it different. This is living tradition that grew from daily practices of a society， so it represents the lives of millions of people through centuries of history. Hanfu shows the soul of Chinese folk I believe： how different and similar， how luxurious （奢华的） and modest at the same time they both are.

5 Since I've first known Chinese culture through enjoying aesthetics of Hanfu， I've read some books of Chinese authors or about China， and watched films， videos and so on. Of course， I'm still very far from understanding Han culture. But at least I know that knowledge leaves no place to fear. So I believe that in the world where people learn about other cultures and traditions， there would be no place for xenophobia （仇外）.

[Reading][Check]

I. Choose the best answers according to the text.

Detail                                         1. What can we learn about Hanfu in China according to the text？

A. It is only worn in the Qingming Festival.

B. It is a popular costume in the world.

C. It serves as the daily dress.

D. It is formal and ceremonious.

Vocabulary                       2. Which word best explains “diverse” underlined in paragraph 3？

A. Formal.        B. Popular.  C. Various.   D. Beautiful.

Inference                         3. What is the author's purpose in writing the text？

A. To introduce the characteristics of Hanfu.

B. To show the aesthetics of Hanfu.

C. To stress the importance of Hanfu.

D. To share her opinions about Hanfu.

Inference                         4. What is the author's attitude towards learning about other cultures and traditions？

A. Conservative.   B. Open.   C. Neutral.   D. Worried.

Ⅱ. Discussion

What's your attitude towards the growing popularity of Hanfu？ Have you ever worn Hanfu？ If you have， please share your experience and feelings with your classmates.

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[Language][Study]

I. Analyze the difficult structure in the text

At that time nearly the only thing I knew about China was where it's situated on the world map. 那時我对中国的唯一了解就是它在世界地图上所处的位置。

【点石成金】本句主干为“主系表”结构，the only thing为句子主语，was为系动词，where it's situated on the world map是表语。I knew about China是定语从句，修饰the only thing。

Ⅱ. Memorize some text?centered chunks

be interested in 对……感兴趣                                                    of course 当然

more than 超过;不仅仅;非常                                                be touched by 被……所感动

at that time 那时                                                                              far from 远离;远非

at the same time 同时                                                                    at least 至少