Old art finds its way to revive 传统艺术找到复兴之路

李全忠

现在很多影视剧吸纳了大量的中国文化遗产元素，正是这些体现中国传统文化特色的设计和元素拉近了传统艺术与观众的距离。

1It is common sense that traditional Chinese culture has been a springboard to inspiration for TV and film production. It is also for this very reason that a number of outstanding dramas and films have been put on the must?watch list of many young Chinese. The latest newcomer is Song of Youth， a drama that made its debut （首次亮相） on Chinese streaming site Youku on July 26， 2021.

2 The costume drama has not only caught peoples attention with the touching romance between lead roles Lin Shaochun and Sun Yulou， but also the dedicated designs and elements featuring the countrys traditional culture.

3 The most standout element is the wide use of shadow plays （皮影戲） through the entire series. From the very beginning， Lin and Suns story is narrated by a shadow puppet show. Shadow theaters started to become quite popular as early as the Song Dynasty， when holidays were marked by the presentation of many shadow plays adapted from folk stories， myths and fairy tales.

4According to the seriess artistic director Luan Hexin， who worked on the award?

winning drama Winter Begonia， shadow plays are an important Chinese folk art.

5“Dating back to the time when the story took place， it is a way for people to gain happiness and entertain themselves. Besides， the play also serves as a natural way to develop the story，” he said.

6For the clothing designs， Luan and his team created their own designs that they asked traditional craftsmen to produce.

7Luan said that he didnt rely on certain books and documents， but turned to traditional paintings for inspiration. The most impressive costume is a dress decorated with auspicious （吉祥的） symbols for happiness and having many children. Each child on the costume is unique and appears very lifelike with various vivid poses. The effort put into the drama has won the hearts of many young viewers who are fans of Chinas cultural heritage.

Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text

Detail 1. What benefit can TV and film production get from traditional Chinese

culture？

A. It can become more popular.

B. It can gain recognition.

C. It can get inspired.

D. It can save time.

Detail 2. What caused peoples attention to Song of Youth？

A. The touching love story.

B. The actors wonderful performances.

C. The traditional Chinese culture involved.

D. The lead roles Lin Shaochun and Sun Yulou.

Gist 3. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about？

A. Some facts about shadow plays.

B. Information about Lin and Suns story.

C. Entertainment in the Song Dynasty.

D. Folk stories， myths and fairy tales.

Detail 4. What do we know about the dress from the last paragraph？

A. Designers get inspiration from certain books and documents.

B. Children on the costume are different from one another.

C. It has won the hearts of many viewers.

D. It represents Chinas cultural heritage.

Ⅱ. Discussion

Do you like new popular dramas highlighting Chinas cultural heritage？ How to narrow the distance between traditional art and audiences？

Ⅰ. Discover useful structures in the text

1. It is...that...中it作形式主語，真正的主语是that引导的主语从句。

It is common sense that traditional Chinese culture has been a springboard to inspiration for TV and film production. 众所周知，中国传统文化一直是影视创作灵感的基石。

2. dating back to...意为“追溯到……”，现在分词短语作状语。

Dating back to the time when the story took place， it is a way for people to gain happiness and entertain themselves. 追溯到故事发生的时代，它是人们获得快乐和自我娱乐的一种方式。

Ⅱ. Memorize some text?centered chunks

common sense 常识

a number of 许多

catch ones attention 引起……的注意

from the very beginning 从一开始;从最初开始

take place 发生

serve as 充当

be decorated with 装饰着……

put...into 把……注入