中国当代社会与文化
学院：数学科学学院
姓名：邹俊杰
学号：20152210085
Four quintessence of Chinese culture China has a long history with a culture of 5000 years and various gems.As is known to all of the world，Wushu, Chinese Medicine, Calligraphy and Peking Opera are four quintessence of Chinese culture.
Wushu
Wushu,or Martial Art,is an important component of the culture heritage of Chinawith a rich content over the centuries. Literally, “Wu”means military , and “Shu”means art.Therefore,people who practiceWushuare able to prevent invasionwith sense of security and the strength of confidence. Besides,they can also keep fit and haveaknowledge to the laws between man and nature. In a word,people get self-enhancement through practicing Wushu mentally and physically Wushu originated fromproductive labor of ancient people in China. People in the hunting activitiesgradually accumulated splitting, cutting and horning skills. Those primitive forms of offensive and defensive skills are low-level, but they are the basis for the formation of martial arts technology.
I think the spread of martial arts culture was mainly relying on film and television industry.Many stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen were all disseminators of Wushu.Among them, Bruce Lee madeWushubecome famous all over the world.ButI like Jackie Chan's movies best because his filmswere filled with martial arts and fantastic scenes.By the way, It’s easy to find clues ofChinese Wushuin almost every Hollywood action moviesin recent years.
Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medicine theory has basically formedin the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Periods.Chinese Medicine is called “Zhong Yi”,“Yi”means medicine, while “Zhong”means balance.Therefore, Chinese Medicine theory considers that keepingthe body balance of yin and yang make people health.
Chinese Medicineattaches importance to natural recuperation. The medicinal materialsused byit are pure natural herbs and minerals,whoseside effectsare small.Chinese Medicine has the unbeatablesuperiority in the treatment of chronic diseases.There are some famouscharacteristic treatments, such as acupuncture,cupping,scraping, massage, etc.
Acupuncture is a kind of therapy that stimulates acupoints to regulate the body.
Cupping is a therapythat adsorbed on the surface with a cup which can unclog the meridians, reduce the swelling, anddispel the chill.
Chinese Medicine has been questioned by some western people that it has no scientific basis.But in the Rio Olympics swimming race, Phelps's shoulder left some markswhichwas from the cupping, making the world curious.Phelps often contacts with water, so the moisture in his body is serious.It is wise to choose Chinese Medicine’s therapy at the moment.It shows that Chinese medicine wins many people's trustby showing its effect.
Beijing opera
Formed in Beijing, Peking opera, which is a form of stage play, is one kind of
Chinese operas.The roles of Modern Beijing Opera can be divided into five parts: birth, denier, net and ugliness. The denier is a woman's role in general, the birth and the netare men's roles, and the ugliness is a comedy character.
Beijing Opera is very superb. And there are some well-known opera repertoire such as 《The Drunken Beauty 》, 《Borrow east wind》, etc. The content of performance is the literary quotation.
Calligraphy
Calligraphy,which only belongs to Chinese characters, is a traditional art. People practice calligraphy, achieving the effectof the regimen.Many people regard calligraphy as an interest and look for a quiet artistic conception from calligraphy.。