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Please write here a textbook chapter about a Chinese cultural phenomenon until June 15 and start writing now, with unlimited revisions possible until June 15. When you find your topic listed here it means it has been approved by the teacher. It can be either in traditional culture or today. It cannot be a topic already published in the textbook.

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Chen Xinzhou | Telecast：Become a Famer

Telecast: Become a Famer

Program Introduction iQIYI's self-made reality show Become a Famer is China's first interactive documentary reality show, featuring ten "new farmers" as the main characters, delving deep into rural areas, and documenting their farming life scenes of working from sunrise to sunset. The planning of the program for this show began after the Spring Festival in 2022, with the original intention of producing a program about farming. After investigation, the program team chose to set the filming location at No. 58 Houdoumen, Shanlian Village, Sandun Town, Hangzhou. Ten young people, Jiang Dunhao, Lu Zhuo, Li Gengyun, Li Hao, Zhao Yibo, Zhuo Yuan, Zhao Xiaotong, He Haonan, Chen Shaoxi, and Wang Yiheng, stood out in the audition and formed the" Farming Team". The program truthfully recorded their entire process of farming.

Reasons for program creation China has been a major agricultural country since ancient times, with a long history of agricultural development. In 2022, China's total grain production reached 687 million tons, and the Chinese people used less than 9% of the world's arable land, producing about a quarter of the world's grain. However, China is also a major consumer, with a high degree of dependence on foreign food. Moreover, global climate change has led to frequent natural disasters, threatening food production security. The attack of the COVID-19 epidemic has increased the uncertainties in the production chain of international food trade and the market supply chain. This program aims to make the audience aware of the difficulties in food production and the importance of food security through the recording of the farming process.

Program content Ten urban youths, carrying hope and dreams, have interpreted the value of "doing every task seriously, and there will always be a harvest if you put in the effort " personally. They immersed themselves in the field for 200 days, completing the sowing, irrigation, and fertilization of 142 acres of farmland; planting and maintaining 4000 pots of roses; moving 30 tons of fertilizer in one go; learning to use various agricultural tools and create a "Shi Ge Qin Tian" agricultural company to sell their agricultural products. In addition to working in the fields, they also have to cook for themselves and decorate their own houses. In over 200 days, they transformed from novices who knew nothing about agriculture to agricultural “experts”; they adapted to each other, transitioning from a single person's "solo work" approach to an efficient team operation mode.

In the second season, they shifted from traditional manual agriculture to digital agriculture, using digitalization to empower agricultural development, improve planting efficiency, and boost crop production and sales. In addition to helping the development of their agricultural products, "Shi Ge Qin Tian" also conducts live broadcasts to assist other farmers in solving the problem of unsold agricultural products; during their leisure time, they also planted 180000 Haloxylon ammodendron trees in the Tengger Desert, Gansu, hoping to raise public awareness of sand prevention and control. They convey the spiritual power of "no effort, no gain" to the audience through practical actions.

Innovative Aspects 1. Become a Famer truly reflects rural life, avoiding labeling and idealization, and narrowing the gap between "media reality" and "real reality ". Compared to the traditional rural reality shows that focus on expressing the "interest of labor" and "results of labor," the program pays more attention to portraying the "hardship of labor" and "process of labor," conveying real land harvest, growth experience, and emotions to the audience.

2. Become a Famer breaks through the traditional format dominated by long videos in reality shows, synchronizing a "dual-line development", and practicing a combination of "long video + short video + live broadcast", which allows viewers to have real-time communication and interaction with the farming team at different stages of the farming process. Long videos are the main episodes; short videos are behind-the-scenes footage and behind-the-scenes footage, as well as single-line videos of ten members; live broadcasts are daily life broadcasts and farmer-assisting broadcasts, which provide viewers with a sense of immersion and companionship.

Social Influence 1. Inherit Agricultural Culture and Support Rural Revitalization With the development of urbanization in China, the younger generation mostly moves away from rural areas and settles in fast-paced cities filled with steel and cement, with diminishing contact with land. Become a Famer brings the members back to the countryside, to engage in agricultural activities, and rebuild the connection between the younger generation and the land. Through beautiful rural scenery and labor scenes, it conveys emotions toward rural life and responds to people's primitive emotions toward the countryside.

In the program, the audience can directly feel the application of new technologies and concepts in agricultural production. At the same time, the identity of the ten young people as "new farmers" has given the audience a new definition of what it means to be a farmer. Become a Famer also explores new models of rural revitalization through methods such as farmer-assisting live streaming and the establishment of farmer markets. It has also invited agricultural experts and new farmers to exchange and learn with young people multiple times, hoping to call on more young people to participate in agricultural production and boost rural revitalization.

2. Cultivate Spiritual Soil and Lead Emotional Resonance The program showcases the growth process of ten young men, who went from being at a loss to being adept at handling farming, from being strangers to relying on each other, and from being unknown to becoming widely known. The transformation and growth of young people demonstrate the charm of labor to the audience, conveying the positive energy of exchanging sincerity for sincerity and giving the audience a warm sense of healing, allowing them to appreciate the wisdom of life and living.

Terms Become a Farmer 《种地吧》

Questions: 1. What is the name of the company that these ten young men established? 2. What kind of broadcast format does this reality show use?

References: [1]黄雯,李梦洁.乡村综艺《种地吧》的节目创新与社会价值回归[J].当代电视,2023,(12):29-33. [2]董钧君.乡村振兴语境下《种地吧》破圈路径探析[J].西部广播电视,2023,44(21):135-138. [3]张靖雁.受众需求视角下慢综艺节目《种地吧》的创新策略研究[J].声屏世界,2024,(01):63-65. [4]杨长岭.《种地吧》：在农耕图景中感受泥土的气息[J].中国电视,2023,(10):84-86.

种地吧 节目简介 爱奇艺自制综艺《种地吧》是中国首档劳作互动纪实综艺，以十位“新农人”为主体展开叙事，深入到乡村内部，记录他们日出而作日落而息的农耕生活场景。《种地吧》节目的策划始于2022年春节后，初衷是制作一档关于种地的节目。经过调研，节目组选择将拍摄地点设在杭州三墩镇山联村后陡门58号，蒋敦豪、鹭卓、李耕耘、李昊、赵一博、卓沅、赵小童、何浩楠、陈少熙、王一珩这10位少年在海选中脱颖而出，组成“种地小队”。节目真实记录了他们种地的全过程。

节目创作原因 中国自古以来就是农业大国，农业发展历史悠久。2022年，中国粮食总产量达到6.87亿吨，中国人用不足全球9%的耕地，生产出约占世界四分之一的粮食。但是中国也是消费大国，粮食对外依存度高，而且全球气候变化导致自然灾害频发，威胁粮食生产安全，新冠疫情的袭击使粮食国际贸易生产链和市场供应链的不确定因素增加。这档节目希望通过对种地过程的实录，让观众知道粮食生产的不易与粮食安全的重要性。

节目内容 十个城市少年，怀揣希望与梦想，用双手诠释了“认真做好每一件事，付出就总会有收获”的价值观。他们200天沉浸式扎根于田间地头，完成142亩农田的播种、灌溉、施肥；养护和种植4000 盆玫瑰花；一鼓作气搬30吨化肥；学会使用各种农业器具，并创建“十个勤天”农业公司，将自己的农产品进行销售。除了在田间的劳动，他们还要自己做饭，装修住的房子。200多天的时间，他们从对农耕知识一窍不通的“小白”转变为农业“专家”；他们相互磨合，从一个人的“单干”向团队作业的高效模式转变。 第二季中，他们从传统的手作农业向数字化农业转变，利用数字化赋能农业发展，提高种植效率，助推农作物产销。除了帮助自己的农产品发展，“十个勤天”还进行助农直播，帮助其他农户解决农产品滞销问题；在农闲时间，他们还去甘肃沙漠种植了18万棵梭梭树，希望引起群众对防沙治沙的重视。他们用实际行动向观众传递“一分耕耘，一分收获”的精神力量。

创新 《种地吧》真实地反映了乡村生活，避免了标签化、理想化，缩小了“媒介真实”与“现实真实”之间的差距。相比以往乡村综艺侧重表现的“劳动之趣”与“劳动之成果”，节目更注重表现“劳作之苦”与“劳作过程”，将真实的土地收成、成长经历与情感传达给观众。 《种地吧》突破传统综艺以长视频为主导的制播形式，同步“双线开发”，实践出了一条“长视频+短视频+直播”的组合方式，让观众在种地进程的不同阶段都能与种地小队进行实时的交流互动。长视频是正片，短视频是加更视频和幕后花絮，以及十位成员的单线视频，直播有生活直播和助农直播，这给观众提供了一种沉浸感与陪伴感。

社会影响 1. 传承农耕文化，助力乡村振兴 随着中国城市化发展，年轻一代大都远离农村，在充满钢筋水泥的快节奏的城市里定居，与土地的接触越来越少。《种地吧》让成员们回到乡村，从事农业活动，重新建立年轻一代与土地的联系，通过美丽的乡村风景和劳作场景，传递了对乡村生活的情感，回应人们对于乡村的原始情感。 在节目里，观众可以直观地感受到新科技、新理念在农业生产上的运用。同时，十位少年的“新农人”身份也让观众对农民身份有了新的定义。《种地吧》还通过助农直播、创立农夫集市等方式探索乡村振兴的新模式，也多次邀请农业专家和新农人与少年们一起交流学习，希望号召更多的年轻人参与农业生产，助推乡村振兴。

2. 培育心灵土壤，引领情绪共鸣 节目展现了十位少年的成长历程，他们从手无足措到游刃有余，他们从互不相识到相互依靠，他们从籍籍无名到广为人知。少年们的蜕变与成长，向观众展示了劳动的魅力，传递了真心换真心，有付出才有收获的正能量，给了观众温暖的治愈感，让观众感悟生活和人生的智慧。

术语 《种地吧》

问题： 1. 这十个年轻人创建的公司叫什么名字？ 2. 这档真人秀采取什么样的播放模式？

参考文献： [1]黄雯,李梦洁.乡村综艺《种地吧》的节目创新与社会价值回归[J].当代电视,2023,(12):29-33. [2]董钧君.乡村振兴语境下《种地吧》破圈路径探析[J].西部广播电视,2023,44(21):135-138. [3]张靖雁.受众需求视角下慢综艺节目《种地吧》的创新策略研究[J].声屏世界,2024,(01):63-65. [4]杨长岭.《种地吧》：在农耕图景中感受泥土的气息[J].中国电视,2023,(10):84-86.

Zhao Mengjiao | Mysterious culture：Physiognomy

Physiognomy, is a part of ancient Chinese traditional culture and is often used to infer the fate and future of characters in ancient times. It mainly judges a person's character and health through the characteristics of the person's face or body, behavior, etc., and then speculates the fate. Physiognomy was first recorded in Li Ji in China. Physiognomy is not unique in China. In the West, the history of physiognomy can be traced back to the ancient Greek period, and it is widely popular among the folk and intellectuals.

Ding Xinyi | Music and instruments：The Spring Snow

 The Spring Snow (Yangchunbaixue) is a classical piece, one of the ten most famous ancient Chinese pieces. It expresses the beauty of the early spring when winter is over and spring is coming, the earth is recovering and everything is thriving. The melody is fresh and smooth, and the rhythm is easy and bright.
 According to legend, it is an ancient piece of music composed by Shikuang of Jin or Liu Juanzi of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period.
 Yangchun and White Snow in existing ancient qin sheet music are two instrumental music, Magical Secret Sheet in the explanation of the title: “Yangchun to take all things to know spring, and the wind of the meaning of light swing; White Snow to take the austere and clean, the sound of the snow and bamboo Linlang.”
 Introduction
 The Spring Snow is a pipa suite consisting of several variants of the Chinese folk instrumental Eight Panels (or Six Panels). The cyclical reproduction of the Eight Panels variations, the combination of the individual Eight Panels variations to form a variant relationship, and the insertion of new material from the Hundred Birds Toward the Phoenix make it a variant structure with a cyclical element.
 Origin
 The allusion to The Spring Snow comes from the article Song Yu's Answer to the Question of the King of Chu in the Chu Rhetoric.
 King Xiang of Chu asked Song Yu, “Do you have any hidden virtues? Why don't the public praise you?” Song Yu said, “There was a singer who came to Ying, Chu, and at first he sang Lower Class (Xialibaren), and there were thousands of people in the country who sang along with him. When the singer sang Yanga Allium dew(Yangaxielu), there were only a few hundred people in the country. When the singer sang The Spring Snow, there were only a few dozen people in the country. When the singer added some more difficult techniques to the song, i.e., ‘Yin Shang Ke Yu, Za Yi Liu Zheng’, there were only a few people in the country.” Song Yu concludes, “The songs are more difficult to sing, but the harmonies are fewer in number.” The more elegant and complex the songs such as The Spring Snow became, the fewer and fewer people were able to harmonize with them, i.e., songs of a highbrow type will find very few people to join in the chorus.
 Composition
 The Spring Snow can be divided into four parts, namely, the beginning, the beginning, the beginning, the beginning, the beginning, the beginning, and the end, and it is a variant piece with a cyclical element:
 Rising: The seventeen-beat-long “eight-panel head” variant Monopolize the Turtle Head appears at the beginning of the piece, and it is reproduced cyclically at the beginning of the next three parts. The melody of the original Eight Panels is embellished with techniques such as the “spacer” and the “added flower”, and the use of the “half-wheel”, the “pinch”, and the “push”. Using techniques such as “half-wheel”, “pinch play” and “push and pull”, the sound effect is unique and interesting, making the melody of the flower clusters full of vitality.
 Falling: Wind Swinging Lotus Flower and A Round of Bright Moon are two variations of the Eight Panels. After reproducing the Eight Panels Head in a loop on the head, the melody rises twice and moves up in the treble clef, showing a more enthusiastic mood.
 Turning: The Jade Plate Zen, the Sound of the Tieze Pan, and the Sound of the Zither in the Taoist Courtyard, several unfolding elements appear in these three passages. Firstly, the structure of the piece is divided and inverted, and new beats and strong syncopated rhythms appear. The second is the use of fingerings such as “Picking up”, “plate”, and “overtones”, which make the music light and smooth at times, and powerful at others. Especially in “The Sound of the Zither in the Taoist Courtyard”, the whole section highlights the overtones, just as “When mingling loud and soft notes were together played, You heard orioles warble in a flowery land.”, crystalline and full of vitality.
 Merging: Donggao Crane Song is a dynamic reproduction of this section, expanded at the end, taking a sudden slow and then gradually faster speed treatment, using powerful sweeping techniques, the music atmosphere is exceptionally warm.
 Comments
 The whole piece of The Spring Snow is based on the vitality of spring and the purity and flawlessness of winter snow and creates a vivid and poetic picture through the pipa's unique playing technique and rich and varied timbral expression. The music is well-structured and rhythmically smooth, with the warm and cheerful melody of spring and the light and melodious fragments like snowflakes, which complement each other and show a harmonious and rich musical connotation.
 The artistic expression of the piece is deeply rooted in the essence of traditional Chinese aesthetic sensibilities, utilizing various techniques of the pipa, such as finger-rotation, rolling, overtones, etc., which not only reflect the delicate expression of emotions but also demonstrate superior playing skills. The Spring Snow has a high degree of abstraction and symbolism in its musical construction, which expresses feelings through the scenery and symbolizes emotions in objects, achieving a high degree of integration between man and nature, music, and emotions.
 At the same time, as an important part of Chinese classical music culture, The Spring Snow has witnessed the development of pipa art from ancient times to the present day and embodies the deep cultural heritage and outstanding artistic creativity of the Chinese nation. It has not only been regarded as a classic teaching material by many pipa players but also maintains its vitality on the modern stage, constantly attracting new groups of listeners and leading them into the picturesque world of music.
 With its far-reaching artistic influence and immortal musical value, The Spring Snow has played an irreplaceable role in the inheritance and development of the excellent traditional Chinese culture and is a monument in the history of Chinese pipa art and even in the history of national music as a whole.

Terms: The Spring Snow 《阳春白雪》 Magical Secret Sheet 《神奇秘谱》 Eight Panels 《八板》 Yanga Allium dew(Yangaxielu) 阳阿薤露 Highbrow 曲高和寡 Spacer 隔凡 Added flower 加花 half-wheel 半轮 pinch play 夹弹 push and pull 推拉 Picking up 摭分 Plate 板 Overtones 泛音 When mingling loud and soft notes were together played, You heard orioles warble in a flowery land. 嘈嘈切切错杂弹，大珠小珠落玉盘

Questions： 1. Where does The Spring Snow originate from? 2. How many parts does The Spring Snow include? 3. What is the meaning of The Spring Snow in Chinese traditional pipa music?

References： 1. https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%98%B3%E6%98%A5%E7%99%BD%E9%9B%AA/9881526 2. https://sou-yun.cn/QueryAllusion.aspx 3. https://www.kuwo.cn/play_detail/4272110 4. https://tv.cctv.com/2011/02/10/VIDERCjB80UYnM0O8em9G5Lk110210.shtml 5. Wang Peiguo.Appreciation of Chinese Classical Songs The Spring Snow.CNKI,2008 6. Wang Yan.Yangchunbaixue and Xialibaren.VIP,2015

音乐和乐器：《阳春白雪》

 《阳春白雪》是古典名曲，为中国著名十大古曲之一。表现的是冬去春来，大地复苏，万物欣欣向荣的初春美景。旋律清新流畅，节奏轻松明快。相传这是春秋时期晋国的师旷或齐国的刘涓子所作的古曲。现存古琴谱中的《阳春》和《白雪》是两首器乐曲，《神奇秘谱》在解题中说：“《阳春》取万物知春，和风淡荡之意；《白雪》取凛然清洁，雪竹琳琅之音。”
 简介
 《阳春白雪》是由中国民间器乐曲牌仪《八板》（或《六板》）的多个变体组成的琵琶套曲。“八板头”变体的循环再现，各个《八板》变体组合在一起形成变奏的关系，后又插入了《百鸟朝凤》的新材料，因此它是一首具有循环因素的变奏体结构。
 典故
 “阳春白雪”的典故来自《楚辞》中的《宋玉答楚王问》一文。
 楚襄王问宋玉，先生有什么隐藏的德行么？为何士民众庶不怎么称誉你啊？宋玉说，有歌者客于楚国郢中，起初吟唱“下里巴人”，国中和者有数千人。当歌者唱“阳阿薤露”时，国中和者只有数百人。当歌者唱“阳春白雪”时，国中和者不过数十人。当歌曲再增加一些高难度的技巧，即“引商刻羽，杂以流徵”的时候，国中和者不过三数人而已。宋玉的结论是，“是其曲弥高，其和弥寡。”、“阳春白雪”等歌曲越高雅、越复杂，能唱和的人自然越来越少，即曲高和寡。
 编曲
 《阳春白雪》可分成起、承、转、合四个组成部分，是一首具有循环因素的变奏体乐曲：
 起部：《独占鳌头》曲首出现长达十七拍的“八板头”变体，它在以后三个部分的部首循环再现。原《八板》的旋律以“隔凡”和“加花”等技法加以润饰，运用“半轮”、“夹弹”、“推拉”等演奏技巧，音响效果独特有趣，使花簇的旋律充满活力。
 承部：《风摆荷花》、《一轮明月》这两个《八板》变体，在头上循环再现《八板头》之后，旋律两次上扬，在高音区上活动，表现情绪较为热烈。
 转部：《玉版参禅》、《铁策板声》、《道院琴声》在这三个段落中出现了不少展开性的因素。首先是乐曲结构的分割和倒装，并出现新的节拍和强烈的切分节奏。其二是运用“摭分”、“板”和“泛音”等演奏指法，使音乐时而轻盈流畅，时而铿锵有力。特别是《道院琴声》，整段突出泛音，恰如“大珠小珠落玉盘”，晶莹四射，充满生命活力。
 合部：《东皋鹤鸣》是本部的动力性再现，在尾部作了扩大，采取突慢后渐快的速度处理，采用强劲有力的扫弦技巧，音乐气氛异常热烈。
 评价
 《阳春白雪》全曲以春天的生机盎然和冬雪的纯净无暇为基调，通过琵琶独特的演奏技法和丰富多变的音色表现，营造出一幅生动而富有诗意的画面。乐曲结构精巧，节奏流畅，既有春日温暖明媚的欢快旋律，又有如雪花般轻盈飘洒的悠扬片段，两者相辅相成，展现出和谐统一又层次丰富的音乐内涵。
 该曲在艺术表现上深得中国传统审美情趣之精髓，运用了琵琶的各种技巧如轮指、滚拂、泛音等，既体现出细腻的情感表达，也展示了高超的演奏技艺。《阳春白雪》在音乐构造上具有极高的抽象性和象征性，借景抒怀，寓情于物，达到了人与自然、音乐与情感的高度交融。
 同时，《阳春白雪》作为中国古典音乐文化的重要组成部分，见证了琵琶艺术从古至今的发展脉络，体现了中华民族深厚的文化底蕴和卓越的艺术创造力。它不仅被众多琵琶演奏家奉为必修的经典教材，而且在现代舞台上依然保持着鲜活的生命力，不断吸引着新的听众群体，引领他们步入那如诗如画的音乐世界。
 《阳春白雪》以其深远的艺术影响和不朽的音乐价值，在传承和发展中华优秀传统文化方面起到了不可替代的作用，是中国琵琶艺术乃至整个民族音乐史上的一座丰碑。

术语： The Spring Snow 《阳春白雪》 Magical Secret Sheet 《神奇秘谱》 Eight Panels 《八板》 Yanga Allium dew(Yangaxielu) 阳阿薤露 Highbrow 曲高和寡 Spacer 隔凡 Added flower 加花 half-wheel 半轮 pinch play 夹弹 push and pull 推拉 Picking up 摭分 Plate 板 Overtones 泛音 When mingling loud and soft notes were together played, You heard orioles warble in a flowery land. 嘈嘈切切错杂弹，大珠小珠落玉盘

问题： 1.《阳春白雪》源自什么？ 2.《阳春白雪》包括多少个曲段？ 3.《阳春白雪》在中国传统琵琶乐中的意义是什么？

参考： 1.https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%98%B3%E6%98%A5%E7%99%BD%E9%9B%AA/9881526 2.https://sou-yun.cn/QueryAllusion.aspx 3.https://www.kuwo.cn/play_detail/4272110 4.https://tv.cctv.com/2011/02/10/VIDERCjB80UYnM0O8em9G5Lk110210.shtml 5.王培国.中国古典名曲赏析《阳春白雪》篇．《CNKI》，2008 6.王燕.“阳春白雪”与“下里巴人”．《vip》，2015

Luo Bin | Chinese mythology：Chinese Dragon Culture

Chinese Mythology——Chinese Dragon Culture

1. The source of Chinese dragon culture The Chinese dragon is a mythical animal composed of the parts of nine animals: a deer's antlers, a camel's head, a rabbit's eyes, a clam's belly, fish's scales, an eagle's claws, a tiger's paws and an ox's ears. Its entire body is often depicted using winding curves and painted in golden color. Legend goes that the Chinese dragon can fly and has the magical power to control wind and rain, so can spurt water from its mouth to provide timely rainfall to ensure a good harvest. Over the 5,000 years of Chinese history, the Chinese dragon used to be a totem. Gradually, it has evolved into a Chinese icon representing the spirit of the Chinese nation.

Historically, the Chinese dragon has ancient roots dating back thousands of years. Archeological evidence and ancient scriptures reveal that dragons were central to Chinese myths and legends long before the common era. The earliest depictions can be traced back to the Neolithic period, where dragon-like motifs were discovered on pottery and jade artifacts. In Chinese mythology, dragons are often associated with water and weather phenomena. They are believed to have control over rain, rivers, lakes, and seas. This belief is vital to agrarian societies where timely rains are crucial for the prosperity of crops. Consequently, Chinese farmers would often conduct dragon dances and other rituals to invoke rain and ensure a bountiful harvest.