Transcript The White Horse Temple

Unit 4 Project
Reporting on a historic religious site
常德市二中 龚佳佳
Wutai Mountain in Shanxi
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Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang
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Emei Mountain in Sichuan
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Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui
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The first Buddhist temple in
China
The White Horse Temple in Luoyang
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Listening
Listen to a report about a historic
religious site The White Horse
Temple. While listening, please find
out what aspects about the White
Horse Temple the report mainly
covers.
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So what’s the structure of the
report?
• Part 1 (Para 1 )
A brief introduction about the temple.
• Part 2 (Para 2-5 )
The story behind the temple.
• Part 3 (Para 6 )
The architecture of the temple.
• Part 4 (Para 7-9 )
The importance of the temple.
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Para 1
A brief introduction of the temple
Read Para 1 again and fill in the blanks.
located
The White Horse Temple is _________
Luoyang
in __________,
Henan Province in the
central
_________
east of China. Being the
______
first __________
Buddhist temple in China, it
important
remains one of the most ________
temples in all of China.
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Para 2-5
The story behind the temple.
• Read Paras 2-5 again and try to
answer the following questions.
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Answer the following questions.
1. What did Mingdi dream of that night?
How did the officials interpret his dream?
2. What did the officials bring back
to Luoyang from India?
3. Why did the Honglu Temple get its
present name , the White Horse Temple?
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1.What did Mingdi dream of that night? How
did the officials interpret his dream?
He dreamt of a golden man flying over
the palace.
The officials interpreted that the Emperor
had dreamt of Buddha, a god from India.
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2. What did the officials bring back
to Luoyang from India?
They brought back to Luoyang two monks
who were Buddhist masters and some
Buddhist readings and images of Buddha
as well.
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3. Why did the Honglu Temple get its
present name , the White Horse Temple?
To remind people of the white horse
that the Buddhist readings and images had
travelled on.
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The temple got its present name
because of the White Horse
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Para 6
The architecture of the temple
• Read Para 6 again and try to find out
the characteristics of the
architecture of the temple.
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The temple complex
is centered around
a southern- facing
courtyard that is
_________
shaped like a
rectangle On both
________.
sides are different
halls
____ and the rooms
monks
where the ______
live.
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Para 7-9
Read Paras 7-9 again and then do
the pair work.
• Pair work:
Make a list of things that make the
White Horse Temple important to
Chinese People and history.
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Things that make the White
Horse Temple important
• It is not only the oldest Buddhist temple in China,
but also the oldest one still in use.
• It has a lot of history.
• The new Indian-style pagoda, located west
of the White Horse Temple, represents the
friendship between India and China.
• It is one of the first historic buildings the
governmemt listed to receive special state
protection.
• It is a famous tourist attraction and will remain a
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popular sightseeing destination.
Project
I am sure you have known a lot
about the famous religious site
“The White Horse Temple” after
reading the report and know how
to write a report like this. It’s your
turn to write your own report about
a historic religious site.
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What do you think can be
covered in your own report?
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A brief introduction of the religious site
The story/ history behind the religious site
The architecture of the religious site
The importance/uniqueness of the
religious site
• Etc.
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Write your own report
write a complete report about the
historic religious site----Qian Ming
temple in Deshan(常德市德山乾明寺)
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Overview of the Qian Ming Temple
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iron dharani pillar 铁经幢
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Gu Feng pagoda
(孤峰塔), originally
named Wen Feng
pagoda, which was
built in 1617 and
symbolized the
prosperity.
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Qian Ming Temple in sunset
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Homework
Review how to report about the
historic religious site.
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