Unit 1 Cultural relics备课素材I. What is a culture relic? 何谓 “文化遗产”?Cultural relics are physical reminders of what different peoples valued in the past and continue to value now. Without these relics, we could not cherish cultural traditions as much or appreciate the lives of the people who practiced those traditions. Although we may not often consider it, cultural relics are not only the possession of one culture. In a larger sense, it can be said that they belong to all peoples. For these reasons, this unit describes cultural relics not from China but other places. Looking at it from another angle, it can also be said that cultural relics preserves some aspect of cultural heritage and each relic, regardless of whether the same hands created many examples of it, is still a unique cultural expression and contribution.2. The cultural relics of China in the world heritage site list《世界文化遗产名录》中的 30 处中国文化遗产本单元的主题是“文化遗产”，学生很可能已经亲身接触过当地的文化遗产或是能过电视、报纸等媒体对此有了一定的了解，因此，在课前教师可让学生列举国内外著名的文化遗产，然后对“文化遗产”给出定义、分类或划分标准。到2004 年底，我国已有 30 处文物古迹和自然景观被联合国科教文组织世界遗产委员会列入《世界遗产名录》，以下是这些文化遗产的名称、性质和列人《世界遗产名录》的年份：◆Mount Taishan(泰山)，listed as a world cultural and natural site in 1987.◆The Great Wall(长城)，cultural site, 1987.◆The Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang(北京故宫、沈阳故宫)，cultural site, 1987,2004.◆The Mogao Caves(敦煌莫高窟)，cultural site,1987.◆The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors(泰始皇陵及兵马俑坑)，cultural site,1987.◆The Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian( 周 口 店 北 京 猿 人 遗 址 ),cultural 用心...
