1. Unveiling the K–16 National
Chinese Standards
Dali Tan
NCLC, Boston, MA
April 8th, 2013

6. 清明上河圖泥雕藝術園
位於河北唐山麻龍灣的泥雕藝術園以北宋
名家張擇端傳世名畫 《清明上河圖》為藍
本，以泥塑藝術再現北宋都城汴京汴河兩
岸的繁華盛景 。

9. Qīngmíng ShànghéTú 清明上河圖Arts of
Chinese Painting
Intermediate mid/ high Grade 12（AP
Level ）
Students in Dr. Tan’s class watch a Youtube
video interview of Yu Zheng, the chief
designer of the animated Qīngmíng
Shànghétú 清明上河圖at the 2010 Shanghai
World Expo to pique their interest in this
famous painting from China and the use of
technology to make is come to life.

10. Teacher then briefly introduces different styles of
Chinese painting, such as 山水畫、花鳥畫、人物
畫、動物畫、風俗畫and provides ample examples
for students to name/identify the styles of those
paintings and their key features and characteristics.
Teacher then introduces a multimedia Qīngmíng
Shànghétú清明上河圖visually and encourages
students make keen observations and to interpret
the visual information. Teacher then guides
students in reading an article 《一幅名揚中外的畫》
(authentic material) to help students further
understand 清明上河圖.

11. Students then in small groups
(each group is assigned a
different portion of the painting)
and work together to come up
with the description of their part
of the painting and make
presentation to the whole class.

12. Students play 20 questions by choosing
one group of characters or animals from
their portion of the painting and write a
detailed description of their actions and
locations and submit it to the teacher
beforehand. The rest of the class ask the
group questions and try to find out what
characters or the animals the group has in
mind (only Yes or No questions allowed).
The group that has asked the fewest
questions before getting the correct
answer wins.

13. Students imagine and recreate the lives of
characters shown on the painting through
thought and speech bubbles. They can use
free software to dub their voices into multi-
media picture stories. They can also imagine
themselves as a time traveler who just
arrived and spent a spring day in the capital
city and write a letter to his/her Chinese
business partner who lives in the Southern
China and has never been to the capital city.

14. Extension:
Students form into small interest
groups, conduct research in one of the
following areas--to do more detailed
interpretation of the painting compare and
contrast 清明上河图 with another art work
from other parts of the world, to do
research on the life in the Northern Song
capital as captured in the Qīngmíng
Shànghétú.

15. Such as urban planning aspect, (students
compare and contrast key features of a
Chinese architecture as shown in the
painting, gardens, bridges, home and official
office buildings), means of transportation
(variety kinds animal drawn carts, ships and
boats), economic activities (shops, hotels
and so on), fashion and entertainments and
so on.

16. They have to find evidence in the painting itself
as well as other disciplines (such as
history, science, arts, economics and so son).
They make a presentation on their research to the
whole class.
As the final project of this unit, students are ask to
be Zhang Zeduan of Washington DC or their
own home town to design a poster that reflect the
lives of own community (city/town) and promote
the harmonious relationship among its residents
and between nature and human beings.

17. They can use multimedia
software, paint, do a collage or write
their own “风俗画” in words and post
their art work and Chinese introduction
of their art work and collage or their
written description of the their own
community and send their work to local
Chinese newspaper if there is one, to
their Chinese exchange school e-pals for
feedback and to exhibit their posters in
the local public library.

18. Reflection
Students viewed the interview of the designer of
animated Qīngmíng Shànghétú 清明河上圖and
listened to different styles of Chinese painting
explained by the teacher. Students further their
interpretive communication through the viewing
of 清明上河圖 and reading of 《一幅名揚中外
的畫》. Students, in small groups, discuss their
assignment in details about what was depicted in
the painting first, and prepare for their recreation
of contemporary life based on the painting to
accomplish interpersonal communication.

19. Students will use their creativity to
recreate a context of ‘modern’ life
based on the life of 清明河上圖. In
these activities, the skills of
collaborations, and creative skills
are incorporated along with media
and technology skills of the 21st
Century Skills.

20. 清明上河图(Qingming Shanghe Tu) “Along
the River During Qing Ming Festival”
As you see these different portions of the painting
in the following slides, please focus on the
following items as depiction of urban life presented
in the painting . Feel free to find and use other
version of Qingming Shanghe Tu if you like as
these slides are not very detailed. You can find a
lot of other free resources on the painting in the
internet.

21. 1.Custom and etiquette—
games, activities, businesses and shops and
their signs and so on.
2.Buildings and architectures—
huts, palaces, temples, houses, bridges, garden
s, arches and so on.
3.Means of transportations: all kinds of
boats, sampans, ferries, vehicles, sedans, anim
al drawn carts and so on.
4.Human relationship as depicted: different walks
of life, people from different classes and so on.

22. Task 1:
•Name
people, animals, clothings, trees, variety
of shops, means of
transportation ,different
architecture/building and structures and
activities ;
•Describe scenes from the paintings and
people’s activities.

23. Task 1: Sample Student Work (# 1)
•Name
people, animals, clothings, trees, variety of
shops, means of transportation ,different
architecture/building and structures and
activities ;
•男人， 女人，农民， 地位高的人，田
畑，木，大河，山， 骆驼和马，花，船，
商店，桥，很多人们的家，城，有帽沿的
大帽子，穿黑和茶色的衣服的男人， 穿橘
子色和桃色的衣服的女人

24. •Describe scenes from the paintings and
people’s activities.
搬着东西走的人，上桥去的
人， 下桥来的人，聊天的
人，有很多绿叶的木，有很
多水的大河，在大河划船的
人，骑着骆驼和马的人，桃
色的花，

25. 在桥的商店，在家前面聊
天的人们， 在商店买东西
的人，在商店卖东西的商
人，好像开始开的花，进
城去的人，进城来的人，
出城来的人，在桥上看着
远处站起来的人，

26. Task 2:
Create speech bubbles and
thought bubbles for at least
15 characters in the
painting and justify your
decision.

27. Task 2: Sample Student Work (# 1)
店家的茶馆说：“我希
望卖很多的茶！” 店
家想赚很多钱因为他要
成富翁。

28. 女人在轿子里说：“哎，我想
会自己散步！我很无聊！”富
翁的女人那时候没有自由。
小男孩子说：“我希望爸爸给
我买糖果或者玩具！”男孩子
在市场想玩儿。

29. 富翁女人在花园里说：
“我想到市场去因为我要
看别的人和商店。 我很无
聊！” 富翁的女人那时候
没有自由。

30. 1
哎呀！我的午
饭被弟弟吃
了！ 其实，我把你
的午饭吃了。
这地方很安静。
农田
人的旁边有
一些树

31. 5
你看看，那个很大的
船！
太棒了！我没有上过大船
船
这个桥的样子比
英国的不一样。
牛
这个小船的右边
是一个大船

32. 8
桥梁上的人
多得不得了
很多人住在城市的
墙外面。
Rome的桥像这个桥
三本树

33. 14
窗
今天小吃一个都
没吃，我饿死了

34. 15
先生，对不起，请问
书店在哪儿？ 那栋楼的前面
石桥

35. 16
今天晚上，你想做什么？ 我想睡觉，这工
作把我累坏了。庙宇

36. 17
花
长桥
我不知道这什么
是，但是很漂亮
我希望我太太今
天买了一些梨

37. 19
这个船很小，坐不下
十个人
六个人在这个船的上
中国的楼根英国的楼
不一样。我觉得中国
的楼比英国更漂亮。

38. Task 2: Sample Student Work (# 3)
8. 哲学家讨论孔子的教导:
“生活真的很简单,但我们
变的复杂”
9. 一位农夫说: “税务
员, 今年的收成不好, 请有
同情心”

39. 10. 一个人准备午睡想: “这是我每
天最喜欢的部分”
11. 店主说: “进来, 我们有最好的丝
在这里”
12. 一位售货员在街道喊: “来吃热
的猪肉包子”
13. 儿童和成人聚集在一起听一位老
先生讲故事”

40. Task 3:
Compare and contrast key
features of Chinese architecture
as shown in the painting
(gardens, bridges, buildings and
so on ) with those from other
parts of the world.

41. Task 3: Sample Student Work (#1) 建筑学
我觉得中国的建筑学跟欧洲的建筑学不一样。 在中
国楼宇又富色彩又弯曲。 哪像欧洲的楼宇又白色的
又几何线。中国用木， 欧洲用石。
中国的楼宇

42. 欧洲的楼宇

43. 但是我看一些中国的楼宇跟一些欧
洲的楼宇一样。
比如说它们都四合院。
中国的四合院

44. 欧洲的四合院

45. Task 4:
Compare and contrast urban life
in ancient time in China and
urban life in the West during the
same historical period.

46. 我觉得那时间中国跟欧洲的生活一样。 各种各
样的人都城市来想买或者卖东西和动物， 玩
儿，散步。都是怅恨热闹。
Task 4:
Sample
Student Work
(#1)

47. Task 5:
Analyze the composition of the
paintings and compare them with
Western style painting, such as the
School of Athens and others.

48. 我觉得西式的艺术跟和中国时的艺术不一样。西式
的艺术是规整，有中焦点， 比如数一个人，一个大
楼，山，等等。 。 。中国的艺术没有中焦点， 是
行云流水， 很写实。
西式的艺术很
规整
Task 5:
Sample
Student
Work (#1)

49. Other Resources:
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~icgzmod/qingming.html
the version of the Qingming Scroll found at Harvard University. It allowed
viewers to zoom in and also had descriptions and history for most of the
objects in the painting.
http://zhy-xianger.blog.163.com/blog/static/567885222008621103146481/
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/painting/4ptgqmsh.htm
different images depicting urban life in /qingming shanghe tu
http://ishare.iask.sina.com.cn/f/6266828.html?from=like
http://weberland.tripod.com/river/r01.htm
A digital image of the painting
http://video.sina.com.cn/v/b/66840318-1867606492.html
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDczMzA3ODIw.html
Animated qingming shanghe tu

50. Questions?
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