北京文化演讲稿

beijingculture

金融1101马雪飞

introductionbeijingisanancientcitywithalonghistory.backin3000yearsagoinzhoudynasty，beijing，whichwascalledjiatthemoment，hadbeennamedcapitalofyan.thereafter，liao，jin，yuan，mingandqingdynastyallmadebeijingtheircapital.therefore，beijingwasfamousfor"capitalofathousandyears".

thelonghistoryleavesbeijingpreciousculturaltreasure.

traditionalbeijingculture

thebestrepresentativesforbeijingarethehutongsandsquarecourtyards.throughhundredsofyears，theyhavebecomesymbolofbeijing'slife

siheyuan（四合院）

astandardsiheyuanusuallyconsistsofhousesonitsfoursidesprotectedbyhighwallswithayardinthecenter.thegatesareusuallypaintedredandhavelargecopperdoorrings.

'si'meansfour，whichherereferstothefoursides;eastwestsouthandnorth'he'referstothesurroundingmeaningthefoursidescircleintoasquare.

duetoit'sspeciallayoutit'scomparedtoaboxwithagardeninthecenter.thereisonlyonegateleadingtoahutong，sowhenthegateisclosedthecourtyardlossestouchwiththeoutsideworld.thereforefamilymemberscanfullyenjoytranquilityandsharethehappinessofapeacefulfamilyunion.

usually，awholefamilylivesincompound.theeldergenerationlivesinthemainhousestandingatthenorthend，theyoungergenerationsandguestsliveintheeasternandwesternsidehouses，andthesouthhouseisusuallythefamilysittingroomorstudy.hutong（胡同）

hutongfirstappearedinbeijingduringtheyuandynasty，mostoftoday’shutongwereformedduringthemingandqingdynastiesthatfollowed.thenarrowstreetsbetweenthesiheyuanarecalled"hutong"s.