1、Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Dont Lose Traditional Chinese ArtAs many young Chinese artists turn to modern art forms such asoil painting，sculpture and photography，the future of traditionalChinese painting，despite its history of thousands of years，is facinga crisis，with few young people taking up th
2、e art.According to art critics and collectors，the current situation ispartly a reflection of modern day trends.Many people prefer to hangcontemporary art in their homes rather than traditional Chineselandscapes.ExhibitionsoftraditionalChineseworksarealsowitnessing a decline in attendees while newmed
3、ia shows are oftenpackedwithvisitors.Manyartcollegeshaveevencancelledtraditional Chinese painting courses.An important part of Chinas cultural heritage，traditionalChinese painting differs from its modernday counterparts both inmaterials and technique.“Todays young artists in China areunwilling to be
4、 engaged in such acoldart form，”said ShenHu，director of the academic department of Liu Haisu Art Museum.According to Shen，in 2005 and 2007，traditional Chinesepaintings constituted less than a quarter of the number of oil paintingsexhibited and this year the situation will be even worse.“Itsdefinitel
5、y true that traditional Chinese painting is now no longer themain art form in China，”he said.Among the reasons behind the fall in the popularity oftraditional Chinese painting is the overwhelming success of themodern Chinese art market，according to Chen Jialing，one of thefew artists who have remaine
6、d committed to traditional painting.“It is much easier to make money by creating an oil paintingthan traditional Chinese painting，because the contemporary Chineseart market is booming，”Chen explained.On the contrary，except for classic works by several late artmasters like Xu Beihong，Li Keran and Fu
7、Baoshi，traditionalChinese paintings are not commanding the same prices，with manytraditional painters forced to look elsewhere to make a living.Chen said that traditional Chinese painting also demands peaceof mind and patience and for many young artists living in a fastpacedworld，there is almost no t
8、ime to stop and ponder like theirpredecessors.“Thats part of the reason why there are not many traditionalworks being created today，”Chen said.“The spirit of the art formisnt in accordance with todays society.”Read the text and try to tell if these sentences are True(T)or False(F)1Traditional Chinese art is witnessing a crisis and gettingmore and more popular.()答案：F2The reason why traditional Chinese painting is facing adeclineisthatthesuccessofthemodernChineseartisoverwhelming.()答案：T谢谢观看！
