1. Module 9
Unit 4 project
The White Horse Temple

2. Do you know any famous historic relics ?

3. The Great wall

4. Egyptian pyramids
Sphinx

5. 英国史前巨石阵
Stonehenge in England

6. Triumphal arch
Parthenon Temple
帕特农神庙

7. Now let's enjoy another religious site.
There are a lot of religious sites around the world that are of historic importance.
Now let's enjoy another religious site.

8. The White Horse Temple

9. The white horse temple

10. Tips: What will we write about if we want to tell other people about a historic religious site?
●brief introduction included
___________________________________
Where it is located
When and why it was set up
Who set it up
●the story behind it
●the importance of it in history

11. Divide the passage into 4 parts and give the main idea for each part.

12. Main idea: Part1 Part2 The story behind the temple Part3
Brief introduction of the White Horse Temple
Part1
(Para.1)
Part2
(Para.2-para.5)
The story behind the temple
Part3
(Para.6)
The architecture of the White Horse Temple
Part4
(Para.7-para.9)
The importance of the temple

13. Part1
(Para.1)
Where it is located？
白马寺

14. The story behind the temple
Part 2
(Para.2-para.5)
The story behind the temple
1.When and why was it set up？
2.Who set it up？
3.Why is it called the White Horse Temple?
To remind people of the white horse that the Buddhist readings and images had traveled on.

15. Liu Zhuang
Liu zhuang, the fourth son of Guangwudi, was in the succession（继位） of his father in AD57, with the era（年代） name of YongPing. During his rule, the economy prospered greatly and the country was relatively stable. A very great emperor in history.
(AD28－75)

16. Part 3 (Para.6) complex courtyard
rectangle
halls
The temple ___________ is centered around a south-facing ___________ that is shaped like a _________. On both sides are different__________ and the rooms where the __________ live. The first known _________ pagoda in China, Qiyun Pagoda, which is ___________ storeys tall, stands in the ___________ corner of the complex. The pagoda ___________ the tombs of the two ___________ monks who first travelled to China.
monks
Buddhist 13
south-east
houses
Idian

19. Qiyun Pagoda

20. Part 4
(Para.7-para.9)
see
The White Horse Temple has ____________ a lot of history. It has been ___________ and has had extensions ___________ many times, most often following times of war and ___________. However, the most recent ___________ was not a result of such terrible ___________. In 2005, India and China made a plan to work together to build a new ___________ pagoda west of the White Horse Temple. This new pagoda, completed in 2010, represents the ___________ between the two countries and ___________ people that it was from India that ___________ came to China two thousand years ago.
repaired
added
disaster
addition
circumstances
Indian-style
friednship
reminds
Buddhism

21. The White Horse Temple is important to Chinese people and history, and as such, it is one of the first ___________ buildings that the government listed to receive special state ___________. It is also one of the most famous tourist ___________ in Luoyang, and will remain a popular sightseeing ___________ as it has always been.
historic
protection
attraction
destination

22. Careful reading:
Judge the following sentences “True” or “False”.
1) Before AD 67, there’s no Buddhist temple in China.
2) In the year AD64, the Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty instructed a group of officials to go on his behalf as agents to India.
3) Qiyun pagoda was built before the Honglu Temple was renamed.
4) The White Horse Temple is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Luoyang. T F F T

23. Do you know any other holy Buddhist sites in China?

24. Potala Palace (布达拉宫)

25. Jiu Hua Mountain

26. Wu Tai Mountain

27. Pu Tuo Mountain

28. Thank you!