I. Learning Objectives

1. Understand the definitions of cultural tourism；

2. Get the idea of the basic information ofJingdezhen city;

3. Understand one method of introduction--Methodof Explanatory Introduction;

4. Grasp some useful sentences andexpressions;

5. Understand how to briefly introduce porcelainculture.

II. Learning Requirements

1. Discuss on the preview questions on 6.5.

2. Finish all the exercises from 6.5.1 to 6.5.2.

3. Finish the extra reading.

III. Preview Questions

1. What is cultural tourism?

2. Do you know which city is the famousporcelain capital of China?

3. Do you know something about the historyof porcelain?

IV. Key Words / Useful Sentences / SentenceStructures

1. approved by

2.  stands against

3. famous asmirror

4. as thin as paper and as resonant as chimeintangiblecultural heritage

5. handmade porcelain craft

V. Extra Reading

        The southern hemisphere hasbecome a new summer resort for Chinese tourists

High summer temperatures have driven manyChinese tourists to cooler areas around the world, with routes to Australia,Africa and South America becoming increasingly popular.

Data from Lvmama.com, a leadingself-service travel platform, showed that Chinese tourists visiting thesouthern hemisphere rose nearly 40% compared with the same period last year,with most originating from Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Suzhou.

The top 10 summer destinations areMauritius, Australia, South Africa, Kenya, New Zealand, Fiji, Seychelles,Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

Chinese tourists to Zimbabwe and Rwandahave also shown an upward trend as the two countries become new favoritedestinations in Africa.

Among the outbound tourists, young andmiddle-aged tourists aged between 30 and 45 accounted for 60% of travelers,said the website.

Escaping the sizzling summer is one keyreason for travel overseas, according to a report by China Tourism Academy andBig Data from the Ctrip Joint Laboratory of Tourism.

Many summer tourists also chose to visitBrazil and Argentina to experience the charm of local football culture andexperience the mystery and passion of South America.

南半球成为中国游客的避暑新选择

酷暑高温驱使许多中国游客纷纷前往全球更凉爽的地区，澳大利亚、非洲、南美等线路日渐受到欢迎。

居于市场领先地位的自助游平台驴妈妈网站的数据显示，前往南半球旅游的中国游客人次同比上涨近4成，其中来自上海、北京、深圳、广州、苏州的游客数量最多。

毛里求斯、澳大利亚、南非、肯尼亚、新西兰、斐济、塞舌尔、巴西、阿根廷、智利是暑期十大热门目的地。

随着津巴布韦和卢旺达成为非洲最受欢迎的旅游目的地，前往这两个国家的中国游客也呈现出上升趋势。

驴妈妈网站称，在出境游游客中，年龄在30-45岁间的中青年游客占比达60%。

中国旅游研究院以及携程旅游大数据联合实验室的一份报告显示，逃离炙热的夏季是出国旅游的一个关键原因。

许多夏季游客还选择去巴西和阿根廷出游，体验当地足球文化的魅力，体验南美的神秘和激情。