Lecture 5 Charms of Ancient Meishan: Preservation of
Historic Villages and Towns
• Pre-reading activities
Task 1
Please watch the attached video and express your impressions about the Chinese rural vitalization and what you know about the alleviation of rural poverty.
• While-reading activities
Task 2
Read the passage and try to answer the following questions:
(1) What is the main idea of this passage?
(2) Introduce the Ancient Town of Liujiang/the Ancient Village of Happiness to a friend who is planning a tour to a quiet place around Chengdu for a weekend.
• After-reading activities
Task 3:
Suppose you're going to attend an international conference and address a speech on theimprovements of ancient villages and towns in China. Please write down your speech. You can refer to reliable resources on the Internet on rural tourism, cultural education and sustainable agriculture.
Task 4:
Suppose you are the leader of a team contributing to the preservation of historical remains of a village in Sichuan. What suggestions will you give?

