Back to the Past教案
the potala palace:
where is it located? (on the red hill in the lhasa valley of tibet, china)
when was it rebuilt? (in the 17th century)
what was it used as? (the residence of the dalai lamas since the 7th century, as well as the religious and political centre of old tibet)
potala palace is located on “red hill” in lhasa. it was originally built in the 640’s, during the reign of king songtsan gampo. the 13-story palace stands 117 meters high and covers an area of 130,000 square meters. it is divided into two sections, the red palace and the white palace. it was used as the residence of the dalai lamas since the 7th century, as well as the religious and political centre of old tibet.
step3 group discussion
1.what other ancient civilizations do you know about?
2 do you think it is important to protect cultural heritage? why or why not? do you have any suggestions on how to protect it?
sample answers
1.yes , i have the habit of visting museums when some good valuable things are on display there. i think i really enjou the beauty of the designs, the colours and even the shapes of them , which can take me back to the years long ago and i can a learn a lot about the past
2.yes , in my opinion, history it is very important to protect cultural heritage, because we can learn a lot from the history, the economy, the politics and the living style of the past. here are some suggestions about how to protect cultural geritage. first, we need firm laws to protect it. then ,substantial measures should be taken to rescue and protect cultural relics. lastly. the importance of protecting our history should be introduced to our children as early as possible.
step 4 homework : finish the exercise on page110 and preview reading .