#AP Chinese: Unit 3 - Beauty and Art 🎨

Hey there! Ready to dive into the world of Chinese beauty and art? This guide is designed to be your best friend as you prep for the AP exam. Let's make sure you're feeling confident and ready to rock it!

#Unit 3: Essential Questions (Your Guiding Stars)

Think of these questions as your compass for this unit. They'll help you summarize the main ideas and see how everything connects. Remember, these aren't essay questions, but they're designed to help you understand the core concepts.

1. How do ideals of beauty and aesthetics influence daily life? (审美和美学的理想是怎么影响到日常生活？)
2. How does art both challenge and reflect cultural perspectives? (艺术是如何又反对又反映文化观点？)
3. How do communities value beauty and art? (社区是如何看待美和艺术？)
4. How is art used to record history? (艺术是如何用来记录历史？)

These questions are super important! They're the key to understanding how beauty and art shape Chinese culture. Keep them in mind as you review each section.

#Past Free-Response Questions (FRQs) from Unit 3

Many FRQs blend concepts from different units, so you might see these topics pop up elsewhere too. Let's look at some examples to get you prepared:

#Interpersonal Writing: Email Response

• 2008 - Inviting a friend to a classical music festival
• 2007 - Choosing an extracurricular activity (tennis vs. dance)

#Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation

• 2022 - Art
• 2017 - Study abroad in Beijing
• 2015 - Chinese club field trip
• 2014 - Applying to the painting/calligraphy club
• 2013 - Volunteering at the library
• 2012 - Leisure activities
• 2011 - Organizing Chinese cultural week

#Presentational Speaking: Cultural Presentation

• 2021 - Chinese culture (characters, martial arts, painting, etc.)
• 2015 - Features of Chinese language (characters, tones, dialects, etc.)
• 2014 - Chinese-language movie
• [2011 - Chinese leisure activity](https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/a...