中国文化

nullThe Famous Symbols of Chinese Culture The Famous Symbols of Chinese Culture null Dragon “ In the faraway orient lies a dragon, whose name is China. ” As the classic Chinese song shows, China is nicknamed “Oriental Dragon”. All the Chinese people are proud of being his offspring. In fact, Dragon doesn’t exist in the reality but was created by ancient Chinese people. They gave full play to their imagination and finally created such an amazing creature made up of various parts of other animals’, like the head of a camel, the horns of a deer, the eyes of a rabbit, the ears of a bull, the neck and body of a snake, the belly of a kind of huge clam, the scales of a carp, the claws of a hawk, the palm of a tiger etc. It always carries a pearl and brings people good luck. Dragon is also a symbol of power and authority. In Chinese history, only the emperor can be called the son of Dragon. But nowadays the dragon has got much closer to common people. We are all his offspring. There are many interesting activities related to the dragon on festivals as well, like the dragon dance and the dragon boat race.nullnull The Great Wall The Great Wall is one of the eight wonders on earth and can be seen even from the outer space. In the ancient time it used to be the military defense. The huge construction locates across high mountains. The Wall starts from Shanhaiguan , LiaoNing Province, eastern China and ended in Jiayuguan, covering over 12,700 kilometers. So it is also called Ten Thousand Li Wall in China.nullnull Chinese Red Red must be the national color of China. It is not simply because it’s the color of the national flag. What’s more, it has become an important part of people’s daily life. In China, red has a meaning or suggestion of luck and happiness. Every time when essential festivals arrive, especially Spring Festival, the whole country is covered by red, from the decoration of buildings and houses to people’s clothes. As a practice on Spring Festival, the Chinese people would like to post a big red Chinese character “福”，meaning Luck, on the door of their house, hoping that luck and happiness can come home. Meanwhile, red also means the avoidance of evil. People wear red clothes or use other things in red to protect themselves against evil things, especially when the year of their animal arrives. nullnull Dumpling Dumpling has been a kind of traditional Chinese food ever since the ancient time. It was invented by a famous doctor on Chinese Medicine, whose name was Zhang Zhongjing. However, his original purpose of that invention was to save the poor, protecting them against hunger, cold and illness. Nowadays Dumpling is much more popular both in and abroad. On the eve of Spring Festival, it is surely the main and essential dish of the dinner. It is enjoyed and loved by both the young and the old.nullnull Chopsticks Chopsticks can never be missed when Chinese food is talked about, for they are the necessary tool for eating. The tool was invented about 3000 years ago, along with the beginning of civilization awareness. So chopsticks are also described by westerners as “Oriental Civilization”. Nowadays, chopsticks are not only a meal tool. According to a foreign research, chopsticks can help to develop the muscles and brains while eating by them. What a delicate exercise machine! Meanwhile, made of different materials and decorated with beautiful designs, chopsticks have already become kind of artwork. They are bought and sent as gifts frequently. nullnull Chinese Knot The Chinese knot is another way to show our ancient Chinese civilization. It represents our Chinese wisdom and exquisite taste. The complex but fantastic knot is just made by two dimensional strings. It has a cute appearances and festive color. Long ago, Chinese people use knots to record big events. Now, the Chinese knot has more meanings of love and harmony add cording to its original use. In modern times, the Chinese knots are mostly used to decorating. Also, you can give your friends as gift to show your blessing nullnull inventions The four great inventions of antient China Once we talk about Chinese culture, the four great inventions of ancient China come to our minds. They are papermaking skills, gunpowder, compass and printing skills. Because of the four great inventions, the development of politics, economy and culture has been motivated greatly. The papermaking skills and printing skills promote the communication of civilization. Besides, the compass makes the navigation possible and gunpowder becomes a way to show the capacity in war of one country. No wander, the four great inventions are the evidence to show Chinese people’s brightness and devotion to the development of the whole world nullnull Thank you!