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1、ChineseDragonTheworshipofdragontoteminChinahasbeenaroundforthelast8,000years.TheancientsinChinaconsideredthedragonafetishthatcombinesanimalsincludingthefish,snake,horseandoxwithcloud,thunder,lightningandothernaturalcelestialphenomena.TheChinesedragonwasformedinaccordancewiththemulticult
2、uralfusionprocessoftheChinesenation.TotheChinese,thedragonsignifiesinnovationandcohesion.对龙图腾的崇拜在中国大约已绵延了八千多年。中国龙是古人将鱼、蛇、马、牛等动物与云、雾、雷电等自然天象集合而成的一种神物。中国龙的形成与中华民族的多元文化的融合过程同步。在中国人的心目中，龙具有开拓变化和团结凝聚的寓意。ChineseIdiomsChineseidiomsrefertocomprehensiveandintegratedfixedphrasesandexpressions.Idi
3、omsareestablishedandacceptedbyconstantusageandcommonpractice.Anidiomisalanguageunitthatislargerthanaword,buthasthesamegrammaticalfunctionasaword.MostChineseidiomsconsistoffourcharacters.Forexample,ziqiangbuxi(makeunremittingeffortstoimproveoneself),qingchuyulan(bluerthanindigo),andhouji
4、bofa(successcomeswithtimeandeffort).Idiomsareextratedfromfolkproverbs,ancientworksofliterature,poems,fables,allusions,andwell-knownsayings.IdiomsareapartoftheChineselanguagethatareconciseandhavegreatvitality.中国成语是汉语中意义完整的表示一般概念的固定词组或短语。“成语”中的“成”既是约定俗成。成语是比词大而语法功能又相当于词的语言单位。绝大多数的中国成语由四个汉
5、字组成，例如：自强不息、青出于蓝、厚积薄发。成语主要从民间谚语、古代文学作品、诗歌、寓言、典故、名言警句等方面提炼而成，是汉语语言中精炼而又富有生命力的一部分。ChinesesilkChinaisthehomeofsilk.Mulberryplantingandsilkwormrearing,silkreelingandsilkweavingareallgreatinventionsoftheancientChinese.AsearlyastheShangandZhouDynasties,theChinesepeople’ssilk-weavingtechniques
6、hadreachedanextremelyhighlevel.DuringtheWesternHanDynasty,ZhangQian,anoutstandingdiplomat,connectedChinawiththePersianGulfandtheMediterranean,openingupaneweraofSino-foreigntrade.Fromthenon,China’ssilkbecamewellknownforitsextraordinaryquality,exquisitedesignandcolor,andabundantculturecon
7、notations.ChinesesilkhasbeenacceptedasasymbolofChinesecultureandtheemissaryoforientalcivilization.中国是丝绸的故乡。栽桑养蚕、缫丝、织绸是中国古代人民的伟大发明。商周时期丝绸的生产技术就已发展到相当高的水平。西汉时外交使者张骞把中原与波斯湾、地中海紧密联系起来，开辟了中外贸易的新纪元。从此中国的丝绸以其卓越的品质、精美的花色和丰富的文化内涵闻名于世，成为中国文化的象征，东方文明的使者。ChineseClassicalGardenTheChinesecla
