中国文化常识翻译

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1、中国文化常识ChineseCulturalCommonSense概述中华民族是一个古老的民族，也是一个有深厚文化底蕴的民族。中国的传统艺术门类繁多、雅俗共赏，从悠扬动人的民间音乐到细腻缠绵的地方戏曲，从疏洁淡雅的水墨画到刚柔并济的书法，无不闪烁着智慧之光，令人赞叹不已。SummarizeTheChinesenationisanancientnationwithprofoundculturedeposits.TheChinesetraditionalcultureownsagreatvarieties;itsuitsbothr

2、efinedandpopulartastes,fromthemelodiousandtouchingfolkmusictotheexquisiteandlingeringlocaloperas,fromthesimpleandelegantwashpaintingtothecalligraphieswithbothhardnessandsoftness,allofthemaresparklingwithwisdom,whichmakespeopledeeplyadmired.舞狮舞狮大约起源于南北朝时期，到了唐朝，狮子舞已发

3、展为上百人集体表演的大型歌舞。舞狮在中国是一项传统体育项目，也是一种传统文化艺术，从北方到南方，从城市到乡村，逢年过节及庆典盛事，都可以看到欢快的舞狮。民间认为舞狮可以很好地把百姓的欢喜心情表达出来，也最能烘托热闹气氛。舞狮尤以广东地区一带最为盛行。用来舞动的狮子外形威武，动作刚劲，神态多变，广东人称它为“醒狮”。中国百姓对狮子有图腾般的崇敬感，狮子在民间有很多传说，其位置仅次于龙，因此舞狮也就带有了不少神秘色彩。人们相信狮子是吉祥瑞兽，而舞狮能够带来好运，所以每逢节日和喜庆活动，都会舞狮助兴，祈求吉利和如意。专用于节庆场合

4、纳福迎祥的舞狮，代代相传，从古代民间传统的娱乐活动，发展成为具有健身功能的体育运动。舞龙和舞狮的热闹场面在中国的电影中也是很常见的。TheliondanceTheliondanceoriginatedintheNorthernandSouthernDynastiesanddevelopedintolarge-scalesinginganddancingcollectiveperformancebyhundredsofpeopleintheTangDynasty.InChina,theliondanceisatradition

5、alsportingeventbothandatraditionalcultureandart.Fromnorthtosouth,fromcitiestocountries,peoplecanenjoythecheerfulliondanceonNewYear’sDayandonotherfestivalsandcelebrations.Folkpeoplethinkthattheliondancecanexpresstheirfeelingsandjoy;itcanalsosetoffthelivelyatmosphere

6、.AroundtheGuangdongareaistheliondancemostpopular,thelionwhichbeingwavedhasdignifiedappearance,vigorousmovementsandchangeableexpressions,Cantonesecallit“DancingLionfilm”.Chinesepeoplehavesenseofrespecttothelion’stotem.There’relotsoffolklegendsaboutlions,andthestatut

7、eoflionranksonlysecondtodragon.Therefore,theliondanceisgiftedwithmysteriouscolors.Peoplebelievethatthelionisthebeastwithauspiciousnessandtheliondancecanbringpeopleluck.Forthisreason,theliondanceplaysanimportantroleatofficialcelebrationsandhappyeventstosummonluckand

8、fortune.Theliondancewhichisexclusivelyusedinthefestivalactivitiestowelcometheauspicioussignandpropitiousomenhasbeenhandeddownfromagetoage.Itwasde