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1、ChinafromAbove《鸟瞰中国》（上）TheLivingPast-源远流长[Text]Lesson1TheLivingPastChina,avastland,withoneofthemostdiverseculturesonearth,isnowrevealedlikeneverbefore.Thisepicjourneyfromtheairwilldiscoverhowancienttraditions,engineering,agricultureandnaturalwondersshapedthisgreat
2、nationandcontinuetoforgemodern-dayChina.Aftercenturiesinseclusion,Chinaisnowrevealed.China,alandwithnearly1.4billionpeople,ninety-twopercentareHanChinese,butacrossits3.6millionsquaremilesthereare55otherethnicgroupsspeaking120livinglanguages.Thisarealjourneywillcro
3、ssChina’simmenseinteriorofmountainsanddeserts,mightyriversandgreatforeststorevealahiddencultureofgreatcomplexity,onlynowopeningupfortheworldtosee.Lesson2.XishuangbannaInthefarsouthwest,borderingMyanmarandLaos,isXishuangbannaknownforitsgreatriver，hometotheancientDa
4、ipeople.TheyobserveadifferentcalendartotherestofChina，andinAprilcelebratetheirownversionofthenewyearinauniqueway.Thefestivalallrevolvesaroundwater.Atthistheirhottesttimeoftheyear,itallbeginswithanepic2000-year-oldDragonBoatRace.“IamYanHonghanfromManChingVillage.We
5、arepreparingtoheadtotherivertotakepartintheyearlyDragonBoatCompetition.Thisyeartheboatfromourvillageisthelargestamongalltheparticipants.Wealsohavethemosthandsondeck.Weareconfidentthatwewillwintheracethisyear.”ThewholefestivalkickstartsinadistinctlyChineseWaywithab
6、ang.Firstprizeisgiventothefastestboatandthatcanbeachievedwithgreatwisdomandstyle.Youcouldcallit“showboating”.“Everyonehastofollowtherhythmandtempooftherummer.Hewillguideeveryonetorowinunison.Otherwise,therewillbechaosandconfusion.”Unfortunately,thisyearYang’sboatw
7、asonthelosingside.“Iwilldefinitelytakepartagainnextyear.BecausethedragonboatraceissomethingeveryDaimanshouldtakepartin.”Thefestivalcontinuesthenextdaywiththemainevent,perhapsthemostepicwaterfightonearth.Some100,000peoplegatherhereforthebattle.Youcouldsayit’stheult
8、imateWaterloo.Soakingyouropponentsonthisgrandscalehasareligiousbasis,it’stowashawaythesorrowstopastyearandwelcomethenew.Atraditionhandeddownforninehundr
