1、ChineseDragonDragontotemwshipinChinahasbeenaroundfthelast8000years.TheancientsinChinaconsideredthedragon(loong)afetishthatcombinesanimalsincludingthefishsnakehseoxwithcloudthunderlightningothernaturalcelestialphenomena.T

2、heChinesedragonwasfmedinaccdancewiththemulticulturalfusionprocessoftheChinesenation.TotheChinesethedragonsignifiesinnovationcohesion.對(duì)龍圖騰他的崇拜在中國(guó)大約已綿延了八千多年。中國(guó)龍是古人將魚、蛇、馬、牛等動(dòng)物與云霧、雷電等自然天象集合而成的一種神物。中國(guó)龍的形成與中華民族的多元融合過程同步。在中國(guó)人的心

3、目中，龍具有振奮騰飛、開拓變化的寓意和團(tuán)結(jié)凝聚的精神。DumplingsDumplingsareoneoftheChinesepeople’sfavitetraditionaldishes.AccdingtoanancientChineselegenddumplingswerefirstmadebythemedicalsaintZhangZhongjing.Therearethreestepsinvolvedinmakingdumpli

4、ngs:1)makedumplingwrappersoutofdumplingflour2)preparethedumplingstuffing3)makedumplingsboilthem.Withthinelasticdoughskinfreshtenderstuffingdelicioustasteuniqueshapesdumplingsarewtheatinghundredsoftimes.There’sanoldsaying

5、thatclaims“Nothingcouldbemedeliciousthandumplings”.DuringtheSpringFestivalotherholidayswhentreatingrelativesfriendsChinesepeopleliketofollowtheauspiciouscustomofeatingdumplings.ToChinesepeoplewhoshowhighreverenceffamilyl

6、ovehavingdumplingsatthemomenttheoldyearisreplacedbythenewisanessentialpartofbiddingfarewelltotheoldusheringinthenewyear.餃子是深受中國(guó)人民喜愛的傳統(tǒng)食品。相傳為古代醫(yī)圣張仲景發(fā)明。餃子的制作是包括：1）搟皮、2）備餡、3）包餡水煮三個(gè)步驟。其特點(diǎn)是皮薄餡嫩，味道鮮美，形狀獨(dú)特，百食不厭。民間有“好吃不過餃子”的俗語。中

7、國(guó)人接親待客、逢年過節(jié)都有包餃子吃的習(xí)俗，寓意吉利。對(duì)崇尚親情的中國(guó)人來說，“更歲交子”吃餃子，更是歡度除夕、辭舊迎新必不可少的內(nèi)容。AcupunctureAcupunctureisanimptantpartoftraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM).Inaccdancewiththe“maincollateralchannels”theyinTCMthepurposeofacupunctureistodredg

8、ethechannelregulateqibloodsoastokeepthebody’syinyangbalancedachievereconciliationbetweentheinternalgans.ItfeaturesintraditionalChinesemedicinethat“internaldiseasesaretobetreatedwithexternaltherapy”.Themaintherapyofacupun

9、ctureinvolvesusingneedlestopiercecertainacupointsofthepatient’sbodyadoptingmoxibustiontostimulatethepatient’sacupointssoastostimulatethechannelsrelievepain.Withitsuniqueadvantagesacupuncturehasbeenheddowngenerationafterg

10、enerationhasnowspreadalloverthewld.NowadaysacupuncturealongwithChinesefoodkungfu(otherwiseknownasChinesemartialarts)traditionalChinesemedicinehasbeeninternationallyhailedasoneofthe“fournewnationaltreasures.”針灸是中醫(yī)學(xué)的重要組成部分

11、。按照中醫(yī)的經(jīng)絡(luò)理論，針灸療法主要是通過疏通經(jīng)絡(luò)、調(diào)和氣血，來達(dá)到陰陽歸于平衡，使臟腑趨于調(diào)和之目的。其特點(diǎn)是“內(nèi)病外治”。主要療法是用針刺入病人身體的一定穴位，或用艾火的溫?zé)岽碳撇∪说难ㄎ唬赃_(dá)到刺激經(jīng)絡(luò)。治療病痛的目的。針灸以其獨(dú)特的優(yōu)勢(shì)，流傳至今并傳播到了世界，與中餐、功夫、中藥一起被海外譽(yù)為中國(guó)的“新四大國(guó)粹”。ChineseKungFuChinesekungfuChinesemartialartscarriestradit

12、ionalChinesecultureinabundance.Itisa手抓的方式不同，成雙結(jié)對(duì)的筷子含有“和為貴“的意蘊(yùn)。西方人贊譽(yù)筷子是古老的東方文明。ChineseSealAsealcanalsobedefinedasastamp.BoththeChineseofficialprivatesealofvariousdynastieshavedifferenttitlessuchasstampzhunotecontractfulea

13、seothers.ThesealsusedbytheempersofancientChinawerecalledxiyinbaoetc.AccdingtohisticalrecdssealswerewidelyusedduringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475BC221BC).Themakingofasealistoengravefontssuchassealactersofficialsoonimagesinth

14、efmofintaglioembossmentintothesealbasicallyshapedasroundsquare.CoveredwithavermilionoverlaytheChinesesealisnotonlyusedindailylifebutitisalsousedtorepresentsignaturesonpaintingscalligraphies.ItisgraduallybecomingoneofChin

15、a’suniqueartwks.印章就是圖章。中國(guó)歷代官、私所用的印章有印信、朱記、合同、符、契等等不同的稱謂，而帝王所用的印章古時(shí)稱璽、印、寶、章等。據(jù)史料記載，印章在戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)代已普遍使用。印章的制作是將篆隸等字體、圖像用陰、陽的形式雕刻而成，形狀以圓、方為主。印章用朱色鈐蓋，除日常應(yīng)用外，又多用于書畫題識(shí)，逐漸成為中國(guó)特有的藝術(shù)形式之一。ChineseEraTheChineseeraisthesymbolthattheChinesec

16、alendarusesfrecdingnamingyears.ThetenHeavenlyStemsare:jiayibingdingwujigengxinrengui.ThetwelveEarthlyBranchesare:zi.chouyinmouchensiwuweishenyouxuhai.Afterobservingthelunarmonththeancientsfoundthatthemoonalwayswazeswanes

17、roughly12timesayeartwolunarmonthsaccountfabout60dayssothederofthetenHeavenlyStemsthederofthetwelveEarthlyBranchesareproperlymatchedinturn.Intermsofrecdingdate60yearsisconsideredtobeafulltimecycle.TheChineseerachronologyw

18、asfirstinventedinancienttimesisstillinusenow.accdingtothechronologyofthe“tenHeavenlyStems”2011istheyearof“theseventhofthetenHeavenlyStems”“thefifthofthetwelveEarthlyBranches”.天干地支是中國(guó)歷法中用以記錄和命名年歲的方法。十天干為：甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、已、庚、辛、壬

19、、癸；十二地支為：子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戊、亥。古人觀測(cè)朔望月，發(fā)現(xiàn)月亮圓缺12次大體上是一年的天數(shù)，而兩個(gè)朔望月約是60天。古人以十天干與十二地支的順序依次相配，記錄不同年份，60年為一個(gè)輪回。干支紀(jì)年法從古沿用至今。按干支紀(jì)年法，2011年便是辛卯年。ChineseBeijingOperaPraisedas“ientalOpera”BeijingOperaisagenuinenationalquintessence

20、ofChina.ItiginatedfrommanykindsofancientlocaloperasespeciallyhuibaninsouthernChina.Attheendofthe19thCenturyBeijingOperaevolvedtookshapebecomingthegreatestkindofoperainChina.BeijingOperaisablendofperfmingartssongspeechper

21、fmanceacrobatixfightingdance.BeijingOperaptraysnarratestheplotactersthroughstylizedacting.ThemaintypesofrolesinBeijingOperaaresheng(male)dan(youngfemale)jing(paintedfacemale)chou(clownmalefemale).京劇被譽(yù)為“東方歌劇”，是地道的中國(guó)國(guó)粹。它起源