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1、WhichanimalcanbeusedtodescribeChinesepeople?新新SnakesnakesnakesnakesnakesnakeTigertigertigertigertigertigertigerLionlionlionlionlionlionlionlionDogdogdogdogdogdogDragondragondragondragondragon3The Origin of the Chinese DragonSomehavesuggestedthatitcomesfromastylizeddepictionofexistinganimalsHeXin,ist
2、hattheearlydragondepictedaspeciesofcrocodile(鳄鱼) Thecrocodileisknowntobeabletoaccuratelysensechangesinairpressure,andbeabletosensecomingrain.InancienttimesthatlargecrocodilesareavarietyofdragonIntheStoryofZhouChu,aboutthelifeofaJinDynastywarrior,heissaidtohavekilledadragonthatinfestedthewatersofhish
3、omevillage,whichappearstohavebeenacrocodile.ItoriginatedfromtotemsofdifferenttribesinChinaItsshapeisthemergeroftotemsofvarioustribesastheresultofthemergeroftribesNvwaandFuxiaredepictedashavingsnakebodiesEmperorofChinaHuangDimayhaveusedasnakeforhiscoatofarms.Everytimeheconqueredanothertribe,heincorpo
4、ratedhisdefeatedenemysemblemintohisownCoileddragonformshavebeenattributedtotheHongshanculturethesleepingdinosaurfossilinHongshan,LiaoningTheconstructionofDragonthreejointsfromheadtoshoulderfromshouldertobreast,frombreasttotailnineresemblanceshorns-stag,head-camel,eyes-demon,neck-snake,belly-clam(蜃),
5、scales-carpclaws-eaglesoles-tigerears-cow龙ThenumbernineisconsideredluckyinChinaasitisthelargestpossiblesingledigitNineattributesandusuallyhas117scales-81(9x9)Yinand36(9x4)YangTheNineDragonWallisascreenwallwithimagesofninedifferentdragons,andisfoundinimperialpalacesandgardens.Onlythemostseniorofficia
6、lswereallowedtowearninedragonsontheirrobes-andthenonlywiththerobecompletelycoveredwithsurcoats(无袖铠甲罩袍)Theemperorhimselfworehisdragonrobewithoneofitsninedragonshiddenfromview.ThereareanumberofplacesinChinacalledNineDragonsTheiDescendants of the Dragon龙的传人龙的传人The ruler of weather and waterTherulersofm
7、ovingbodiesofwater,suchaswaterfalls,rivers,orseasThedragonismoreanthropomorphic(人格化的)inform,oftendepictedasahumanoid,dressedinakingscostume,butwithadragonheadwearingakingsheaddressFourmajorDragonKings:theEastSea,theSouthSea,theWestSea(sometimesseenastheIndianOceanandbeyond),andtheNorthSea(sometimess
8、eenasLakeBaikal(贝加尔湖))TheKingofWu-YueintheFiveDynastiesandTenKingdomsperiodwasoftenknownastheDragonKingortheSeaDragonKingbecauseofhisextensivehydro-engineeringschemeswhichtamedtheseas.Other Things about Chinese DragonTheAzureDragon-QingLong-青龙isconsideredtobetheprimaryofthefourcelestial(天空的)guardian
9、s,theotherthreebeingtheZhuQue-朱雀(VermilionBird),BaiHu-白虎(WhiteTiger),XuanWu-玄武(BlackTortoise-likecreature).Inthiscontext,theAzureDragonisassociatedwiththeEastandtheelementofWood.Atspecialfestivals,especiallytheDuanWufestival,dragonboatracesareanimportantpartoffestivities.Typically,theseareboatsrowed
10、byateamofupto12rowers,andwithacarveddragonastheheadoftheboat.DragonboatracingisalsoanimportantpartofcelebrationsoutsideofChina,suchasatChineseNewYear.Onauspiciousoccasions,includingChineseNewYearandtheopeningofshopsandresidences,festivitiesoftenincludedancingwithdragonpuppets(木偶).Theseare“lifesized”cloth-and-woodpuppetsmanipulatedbyateamofpeople,supportingthedragonwithpoles.Theyperformchoreographed(设计的)movestotheaccompanimentofdrumsandmusic.DATETAKESCENES101PRODUCTIONCREATED WITHwww.PresentationLoad.deMicrosoft PowerPoint5 4 3 2 1ThANK YOU090110914张晴