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名词解释： 中国传统节日traditional Chinese festivals 公历(阳历)Gregorian calendar 灵丹妙药elixir 《易经》 “The Book of Change” 文人 literary figures 品种繁多的菊花diversified species of chrysanthemum 团圆饭a family reunion dinner 中华神话Chinese Mythology (Myth) 盘古开天地Pangu makes the world. 女娲补天Nüwa patches up the sky. 三皇五帝Three sage “kings” and five virtuous “emperors” 炎黄子孙the scions of Huang Di and Yan Di; Yan-Huang’s descendents; the descendents of Emperors Yan and Huang 孔孟之道Confucianism 世袭贵族 hereditary aristocracy 民主先驱a forerunner of democracy 人类始祖：the ancestors of mankind 八国联军：coalition of eight nations 天命：Mandate of Heaven 旧式