有关中国传统龙文化的英文_PPT.pptVIP

Dragon Culturein China Chinese dragons, and Oriental dragons (东方龙)generally, can take on human form and are usually seen as benevolent(慈祥的), whereas European dragons are usually malevolent(恶毒的) though there are exceptions. Dragons are particularly popular in China and the five-clawed dragon was a symbol of the Chinese emperors(皇帝), with the phoenix(凤凰) or fenghuang the symbol of the Chinese empress(皇后). Dragon costumes manipulated by several people are a common sight at Chinese festivals. The Dragon ( 龙 ), is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, and the only animal that is legendary(传说集 ). The Year of the Dragon is associated with the earthly branch symbol. As the image of China in the world is dragon, the westerners, especially the Christians, often misunderstand Chinese characters. They may think China is a barbarous(野蛮的) people for the difference in culture. Thus, the promotion of adopting “loong” seems quite necessary in maintaining the Chinese image which is actually a kind and persistent people. Some scholars believe that dragon originated from totems of different tribes in ancient China. Some suggest that it comes from a stylized depiction of existing animals, such as snakes, fish. In all, dragon doesn’t exist at all; it is an imaginary animal. 总之，龙根本不存在；它是一个虚构的动物 一些人认为，它来自一个现有的程式化的描写动物，如蛇，鱼。 一些学者认为，龙起源于中国古代的不同部落的图腾 Nobody really knows where the dragon comes from. The dragon looks like a combination of many animals, is described visually as a composite of parts from nine animals: 龙看起来像是多种动物的结合体，直观地描述了从九个动物复合部件： The horns of a deer; the head of a camel; the eyes of a rabbit; the neck of a snake; the abdomen of a large cockle; the scales of a carp; the claws of an eagle; the paws of a tiger; and the ears of an ox. “角似鹿，头似驼，眼如兔，项似蛇，腹如蜃，鳞如鱼，爪似鹰，掌似虎，身如牛” The Chinese dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin. It is visualized