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Lesson 13. Heavenly Horse Festival I. Script The Chinese people aren’t just good at taming the landscape to their needs. The Kazak people were among the first humans to tame wild horses which they still do to this day. China’s vast and varied land has helped shape a nation and its people. From the remote mountains Hani to the multitude Han in the cities of east, from the Dai of the steamy South to the desert dwelling Uygur. China’s culture and customs hidden from view for thousands of years are slowly being revealed to the world. In the farthest reaches of Xinjiang Province is Zhaosu County. A land as remote as you could imagine with huge expansive plains covering four thousand square miles. This is the home of the Kazaks and it was here 5,500 years ago the Kazaks began to tame wild horses. “We Kazakhs lead a rural nomadic life. This lifestyle requires us to have good horsemanship skills from an early age.” The Kazaks have a millennia old reputation for breeding some other Asia’s best war horses. Today, the horses are bred and trained for the highly competitive annual event known as the Heavenly Horse Festival. This year Tuolueson will be racing for the first time. “Form an early age it has been my dream to be in this race.” The endurance event is a grueling and even dangerous three-day race. “My only wish is that my son comes back safely. Winning is not everything.” The race begins. on day one they cover 50 miles and on day three they endure a testing sixty-two mile final leg. For Ainiware and the Kazak people this is not just a race but a chance to proudly display their horses and their skill homed over centuries. After 62 miles in the saddle he finally finishes towards the back of the field, but next year he’ll return with dreams of winning. ? II.Translation 中国人并不是只擅长改造环境来满足自己。哈萨克人曾开驯马之先河，而这正是他们如今仍在做的。中国广袤的土地囊括万象，孕育了这个国家并且养育了它的人民。从远山之中的哈尼族，到东部城市中人口众多的汉族；从生活在南方水乡的傣族，到以大漠为家的维吾尔族。中国数千年来神秘的文化和风俗正逐渐为世界所了解。 新疆最东边是昭苏县，此地之远甚于想象，有着方圆一万平方公里，一马平川、辽阔无垠的平原