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* * The Famous Symbols of Chinese Culture Dragon “ In the faraway orient lies a dragon, whose name is China. ” As the classic Chinese song shows, China is nicknamed “Oriental Dragon”. All the Chinese people are proud of being his offspring. In fact, Dragon doesn’t exist in the reality but was created by ancient Chinese people. They gave full play to their imagination and finally created such an amazing creature made up of various parts of other animals’, like the head of a camel, the horns of a deer, the eyes of a rabbit, the ears of a bull, the neck and body of a snake, the belly of a kind of huge clam, the scales of a carp, the claws of a hawk, the palm of a tiger etc. It always carries a pearl and brings people good luck. Dragon is also a symbol of power and authority. In Chinese history, only the emperor can be called the son of Dragon. But nowadays the dragon has got much closer to common people. We are all his offspring. There are many interesting activities related to the dragon on festivals as well, like the dragon dance and the dragon boat race. The Great Wall The Great Wall is one of the eight wonders on earth and can be seen even from the outer space. In the ancient time it used to be the military defense. The huge construction locates across high mountains. The Wall starts from Shanhaiguan , LiaoNing Province, eastern China and ended in Jiayuguan, covering over 12,700 kilometers. So it is also called Ten Thousand Li Wall in China. Chinese Red Red must be the national color of China. It is not simply because it’s the color of the national flag. What’s more, it has become an important part of people’s daily life. In China, red has a meaning or suggestion of luck and happiness. Every time when essential festivals arrive, especially Spring Festival, the whole country is covered by red, from the decoration of buildings and houses to people’s clothes. As a practice on Spring Festival, the Chinese