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中国文化概况课后翻译 Located in the east of the Asian continent, on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean, the PRC has a land area of about over 9.6 million square kilometers, and is the third largest country in the world, next only to Russia and Canada.China is a country of varied topographical features with highlands in the west and plains in the east.Mountains land and very rough terrains make up about 67% of Chinese territory, basins and plains about 33%.Most of China lies in the north temperate zone, characterized by a warm climate and distinctive reasons, a climate well suited for habitation. China is a multi-religion country.There are indigenous Taoist religion and religions of foreign origin such as Buddhism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity.Taoism is Chinas indigenous religion, while the other four were introduced into China from other countries. Chinese citizens are free to choose their own religious beliefs and express their religious identity. The Book of Songs is the first collection of poems in China, including 305 poems from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle spring and Autumn Period. According to the characteristics of tunes, these poems can be divided into three categories: feng, ya, and song. The poems in the Book of Songs are mainly written in four-character lines. In terms of its writing technique,it can be classified into fu, bi,and xing.As the starting point of Chinese literature, the Book of Songs has a profound influence on the subsequent literature. Peking Opera has a history of more than 200 years and is the most famous of Chinas traditional operas. In the performance, the actors use different facial masks according to the characters in the play.Singing, recitation, acting, and acrobatic fighting are the four artistic means and the four basic skills of Beijing Opera.Each action of the performer is highly symbolic, they use gestures, footwork and other movements to express the actions such as opening a door, going upstairs, rowing a boat