【正文】 nd the splendors of this venerable civilization.// As the second culture, Chinese culture has enriched the life and world outlook of the trend, so to speak, is gathering momentum and is there to from their love for Chinese cuisine, more and more American learners of Chinese language are turning to Chinese acupuncture, herbal medicines and martial arts.// They are also interested in Kongfu films, fashions and outlandish words such as dim sum, ginseng, gingko, oolong cha have crept into their everyday latest Chinese cultural icons to make its impact there are Taoism, an ancient school of thought, and fengshui, an ancient art of placement.//對龍圖騰的崇拜在中國大約已綿延了八千多年。中國龍是古人將魚、蛇、馬、牛等動物與云霧、雷電等自然天象集合而成的一種神物。中國龍的形成與中華民族的多元融合過程同步。在中國人的心目中，龍具有振奮騰飛、開拓變化的寓意和團結凝聚的精神。Dragon totem worship in China has been around for the last 8,000 ancients in China considered the dragon(or loong)a fetish that bines animals including the fish, snake, horse and ox with cloud, thunder, lightning and other natural celestial Chinese dragon was formed in accordance with the multicultural fusion process of the Chinese the Chinese, the dragon signifies innovation and 、獅舞（Lion Dance）是中國最廣為流傳的民間舞蹈之一。獅為百獸之首，在中國傳統(tǒng)中，獅子被視為是能帶來好運的吉祥物（mascot）。古人將獅子視作是勇敢和力量的化身，能驅趕邪惡、保護人類。據(jù)記載，獅舞已擁有了2,000多年的歷史。在唐代（the Tang Dynasty），獅舞就已經(jīng)被引入了皇室。因此，舞獅成為元宵節(jié)（the Lantern Festival）和其他節(jié)日的習俗，人們以此來祈禱好運、平安和幸福。The Lion Dance is one of the most widespread folk dances in lion is the king of Chinese tradition, the lion is regarded as a mascot, which can bring good people regarded the lion as a symbol of braveness and strength, which could drive away evil and protect dance has a recorded history of more than 2,000 the Tang Dynasty, the Lion Dance was already introduced into the royal family of the , performing the lion dance at the Lantern Festival and other festive occasions became a custom where people could pray for good luck, safety and 、針灸是中醫(yī)學的重要組成部分。按照中醫(yī)的經(jīng)絡理論，針灸療法主要是通過疏通經(jīng)絡、調(diào)和氣血，來達到陰陽歸于平衡，使臟腑趨于調(diào)和之目的。其特點是“內(nèi)病外治”。針灸以其獨特的優(yōu)勢，流傳至今并傳播到了世界，與中餐、功夫、中藥一起被海外譽為中國的“新四大國粹”。Acupuncture is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).Inaccordance with the “main and collateral channels” theory in TCM, the purpose of acupuncture is to dredge the channel and regulate qi and blood, so as to keep the body’s yin and yang balanced and achieve reconciliation between the internal features in traditional Chinese medicine that “internal diseases are to be treated with external therapy”.With its unique advantages, acupuncture has been handed down generation after generation and has now spread all over the , acupuncture, along with Chinese food, kung fu(otherwise known as Chinese martial arts), and traditional Chinese medicine, has been internationally hailed as one of the “four new national treasures.”中國功夫即中國武術，是將技擊寓于搏斗和套路運動之中的中國傳統(tǒng)體育項目，承載著豐富的中華民族傳統(tǒng)文化。其核心思想是儒家的中和養(yǎng)氣之說，同時兼容了道家、釋家的思想。中國武術源遠流長、流派林立、拳種繁多，講究剛柔并濟、內(nèi)外兼修，蘊含著先哲們對生命和宇宙的參悟。Chinese kung fu, or Chinese martial arts, carries traditional Chinese culture in is a traditional Chinese sport which applies the art of attack and defense in core idea of Chinese king fu is derived from the Confucian theory of both “the mean and harmony” and “cultivating qi”(otherwise known as nourishing one’s spirit).Meanwhile, it also includes thoughts of Taoism and kung fu has a long history, with multivarious sects and many different boxing styles, and emphasizes coupling hardness with softness and internal and external contains the ancient great thinkers’ pondering of life and the 、漢字是從原始人用以記事的簡單圖畫，經(jīng)過不斷演變發(fā)展最終成為一種兼具音、形、意韻的獨特文字?，F(xiàn)存中國古代最早成熟的文字是甲骨文，被認為是現(xiàn)代漢字的初形。此后，漢字又經(jīng)歷了金文、隸書、楷書、草書、行書等不同的階段。漢字結構“外圓內(nèi)方”，源于古人“天圓地方”的觀念。漢字有五種基本筆畫，即：橫、豎、撇、捺、折。Chinese characters were initially meant to be simple pictures used to help people remember a long period of development, it finally became a unique character system that embodies phonetic sound, image, idea, and rhyme at the same writing system, which was extremely advanced in ancient times, began with inscriptions on bones and tortoise shells, and these are regarded as the original forms of Chinese , Chinese characters went through numerous calligraphic styles: bronze inscriptions, official script, regular script, cursive script, running script, characters are usually round outside and square inside, which is rooted in ancient Chinese beliefs of an orbicular sky and a rectangular five basic strokes of Chinese characters are “”(the horizontal stroke)“│”(the vertical stroke), “／”(the leftfalling stroke), “＼”(the rightfalling stroke), and “乙”(the turning stroke).中國成語是漢語中意義完整的表示一般概念的固定詞組或短語。“成語”中的“成”既是約定俗成。成語是比詞大而語法功能又相當于詞的語言單位。絕大多數(shù)的中國成語由四個漢字組成，例如：自強不息、青出于藍、厚積薄發(fā)。成語主要從民間諺語、古代文學作品、詩歌、寓言、典故、名言警句等方面提煉而成，是漢語語言中精煉而又富有生命力的一部分。Chinese idioms refer to prehensive and integrated fixed phrases and are established and accepted by constant usage and mon idiom is a language unit that is larger than a word, but has the same grammatical function as a Chinese idioms consist of four example, ziqiangbuxi(make unremitting efforts to improve oneself), qingchuyulan(bluer than indigo), and houjibofa(success es with time and effort).Idioms are extracted from folk proverbs, ancient works of literature, poems, fables, allusions, and wellknown are a part of the Chinese language that are concise and have great 、中醫(yī)(Traditional Chinese Medicine)是中華文化不可分割的一部分，為振興華夏做出了巨大的貢獻。如今，中醫(yī)和西醫(yī)(western medicine)在中國的醫(yī)療保健領域并駕齊驅。中醫(yī)以其獨特的診斷手法、系統(tǒng)的治療方式 和豐富的典籍材料，備受世界矚目。在定義上，中醫(yī)是指導中國傳統(tǒng)醫(yī)藥理論和實踐的一種醫(yī)學，它包括中醫(yī)療法、中草藥(herbalogy)、針 灸(acupuncture)、推拿(massage)和氣功(Qigong)。Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)is an integral part of Chinese has made great contributions to the prosperity of both TCM and western medicine are being used in providing medical and health services in , with its unique diagnostic methods, systematic approach, abundant historical literature and materials, has attracted a lot of attention from the international is defined as a medical science governing the theory and practice of traditional Chinese includes Chinese medicat