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教学无忧http:/jiaoxue5u.taobao.com/专注中小学 教学事业！共同成长 见仁见智Culture about ChinaChina is a unified nation consisting of many different ethnic groups. Fifty-six different ethnic groups make up the great Chinese national family. Because the Han people accounts for more than ninety percent of Chinas population, the remaining fifty-five groups are generally referred to as “ethnic minorities. ” Next to the majority Han, the Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, and Uygur peoples comprise the largest ethnic groups. Although Chinas ethnic minorities do not account for a large portion of the population, they are distributed over a vast area, residing in every corner of China. Particularly since the implementation of Chinas opening and reform policy, the central government has increased investment in minority areas and accelerated their opening to the outside world. This has resulted in an upsurge of economic development in these areas. Each of Chinas ethnic minority groups possesses a distinctive culture. The Chinese government respects minority customs, and works to preserve, study, and collate the cultural artifacts of Chinas ethnic minority groups. The government vigorously supports the development of minority culture and the training of minority cultural workers, and fosters the development of traditional minority medicine. The relation among Chinas ethnic groups can be described as “overall integration, local concentration, mutual interaction.” Concentrations of ethnic minorities reside within predominantly Han areas, and the Han people also reside in minority areas, indicating that there have been extensive exchanges among Chinas ethnic groups since ancient times. With the development of the market economy, interaction among ethnic groups has become even more active in the areas of government, economics, culture, daily life, and marriage. Linked by interdependence, mutual assistance, and joint development, their common goals and interests creating a deep sense of solidarity, Chinas ethnic groups resemble a great national family, together building Chinese civilization. What do you think of Chinas ethnic minorities and national unities?A teacher:Fundamentally speaking, national unities is conducive to economic development and social progress. An official:The practice of regional autonomy in China should be beneficial to the unification of the country, social stability and the unity of all ethnic groups, it should also benefit the development and progress of the ethnic group that practices autonomy and assist in national construction. A peace lover:In China, regardless of their population size, their level of economic and social development, the difference of their folkways, customs and religious beliefs, every ethnic group is a part of the Chinese nation. A student:Economic development of ethnic minorities is beneficial to the unification of our country, social stability and the unity of all ethnic groups. My view:_合作共赢Ethnic Group FestivalsChina has 55 Ethnic groups and each of them has their own festivals common and influential, below some of the festivals are described. 1. Tibetan Shoton Festival of Tibetan Date:August(from the end of the sixth month to the early part of the eighth month of the Tibetan calendar)Place:Lhasa, TibetActivities:The Shoton Festival is also known as the Yogurt Banquet Festival. It is one of the grandest festivals in Tibet. During the festival, traditional Tibetan operas will be performed and fairs with various materials will be held. 2. Water-Splashing Festival Date:New Years Day on the Dai calendar is usually in the middle of April. Place:Yunnan provinceActivities:The festival of the Dai people usually lasts for 3-5 days. Ceremonies are held to pray in Buddhist temples and clean dust off Buddhist statues. Also a Peacock dance is performed, dragon-boat racing and other sports competitions are organized, and people sprinkle water on each other as an expression of good wishes. 3. Tibetan New Year Date:January 1st on Tibetan calendarPlace:TibetActivities:Special ceremonies are held on the day. On the eve of the festival, every household will paint lucky signs with wheat flour on kitchen walls and gates. Resin is burned on the roof, while painted seedlings of cereal crops and ears of wheat are displayed in the house. The first day of the festival is for family reunion. On the second day, people will go to call on their relatives and friends. The festival is also observed with wrestling, horse racing, archery and other sports competitions. Grand groups dancing and Tibetan operas are performed. 4. Horse Race Festival in Qiangtang Date:The last 10-day period of August(between the end of the seventh month and the early part of the eighth month of the Tibetan calendar)Place:Nakchu Prefecture, TibetActivities:Horse races, archery shooting races, horsemanship performances and material exchange activities will be held. 5. Knife-Pole Festival Date:February 8th on the Lunar calendar, usually in March. Place:Yunnan provinceActivities:It is a traditional festival of the Lisu ethnic group. On the eve before the festival, usually brave warriors will dance and jump in the fire barefoot. The most fascinating activity during the festival is to climb up 20-meter-high poles inserted with 36 or 72 sharp knives. Performers will have to climb barefooted in a thrilling act. 6. The Butter Lamp Festival Date:January 15th on the Tibetan calendarPlace:The Jokhang Temple, LhasaActivities:Unique butter lamps exhibition and nightlong singing and dancing. Do you know other ethnic groups festivals? Have you ever experienced the festivals with the natives? Try to find some more ethnic groups festivals with your classmates and then fill in the table below:FestivalDatePlaceActivities读书做人The Torch FestivalHeld around the 24th of the 6th lunar month, the Torch Festival is a traditional festival of the Yi and Bai peoples of southwestern China. The Yis live in compact communities in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi. Of these communities, the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan is the largest. During the festival, torches are erected in front of every household, and a pile of faggots of several meters high is erected in the center of a square. When night falls, and gongs and horns are sounded, people of all ages come forward to ignite the faggot pile. Cheerful flames leap up to the sky, crackling and spluttering. Shouts of joy together with the sound of the gongs and drums make a sea of rejoicing. Then the torch parade begins. People carry torches and walk around their houses and fields, like so many flying fiery dragons. Young people chase and sport about, filling the countryside with gladness and laughter. Other activities include scattering torches, lighting fire arches and fireworks, painting faces, and bull fighting. 【想一想】 What do Yi and Bai peoples do during the Torch Festival?_客服唯一联系qq 1119139686 欢迎跟我们联系
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