WhichanimalcanbeusedtodescribeChinesepeople？新新SnakesnakesnakesnakesnakesnakeTigertigertigertigertigertigertigerLionlionlionlionlionlionlionlionDogdogdogdogdogdogDragondragondragondragondragon3The Origin of the Chinese DragonSomehavesuggestedthatitcomesfromastylizeddepictionofexistinganimalsHeXin,isthattheearlydragondepictedaspeciesofcrocodile（鳄鱼） Thecrocodileisknowntobeabletoaccuratelysensechangesinairpressure,andbeabletosensecomingrain.InancienttimesthatlargecrocodilesareavarietyofdragonIntheStoryofZhouChu,aboutthelifeofaJinDynastywarrior,heissaidtohavekilledadragonthatinfestedthewatersofhishomevillage,whichappearstohavebeenacrocodile.ItoriginatedfromtotemsofdifferenttribesinChinaItsshapeisthemergeroftotemsofvarioustribesastheresultofthemergeroftribesNvwaandFuxiaredepictedashavingsnakebodiesEmperorofChinaHuangDimayhaveusedasnakeforhiscoatofarms.Everytimeheconqueredanothertribe,heincorporatedhisdefeatedenemysemblemintohisownCoileddragonformshavebeenattributedtotheHongshanculturethesleepingdinosaurfossilinHongshan,LiaoningTheconstructionofDragonthreejointsfromheadtoshoulderfromshouldertobreast,frombreasttotailnineresemblanceshorns-stag,head-camel,eyes-demon,neck-snake,belly-clam(蜃),scales-carpclaws-eaglesoles-tigerears-cow龙ThenumbernineisconsideredluckyinChinaasitisthelargestpossiblesingledigitNineattributesandusuallyhas117scales-81(9x9)Yinand36(9x4)YangTheNineDragonWallisascreenwallwithimagesofninedifferentdragons,andisfoundinimperialpalacesandgardens.Onlythemostseniorofficialswereallowedtowearninedragonsontheirrobes-andthenonlywiththerobecompletelycoveredwithsurcoats(无袖铠甲罩袍）Theemperorhimselfworehisdragonrobewithoneofitsninedragonshiddenfromview.ThereareanumberofplacesinChinacalledNineDragonsTheiDescendants of the Dragon龙的传人龙的传人The ruler of weather and waterTherulersofmovingbodiesofwater,suchaswaterfalls,rivers,orseasThedragonismoreanthropomorphic（人格化的）inform,oftendepictedasahumanoid,dressedinakingscostume,butwithadragonheadwearingakingsheaddressFourmajorDragonKings:theEastSea,theSouthSea,theWestSea(sometimesseenastheIndianOceanandbeyond),andtheNorthSea(sometimesseenasLakeBaikal（贝加尔湖）)TheKingofWu-YueintheFiveDynastiesandTenKingdomsperiodwasoftenknownastheDragonKingortheSeaDragonKingbecauseofhisextensivehydro-engineeringschemeswhichtamedtheseas.Other Things about Chinese DragonTheAzureDragon-QingLong-青龙isconsideredtobetheprimaryofthefourcelestial(天空的)guardians,theotherthreebeingtheZhuQue-朱雀(VermilionBird),BaiHu-白虎(WhiteTiger),XuanWu-玄武(BlackTortoise-likecreature).Inthiscontext,theAzureDragonisassociatedwiththeEastandtheelementofWood.Atspecialfestivals,especiallytheDuanWufestival,dragonboatracesareanimportantpartoffestivities.Typically,theseareboatsrowedbyateamofupto12rowers,andwithacarveddragonastheheadoftheboat.DragonboatracingisalsoanimportantpartofcelebrationsoutsideofChina,suchasatChineseNewYear.Onauspiciousoccasions,includingChineseNewYearandtheopeningofshopsandresidences,festivitiesoftenincludedancingwithdragonpuppets(木偶).Theseare“lifesized”cloth-and-woodpuppetsmanipulatedbyateamofpeople,supportingthedragonwithpoles.Theyperformchoreographed（设计的）movestotheaccompanimentofdrumsandmusic.DATETAKESCENES101PRODUCTIONCREATED WITHwww.PresentationLoad.deMicrosoft PowerPoint5 4 3 2 1ThANK YOU090110914张晴