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PAGE   PAGE 4 一、习俗 春节 春节是中国最重要，也是最热闹的古老节日之一。春节象征着团结、兴旺以及对未来寄予新的希望。据记载， 中国人过春节已有四千多年的历史。中国是个多民族的国家，各民族（nationality）过春节的形式各有不同，但是无论在中国的那个地方，人们都会在春节期间全家团圆，吃年糕(New Year cake)、饺子以及各种丰盛的饭菜。人们张灯结彩，燃放鞭炮，并互相祝福。 Spring Festival is Chinas most important and also the most popular one of the ancient festivals. Spring symbolizes unity, prosperous and placed a new hope for the future . According to records, the Chinese New Year has 4000 years of history. China is a multi- ethnic country , nationality in the form of New Year vary, but regardless of that place in China , people during the Spring Festival family reunion , eat New Year cake, and a variety of hearty dumplings meals. People decorated, set off firecrackers , and bless each other. 二、艺术 京剧脸谱 京剧脸谱（Peking Opera facial makeup）是具有民族特色的一种特殊的化妆方法。由于每个历史人物或某一种类型的人物都有一种大概的类型，就像唱歌、奏乐都要按照乐谱（music score）一样，所以称为“脸谱。关于脸谱的来源，一般认为脸谱来自假面具。京剧脸谱是广大戏曲爱好者非常喜爱的一门艺术，国内外都很流行，被大家公认为是中国传统文化的标志之一。 Peking Opera facial makeup is a special feature of a national cosmetic methods . As each historical figure or a certain type of person has an approximate type , like sing , play music to the music score, so called Facebook About Facebook s origin is generally believed that mask from the mask . Peking Opera is very popular majority of opera lovers an art , is very popular at home and abroad , are all recognized as one symbol of Chinese traditional culture . 三、 历史 汉字 汉语是一种很古老的语言。大量文献记载说明，汉字起源于新时器时代（the Neolithic Age）仰韶文化时期，最早的汉字已有近4,000年的历史。汉字在其漫长的发展中演化出不同的书写形式，例如篆书（seal script）、隶书（official script）、楷书（regular script）和行书(cursive handwriting)。中国书法家笔下的汉字往往以字形的夸张取得艺术效果，例如一些旅游胜地的石刻碑文。 Chinese is a very old language . Well documented instructions , the Neolithic Age Yangshao Neolithic period to the earliest Chinese characters for nearly 4,000 years of history. Different forms of writing Chinese characters evolved in its long development, such as Seal seal script, official script, regular script and cursive handwriting. Chinese calligraphy pen shaped char