On the occasion of the Year of the Dragon, the Tongliang Dragon Dance is certainly one of the most evocative (引起共鸣的) and atmospheric performances staged at 【小题1】 number of celebrations.

Tongliang Dragon Dance is a dance art form that began in the Tongliang District of southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. The district expects to make use of the dragon culture 【小题2】(improve) people’s understanding of Chinese traditional culture through continued innovation and development.

The dragon prop (道具)【小题3】(use) in the Tongliang Dragon Dance is made up of 24 sections, representing the 24 solar terms of the traditional Chinese calendar. Depending on the occasion and other specific requirements, the 【小题4】(long) of the dragon can extend to over 50 or even 100 sections. During grand celebrations, up to nine huge dragons can 【小题5】(see) dancing together.

“Tongliang is the home of the dragon dance, and the Tongliang Dragon Dance, during its long tradition, has evolved into more than 20 different 【小题6】(variety),” said Zong Heyun, director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center in Tongliang District.

As one of the first national intangible cultural heritages, the Tongliang Dragon Dance 【小题7】(gain)widespread fame in recent years, and it has 【小题8】(usual) appeared the stage of China Media Group.

The Tongliang Dragon Dance has not only featured in major domestic (国内的) celebrations such 【小题9】 the 35th, 50th, 60th and 70th National Day celebrations, and the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but it has also been performed in more than 300 cultural exchanges in over 30 countries and regions, 【小题10】 brings this unique dance to a wider global audience.

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would say: Confucius.

Confucius lived in the kingdom of Lu, part of today’s Shandong Province, during the Spring and Autumn Period. His father died when he was only 3 and he had to work 【小题1】 (help) his mother. But young Confucius didn’t give up 【小题2】 (study). He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children 【小题3】 rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn.

Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that everyone has something 【小题4】 is worth learning and teaching. “When I am with three people, one of them is 【小题5】 (probable) better than me in some areas. I select their good qualities and follow them. I take their bad qualities and change them in myself.” He also taught 【小题6】 (we), “All study but no thinking makes people 【小题7】 (puzzle). All thinking but no study 【小题8】 (make) people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher, 【小题9】 also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about 【小题10】 (kind) and good manners (礼仪).

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China has splendid culture with a long history. Chinese opera is one of the 【小题1】 (old) dramatic art forms in the world. During the Tang Dynasty(618 AD-907 AD), the emperor set up 【小题2】opera school with the poetic name “Liyuan”. Since the Yuan Dynasty, encouraged 【小题3】officials and emperors,it 【小题4】(become) a traditional art form. During the Qing Dynasty, it became fashionable among ordinary people and performances 【小题5】 (give) in tearooms, restaurants and even on temporary stages.

It developed from folk songs, dances, talking, antimasques(滑稽戏)and local music. Gradually it combined music, art 【小题6】literature into one performance on stage.【小题7】 (accompany) on traditional musical instruments,actors presented unique melodies(旋律)that may sound strange to foreigners as well as beautifully written dialogues,【小题8】were of high literary value. These dialogues also promoted the 【小题9】 (develop) of distinct literary styles, such as zaju in the Yuan Dynasty. For Chinese,【小题10】(especial) the elderly, listening to this kind of opera sometimes is a real pleasure.