乌镇是浙江的一座古老水镇，坐落在京杭大运河畔。这是一处迷人的地方，有 许多古桥，中式旅店和餐馆。在过去一千年里，乌镇的水系和生活方式并未经历 多少变化，是一座展现古文明的博物馆。乌镇所有房屋都用石木建造。数百年来，当地人沿着河边建起了住宅和集市。无数宽敞美丽的庭院藏身于屋舍之间，游客们每到一处都会有惊喜的发现。 Wuzhen,sitting on the
bank (riverside of Jinghang canal ), is an old town in Zhejiang. This is an
attractive place which has many old bridges, Chinese style hotels and
restaurants.In the past 1000 years,because the water system and lifestyle in
Wuzhen changed little , it is a natural museum of ancient civilization. All the houses there are made of stone and wood. For hundreds of years, local people built many residences and markets along the
riverside. Among those houses are countless capacious and beautiful courtyards
which are full of surprises to visitors. 功夫（kungfu）是中国武术（martial arts）的俗称。中国武术的起源可以追溯到自卫的需要、狩猎活动以及古代中国的军事训练。它是中国传统体育运动的一种，年轻人和老年人都练。它已经逐渐演变成了中国文化的独特元素。作为中国的国宝，功夫有上百种不同的风格，是世界上练得最多的武术形式。有些风格模仿了动物的动作，还有一些则受到了中国哲学思想、神话和传说的启发。
Chinese martial arts
is also called Kungfu.It comes from the needs of self-defense, hunting activity
and traditional Chinese military training. It is one kind of traditional Chinese sports and is practiced by youngsters and
elders.It has gradually become an unique element in Chinese culture. Kungfu, as one treasure of China, has more than one hundred styles and is the
most practiced martial art around the world.Some actions of Chinese martial
arts come from(imitate) animals’ posture and action , and some come from (are
inspired by)thoughts of Chinese philosophy, myths and tales.
在山东潍坊市，风筝不仅仅是玩具，而且还是这座城市文化的标志。潍坊以“风筝之都“而闻名，已有将近2400年放飞风筝的历史。传说中国古代哲学家墨子用了三年时间在潍坊制作了世界上首个风筝，但放飞的第一天风筝就坠落并摔坏了。也有人相信风筝是中国古代木匠鲁班发明的。据说他的风筝用木头和竹子制作，飞了三天后才落地。 In Weifang , a city
in Shandong, kites are not only a toy but also a cultural symbol of the city.Weifang
is famous as the capital of kites and has a kite-flying history of nearly 2400
years.It is said that ancient Chinese philosopher Mo-tse spent 3 years making
the first kite in the world, but in (on)the first day when he tried to fly the
kite, it fell and was broken. Some people also believe that kites were first made by an ancient Chinese
carpenter Luban. According to the tale , he made this kite by wood and bamboo
and the kite kept flying for 3 days and then fell to the ground.
