In many tombs of the Tang Dynasty，people found avariety of Tang tri-colored glazed statues, the mostpopular ones of which were horses and ladies.Mainly they had the three-color glaze—yellow，greenand brown, hence they got the name.Tang tri-colored glazed pottery were usually used as burial objects. Tang people were open-mindedand glad to accept exotic cultures from countries all over the world.Foreign traders,missionaries，diplomats and artists traveled thousands of miles along the Silk Road to visitTang's capital city, Chang'an.The trace of melting of multiple cultures can be found in Tang tri-colored glazed pottery. They were mostly produced in Xi'an, Luoyang and Yangzhou，whichwere important cities along the Silk Road.

　　在中國，尊老愛幼是中華民族的優(yōu)秀傳統(tǒng)。早在漢朝時期(the Han Dynasty), 政府就曾多次頒布法令，提倡并獎勵孝敬老人的行為。中國人以愛、教育、友善和嚴格的方式對待子孫后代，體現(xiàn)了強烈的道德責任感。尊老愛幼的傳統(tǒng)在現(xiàn)代社會得以發(fā)揚光大。現(xiàn)在，中國的老人和兒童都有法定的假期—老人節(jié)(Elders'Day)和兒童節(jié)。除此之外，政府還頒布特定的法律保護婦女兒童，法律也明確規(guī)定中國公民有義務(wù)贍養(yǎng)父母、撫養(yǎng)子女。

　　It is a fine tradition in China to respect the old andlove the young.As early as the Han Dynasty, thegovernment issued laws many times to advocateand reward behavior relating to treating the old withrespect.The Chinese people treat their offspringwith love and education, with kindness and strictness, embodying a strong sense of moralresponsibility.The tradition of respecting the old and taking care of the young has been carriedforward in modern times.At present, the old and the young in China have their own legalholidays—Elders' Day and Children's Day.Besides, the government has issued specific laws toprotect women and children; and some laws also stipulate in explicit terms that Chinesecitizens have obligations to take care of parents and raise children.

　　中國的扇子發(fā)明于3000多年以前，當時扇子只是用來遮擋陽光、保持涼爽。隨著時間的推移，扇子演變成了藝術(shù)品、地位的象征、戲劇和舞蹈的道具(prop)以及浪漫的禮物。漢語中，“扇”字與“善”字同音。因此，扇子被視為能帶來好運的幸運符(good-luck charms)或慷慨的表現(xiàn)。圓扇子象征團結(jié)或重聚，上面常常題有浪漫的詩詞、漢字或花卉圖案以代表財富和長壽。過去，中國的扇子常代表較高的社會地位。今天，它們常常被用于舞蹈中來體現(xiàn)優(yōu)雅。

　　When first created 3,000 years ago, Chinese fans were merely used to block the sun and keep cool.As time goes by, they evolve into works of art, symbols of status, props for theaters and dances and romantic gifts.In Chinese language, the character for the word “fan” has the same pronunciation as the character for “kindness”.Thus, fans are regarded as good-luck charms or expressions of generosity.The round fans symbolize union or reunion, and are often inscribed with romantic poems，Chinese characters or flower patterns representing wealth and longevity.In the past，Chinese fans were often used to signify a high social status.Today they are used to display grace in dances.