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The Dragon, Chinese Food and Culture 龙与中国饮食文化

在中国先民的心目中，龙既然是神物，当然也就在观念上将龙同祥瑞联系到一起了。人们用龙比喻美好的事与物，龙的形象深入到社会生活的方方面面。在各种艺术作品中，在语言文字中，在各类物品上，都不乏龙的形象。 Ancient Chinese people believed that, since the dragon is holy, it is naturally connected with auspiciousness and fortune. People

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A Chinese Creation and Flood Myth

The Miao Chinese have no written records, but they have many legends in verse, which they learn to repeat and sing. The Hei Miao (or Black Miao, so called from their dark chocolate-colored clothes) treasures poetical legends of the creation and of a deluge. These are composed in lines of five syllables, in stanzas of unequal length, one interrogative and one responsive. They are sung or recited by two persons or two groups at feasts and festivals, often by a group of youths and a group of maidens. The legend of the creation commences:

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