{"id":6241,"date":"2019-11-09T21:20:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T21:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/top-10-chinese-cultural-symbols-shi-da-wen-ming-biao-zhi\/"},"modified":"2019-11-09T21:20:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T21:20:46","slug":"top-10-chinese-cultural-symbols-shi-da-wen-ming-biao-zhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/top-10-chinese-cultural-symbols-shi-da-wen-ming-biao-zhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Chinese Cultural Symbols \u5341\u5927\u6587\u660e\u6807\u5fd7"},"content":{"rendered":"
When mentio<\/em>ning China, what comes to mind? As a country with a history of more than 5,000 years, China is rich in civilization and culture. What best represents China?<\/p>\n

Here we list the top 10 cultural symbols of China.<\/p>\n

Co<\/em>nfucius (551–479 BC)(\u5b54\u5b50k\u01d2ng z\u01d0 ) was a teacher and philosopher from the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. The philosophy of Co<\/em>nfucius stresses individual morality including humaneness, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and sincerity. Confucius’ principles have a broad basis in common Chinese tradition and belief.<\/p>\n

A dragon(\u9f99lóng ) is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits. The dragon symbol is frequently used on ancient Chinese emperor’s items including chairs or costumes. It is co<\/em>nsidered a representation of power.<\/p>\n

Traditio<\/em>nal Chinese Medicine (\u4e2d\u533bzh\u014dng y\u012b ): developed in China, TCM has a tradition dating back more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy.<\/p>\n

Porcelain (\u74f7\u5668cí qì ) can be referred to as "china" as China was the birthplace of it. It is popular because of its low cost and imperviousness. Also, various porcelain represents Chinese people’s wisdom in art.<\/p>\n

Beijing Opera (\u4eac\u5267j\u012bng jù) is co<\/em>nsidered the quintessence of China. As the largest form of Chinese opera, it has many ‘firsts’ in Chinese dramas: the abundance of repertoires, the number of artists, opera troupes and spectators.<\/p>\n

Kung fu (\u529f\u592bg\u014dng f\u016b ) or wushu is composed of a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. <\/p>\n

The flag of the People’s Republic of China is a red field with five gold stars (\u4e94\u661f\u7ea2\u65d7 w\u01d4 x\u012bng hóng qí). The red represents revolution; the five stars and their relatio<\/em>nship represents the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of Communist Party of China (CPC). <\/p>\n

Chinese characters are used by the most populous people in the world. Besides recording Chinese civilization, it is also an art form – Chinese calligraphy (\u4e66\u6cd5sh\u016b f\u01ce ).<\/p>\n

The giant panda (\u5927\u718a\u732bdà xióng m\u0101o), regarded as one of China’s natio<\/em>nal treasures, is on the brink of extinction. Today there are fewer than 2,000 giant pandas living in the world.<\/p>\n

The Great Wall (\u957f\u57cecháng chéng ). There is an old saying that goes, "He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man." The Great Wall, one of the greatest wo<\/em>nders of the world, is a destination one must see when visiting China.<\/p>\n

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