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1、Lesson1TheLivingPastChina,avastland,withoneofthemostdiverseculturesonearth,isnowrevealedlikeneverbefore.Thisepicjourneyfromtheairwilldiscoverhowancienttraditions,engineering,agricultureandnaturalwondersshapedthisgreatnationandcontinuetoforgemodern-dayChina.Aftercenturiesinseclusion,Chinais
2、nowrevealed.China,alandwithnearly1.4billionpeople,ninety-twopercentareHanChinese,butacrossits3.6millionsquaremilesthereare55otherethnicgroupsspeaking120livinglanguages.ThisarealjourneywillcrossChina’simmenseinteriorofmountainsanddeserts,mightyriversandgreatforeststorevealahiddencultureofgr
3、eatcomplexity,onlynowopeningupfortheworldtosee.Lesson2.XishuangbannaInthefarsouthwest,borderingMyanmarandLaos,isXishuangbannaknownforitsgreatriver，hometotheancientDaipeople.TheyobserveadifferentcalendartotherestofChina，andinAprilcelebratetheirownversionofthenewyearinauniqueway.Thefestivala
4、llrevolvesaroundwater.Atthistheirhottesttimeoftheyear,itallbeginswithanepic2000-year-oldDragonBoatRace.“IamYanHonghanfromManChingVillage.WearepreparingtoheadtotherivertotakepartintheyearlyDragonBoatCompetition.Thisyeartheboatfromourvillageisthelargestamongalltheparticipants.Wealsohavethemo
5、sthandsondeck.Weareconfidentthatwewillwintheracethisyear.”ThewholefestivalkickstartsinadistinctlyChineseWaywithabang.Firstprizeisgiventothefastestboatandthatcanbeachievedwithgreatwisdomandstyle.Youcouldcallit“showboating”.“Everyonehastofollowtherhythmandtempooftherummer.Hewillguideeveryone
6、torowinunison.Otherwise,therewillbechaosandconfusion.”Unfortunately,thisyearYang’sboatwasonthelosingside.“Iwilldefinitelytakepartagainnextyear.BecausethedragonboatraceissomethingeveryDaimanshouldtakepartin.”Thefestivalcontinuesthenextdaywiththemainevent,perhapsthemostepicwaterfightonearth.
7、Some100,000peoplegatherhereforthebattle.Youcouldsayit’stheultimateWaterloo.Soakingyouropponentsonthisgrandscalehasareligiousbasis,it’stowashawaythesorrowstopastyearandwelcomethenew.Atraditionhandeddownforninehundredyears.Byduskthesorrowsofthepreviousyearhavebe
