Warming Up a回 Further Discussion 1.Chinese culture relics begin to leave China just as quickly as the western world arrives. What do you think of this statement? 2.Do you think it's possible to ignore influences from the rest of the world? 3.How can you conserve a a culture and its traditions if it's under threat from global influences? End
Warming Up Further Discussion 1. Chinese culture relics begin to leave China just as quickly as the western world arrives. What do you think of this statement? 2. Do you think it’s possible to ignore influences from the rest of the world? 3. How can you conserve a culture and its traditions if it’s under threat from global influences?
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Text Chinese or Western, it’s a time to relax 1 It' s th at tim e o f th e y ear w h en th e w o rld s e e m s t o b e cau g h t in a trance –th e tran ce o f en d -o fy e a r celebrations. End-of-year, I said. 2 T h e p ro b lem seem s to b e ex actly th at. W h y s h o u l d w e i n C hina refer to the w eek betw een D ecem ber 24 and 31 a s t h e end of the year w hen ours (according to the lunar c a l e n d a r ) i s at least a month away?
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