goodafternoon,everybody!todayiwouldliketotalkaboutcustomsofmiaonationalityinourcountry.nowithasapopulationofmorethan7million.halfofthemliveinguizhouprovince,andothersdwellinyunnan,hunan,sichuanandotherplaces.theyhavetheirownlanguageandcharacterswhicharejustasthisimageshowed.theirhouses,whicharecalleddiaojiaolou,werebuiltofwoodwithnationalfeature.thefootholdofthehouselookprecarious,butitisactuallysteadyandsafe.themusicanddancetherehasalonghistory,thispictureshowstaipingxiao,thisonedescribestiaoyue,andthisoneexpressesguwu.miaowomensbeautifulskirtsandsilveraccoutermentsareknownallovertheworldfortheirnicework.theyhavelotsoffestivals,suchasclimbingfestival,autumnfestival,dragonboatfestivaletc.
nowletmeintroduceyousomeinterestingcustomsofmiaonationality.
lushengwuwillbethefirst.lushengssoundisbrightandthick,andcouldbeplayedbybothmenandwomen.whencelebratingthenewyear,gettingmarriedorbuildingnewhouse,peoplealwaysholdlushenginhands,singanddancegladlytoexpresstheirhappiness.whengoodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,i’mverygladtomakeaspeechhere.todaymytopicis“iloveyou,china.”
sincethedayiwasborn,ibegantohaveaproudname—chinese.sincethedayibegantotalk,themostbeautifulsentencei’veeverlearnthasbeen“iloveyou,china!”
iloveyou,china,andi’msoproudofbeingachinese.i’mproudthati’vegotthebeautifulyellowskin,blackeyesandblackhair.i’malsoproudthatispeakthemostbeautifullanguageintheworld—chinese.
iloveyou,china,foricanfeelthedeeploveyougivemeeveryday,everyminute.lastyear,igotanopportunitytovisittheunitedstatesofamerica.duringmystayingthere,myfather’sbossonceinvitedmyfamilytodinner.whileat,helookedatmeandasked:“littleboy,howlonghaveyoubeeninamerica?”“aboutamonth,”ianswered,“howluckyyouare!”hesaid,“ifyouwerelivinginchina,howcouldyoulearnsuchperfectenglish?”ismiledandtoldhimproudlythatallthestudentsinchinaareabletolearnenglishatschool.isawhissurprisedeyesandsaidtomyself,“i’mproudofyou,china