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NationalSymbolsWhenmanypeopleinthewestthinkofChina,theanimalthattheythinkofisthedragon.Forthem,thedragonisanaggressivemonsterthatbreathesfire.Manypopularlegendstellofhowdragonskilledbraveknightsandatebeautifulmaidens.ForChinesepeoplehowever,thedragonisnotanevilmonster.It’saculturalandspiritualsymbolforprosperityandgoodluck.Thedragon’smaintaskistocreateharmonyandbringrain.Dragonsarecelebratedinartandarchitecture,andofcoursethedragondanceisaverypopularritual.MillionsofChinesehavetheword“long”,meaningdragon,aspartoftheirnames.Chinaisn’ttheonlycountrytohavethedragonasitssymbol.Wales,oneofthefourcountriesintheUK,hasareddragonproudlydisplayedonitsflag.TheonlyothercountryintheworldwithadragononitsflagisBhutan,thetinycountrybetweenChinaandIndia.Almostallcountriesintheworldhaveananimalsymboltorepresenttheircountry,anditisparticularlyobviousduringsports.TheEnglishseelionsasbrave,proudanimalsandtheEnglandfootballteamhavethreelionsonthefrontoftheirfootballshirts.Australiaisfamousforkangaroos,ofcourse.ThenationalrugbyteamismorecommonlyknownastheWallabies,akindofsmallkangaroo.Similarly,theSouthAfricanteamareknownastheSpringboks,atypeofAfricanantelope,andtheNewZealanders,whetherplayingsportsornot,arecommonlyknownasKiwis.AkiwiisanativeNewZealandbirdthatcan’tfly.Allcountriesareproudoftheirsymbols,whichtheyfeelreflectnationalcharacteristicsorthebeautyandvarietyoftheirnaturalenvironments.Recently,aShanghaiprofessorclaimedthatusingthedragonasanationalsymbolcouldmakewesterncountrieshaveanegativeviewofChina.Butinaninternetsurvey90%ofChinesepeoplewantedtokeepthedragon,andasweareallfamiliarwiththatChinesesymbol,peopleinthewestwouldnodoubtwantChinatokeepthedragontoo.CultureShock(TerryJoycetalksaboutherexperienceoflivingandworkinginEngland,whereshehasbeenforthepastelevenyears.)Interviewer:So,Terry.YouhavebeeninEnglandforquitealongtimenow.Terry:Mmm.Interviewer:WhatdifferencesdoyounoticebetweenEnglandandtheUnitedStates?Terry:Obviouslythebiggestdifferenceisthepeople.TheaverageEnglishmanis…mmm…coldandnotveryopen.Interviewer:Oh.Terry:IntheUnitedStatesit’sverydifferent.Westartconversationswithpeopleinthestreet,inthesubway;we’realotmoreoutgoingthanpeoplehere.Youknow,whenIfirstcame,Icouldn’tunderstandwhyIwasgettingsolittlereactionfrompeople,butnowIseethattheythoughtIwasoverpoweringandtoofriendlytoosoon.Interviewer:But,tellme:DoestheEnglishmanimprovesasyougettoknowhim?Terry:Oh,yes.Interviewer:Oh,good.Terry:Onceyouhavemadeafriend,it’safriendforlife,butittakesaverylongtime.I’lltellyousomethingthatIthinkisveryimportant.AnEnglishmaninAmericaisrespected.Everyonewantstotalktohim.We’reinquisitive.Welovehisaccentandhiscountry.ButAmericansinEnglandarethoughttobealittleinferiorbecauseoftheirloudbehaviorandtheirlanguage.OnethingI’velearnedisthatEnglishpeoplelikeacertaindistance.WhenIwastalkingtosomeone,hewouldmoveaway,youknow,movebackwards,andIthought.“DoIsmell?AmIboringhim?”Thereasonis,yousee,Americansstandcloserwhenthey’retalkingwhileEnglishpeoplelikeacertaindistance.JourneytotheWestWhatdoyougetwhenyoucombinea16thcenturyworkofChineseliterature,arenownedChinesetheatredirectorandaBritishrockstar?TheresultisMonkey:JourneytotheWest,ashowwhichblendsacrobatics(杂技),music,animation(动画片)andmartialartstotellthestoryofSunWukongandhistravellingcompanionsontheirjourneyofredemption.PerformedinMandarintosell-outcrowdsinLondon’sTheatreRoyallastweek,theshowisastageadaptationofthefamousChinesenovelJourneytotheWest.“Anunclassifiableextravaganza(盛事)”washowTheGuardiandescribedtheshow,whileanotherreviewersaiditwasaperformancethat“leftnogenreuntouchedandwhosescaleofambitioncouldonlybemarveledat.”Indeed,fordirectorChenShi-zheng,bringingthewildlyimaginativeChinesetaletoa21stcenturywesternaudiencewasacreativechallengethatallowedhimandhisteamtomixtogetherawiderangeofinfluences.ThescorewascomposedbyBritishmusicianDamonAlbarn,leadsingerofBlurandco-creatorofthevirtualcartoonbandGorillaz.ItisplayedbyanorchestrathatusesbothwesterninstrumentsandthetraditionalChinesepipa(琵琶),guzheng(古筝)andzhongruan(中软).Anotheraspectwhichmakesthisshowstandoutistheuseofanimation,whichisprojectedontoalargescreenbehindthestage.DirectorChensaid“theintegrationofanimationandsoundwasreallyaworkofgenius.”TheMonkeyKing,asSunWukongisknowninEnglish,aswellasPigsy,Sandyandahostofothercharactersandmonstersarebroughttolifeby40acrobatsfromtheDaliancircus(马戏)troupe(剧团).EventhoughTheMonkeyKingislesswell-knownoutsideNorth-EastAsia,manyBritishpeoplefondlyrememberacult1970sTVseriescalledMonkey.Andthisisn’tthelastBritishpeoplewillbeseeingofTheMonkeyKingthissummer.TwoFinancialaidsawardedintheuniversityThisisVOAspecialEnglisheducationreport.Thisweekinourforeignstudentseries,welookatfinancialaidthatcomesinships:scholarships,fellowshipsandassistantships.Butfirstwetalkaboutfinancialaidofanotherkind:agrant,unlikealoan,doesnothavetoberepaid.OneofourexamplesthisweekistheuniversityofMissouri-Columbia,knownasMizzou(pronouncedmah-zoo).Mizzouisapublicuniversitywithmorethanonethousandfivehundredinternationalstudentsthisschoolyear.Theto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