大学英语专业-跨文化论文1000字.doc

my own culture storyeveryone has his own hometown so that everyone has his own culture story. some of them are from the north of china , others are from the west of china. these different background leads to their different ways of customs and identity. however, i am from the south of china which is named dong guan. now let me tell you my own story to you. to start with , let me tell you some famous customs of dong guan to you. as the spring festival is approaching, people will do a must which it is said that will bring a good luck to their daily life. the must is climbing huan qi mountain which is also called qi feng mountain on the first day of a year. this is one of famous mountains in dong guan. huangqi mountain inside the park is 189 meters high. it looks like an unfolding flag in shape and is the symbol of dongguan. the “hanging lanterns on top of huangqi mountain” is the first piece of scenery in the eight legendary sceneries of dongguan. at the foot of the mountain there is a temple called huangqi kwan-yin (buddha) ancient temple, which was built in song dynasty. (the song dynasty was a ruling dynasty in china between 960 and 1279).according to the custom, people will bring many incenses and firework to the temple of this mountain. often, old people will make a pray in from of the guanying status for their family. so on the morning of that day, the mountain is very lively and it is fll of smoke around the temple of the mountain. however, many young people will climb this mountain during the eve of the year. i have some experience of this, because i used to climb the mountain with my parents when i was a child. but i went there with my friend rather than with my parents. though there are a lot of people and the weather is very cold, but my friends and i were still very happy and we insisted on climbing to the top of the mountain.in addition, as it is known to all, feb 14th is the one of the most popular festivals in the world, called valentines day. many couples or young lovers will get together and do some romantic things to celebrate on that day. in china, we also have our own valentines day, its on jul 7th lunar calendar. it has a romantic legend! the chinese people believe that the star vega, east of the milky way is zhi nv. at the constellation of aquila, on the western side of the milky way, niu lang waits for his wife. on the double sevenths day s night, many girls are with the help of their mother to pray their future marriage . they will use a special mirror and some red rope to express their wish to the seven lady . i got this experience because i also want a happy marriage.furthermore, its the cantonese opera. it is very famous cantonese opera cantonese opera is one of the major chinese opera categories. it is a traditional chinese art form that originated in southern chinas cantonese culture, and involves music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics and acting. maybe you think it is very out of date, but it is very popular in dongguan.in the capital of dongguan guancheng ., there are a lot of place to hold cantonese opera , such as people park and yulan opera. as many old people know that there is one opera show in the evening of weekend. during the nights , the square in front of people park will be very lively ,because there are many people watching the opera. i have some experience of watching the opera show. sometimes you dont know what the actor sing ,but you will know what the show means . at last, i will talk about the story about famous dongguan food. firstly, rice noodles with roasted goose on houjie street is the most famous food. the highlight of this dish is the broth, which is made from chicken, pork, bone and various spices and ingredients. roasted goose and lai fen, a special rice noodle made in guangdong, are added to the savory broth, completing this traditional dongguan dish. i still remember the sense that i went to houjie with my classmate and she taught me how to make a traditional this kind of food. but i dont think its easy to make. secondly, steamed rice dumplings wrapped in leaves in daojiao town is another delicious food. it is said that daojiao zongzi is made of sticky rice and filled with quality egg yolk, mung beans, lotus root, streaky pork, garlic, ginger and various spices. water cannot pass through the leaves into the body of the rice dumpling. to eat it, you should peel off the leaf outside and put some sugar on the rice. those who enjoy sweet food will savor this snack the most. my mon is the biggest fans of daojiao zongzi. she would like to make this food every year. and i will help her to do wrap the zongzi, it is very funny and and interesting . after finishing making , we will send these food to the relationships. whats more , sanhe banquet is a very special food, the word sanhe refers to the three main ingredients of the dishes served at the banquet: rice worms, yellow-breasted bunting and carp. the yellow-breasted bunting is now a protected species, however, and has been replaced in the dish by sparrow, but the name sanhe is still preserved. the three main ingredients can be steamed, fried or baked to make a unique banquet likely to be enjoyed by travelers.