摘要
Each nation of the world choosesan animal or bird for its symbol;Russia has the bear,the US thebald eagle and Britain the bull-dog.China is distinct for beingsynonymous with the fabulousdragon,whose images are to beseen everywhere.The dragondance at the Lantern Festivalon the 15th day of the rst lunarmonth in Pujiang County,Zhe-jiang Province is consequently amain event in local folk culture.Pujiang's festive dragons aremade from long,colorfully deco-ratedwoodenbenches linkedwithwooden sticks into one sinuousdragon likeness.This traditionwas listed as national intangiblecultural heritage in 2006.
Each nation of the world choosesan animal or bird for its symbol;Russia has the bear,the US thebald eagle and Britain the bulldog.China is distinct for beingsynonymous with the fabulousdragon,whose images are to beseen everywhere.The dragondance at the Lantern Festivalon the 15th day of the rst lunarmonth in Pujiang County,Zhejiang Province is consequently amain event in local folk culture.Pujiang's festive dragons aremade from long,colorfully decorated wooden benches linked with wooden sticks into one sinuousdragon likeness.This traditionwas listed as national intangiblecultural heritage in 2006.