Worksheet 6
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Who are the Chinese?
The following is part of the lyrics1 of a song (in English translation, the Chinese
version is in the footnote) about the Chinese. Do you know how to sing it?
Descendants of the dragon2
In the distant East there is a river; its name is Chang Jiang.
In the distant East there is a river; its name is Huang He.
Although I haven’t seen the beauty of Chang Jiang; I often swim in Chang
Jiang in my dreams.
Although I haven’t heard the sound of Huang He; its waves often surge in
my dreams.
In the ancient East there is a dragon; its name is China.
In the ancient East there is a group of people; they are all descendents of the
dragon.
I grew under the feet of the great dragon; I have grown up to be a descendant
of the dragon.
With black eyes, black hair and yellow skin; we will be descendants of the
dragon forever.
With reference to the lyrics, what are the characteristic features of the Chinese?
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lyrics 歌詞
龍的傳人
遙遠的東方有一條江 它的名字就叫長江
遙遠的東方有一條河 它的名字就叫黃河
雖不曾看見長江美 夢裏常神游長江水
雖不曾聽見黃河壯 澎湃洶湧在夢里
古老的東方有一條龍 它的名字就叫中國
古老的東方有一群人 他們全都是龍的傳人
巨龍腳底下我成長 長成以後是龍的傳人
黑眼睛 黑頭髮 黃皮膚 永永遠遠是龍的傳人
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(i)
With reference to the above song, which of the following persons are Chinese?
Put a  under the appropriate photos to show that they are Chinese.
Photo 1
Michael Chang
(famous tennis player)
_____
Photo 3
Uygur4
_____
Photo 2
Gao Xingjian
(Nobel Literature Laureate in 2000)3
_____
Photo 4
Tajik5
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Gao Xingjian (Nobel Literature Laureate in 2000) 高行健（2000 年諾貝爾文學獎得主）
Uygur 維吾爾人
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Tajik 塔吉克人
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Photo 5
Mr. Jiang Zemin
Mr. Tony Blair
(the President of the People’s Republic of China) (the British Prime Minister)
_____
_____
Photo 6
Mr. Tung Chee Hwa
(the Chief Executive of the HKSAR)
_____
(ii)
Photo 7
a man
_____
Which of the above are Chinese citizens? Put a  under the appropriate photos to
show that they are Chinese citizens.
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2.
A citizen of a country is one who is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
The citizen enjoys rights and bears responsibilities in the country.
Although most of us are Chinese citizens living in the HKSAR, there are some
differences between us and our fellow Chinese citizens living on the mainland in
terms of rights and responsibilities because of the arrangement under the
principle6 of “One Country, Two Systems”.
(i)
Suggest two differences between us and the Chinese citizens living on the
mainland in terms of rights and two differences between them and us in
terms of responsibilities.
Rights:
Responsibilities:
(ii)
On the other hand, we are similar to our fellow Chinese citizens living on
the mainland in many ways. Suggest two similarities between our fellow
Chinese citizens and us.
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principle 方針
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For your information
All whole-day schools on the mainland are required by law to hoist the national flag
on each school day. It is also required by law that all primary and secondary schools
hold a national flag hoisting ceremony7 each week.
What have you learnt?
You are able to
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be aware of the terms of “Chinese” and
“Chinese citizens”;
realize that there are similarities and differences
between Chinese citizens living in the HKSAR
and Chinese citizens living on the mainland.
Sources of the photos
Photo 1: Hong Kong 1998
Photo 2: http://www.rthk.org.hk/special/awardpro/award01/gao.htm
Photo 3: http://www.china.org.cn/ch-shaoshu/index48.htm
Photo 4: http://www.china.org.cn/ch-shaoshu/index43.htm
Photo 5: Hong Kong – A New Era
Photo 6: Hong Kong – A New Era
Photo 7: http://www.firstchoicehongkong.gov.hk/firstchoicehongkong/whyhk/frm_partner_asia.htm
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national flag hoisting ceremony 升國旗儀式
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