Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen:

　　Today,mytopicisthatChinaisthewordthathaschangedtheworld.Chinaisnotonlyaword,butalsoakindofhighqualityporcelainsoriginallymadeinChina,asymbolthathasbeenwellknownallaroundtheworld,aculturethathasbeenproducinggreateffectsontheworldliterature.Aboveall,itisanationthatstandsintheEastlikeagiant.

　　Chinaisanationwithahistoryoffivethousandyears.SoChinabegantochangetheworldattheverybeginning.Chineseporcelain,nay,china,wasoneofthegreatestinventionsofAncientChina.EuropeansbegantomakecopiesofthosebeautifulChineseporcelainsassoonastheywereintroducedtoEuropeinseventeenthcentury.ChinamadethewholeofEuropeanporcelainindustryblossom.Atthesametime,itpromotedthedevelopmentofEuropeaneconomichistoryandtheEuropeanIndustryRevolution.Moreover,fourgreatinventionsofAncientChinaareknowntoeveryhousehold.TheygaveenormousimpetusestoChina’spolitics,economics,andcivilization.What’smore,theymadegreatcontributionstotheworldcivilization.TheywereintroducedtothewestinsuccessionlongbeforetheproductionofEuropeanmoderncivilization.ThentheybecamethenecessarypremiseofBourgeoisdevelopmentandprovidedmaterialbaseforBourgeoistoboardthestageofpolitics.

　　Chinahaschangedtheworldfromthepasttothepresent.Now,moreandmorepeopleinoverseascountriesstarttolearnChineseandturntoaConfuciusInstituteintheirowncountriesastheirfirstchoicelearningChineselanguageandChineseculture.Asasecondculture,Chineseculturehasenrichedthelifeandworldoutlookofthelearners.Thistrend,sotospeak,isgatheringmomentumandistheretostay.ApartfromtheirloveforChinesecuisine,moreandmorelearnersofChineselanguageareturningtoChineseacupuncture,herbalmedicines,andmartialarts.Theyarealsointerestedinkungfufilms,fashionsandcrafts.Seeminglyoutlandishwordssuchasdimsum,ginseng,gingko,oolongchahavecreptintotheireverydaylanguage.ThelatestChineseculturaliconstomakeitsimpactthereareTaoism,andancientschoolofthought,andfengshui,anancientartofplacement.

　　SoChinaistheverywordthathaschangedtheworld.WeareproudthatweareChinese.IwishChina,ourmotherland,ismorethrivingintheyearsahead.

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