英语演讲稿《China》

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen:

Today, my topic is that China is the word that has changed the world. China is not only a word, but also a kind of high quality porcelains originally made in China, a symbol that has been well known all around the world, a culture that has been producing great effects on the world literature. Above all, it is a nation that stands in the East like a giant.

China is a nation with a history of five thousand years. So China began to change the world at the very beginning. Chinese porcelain, was one of the greatest inventions of Ancient China. Europeans began to make copies of those beautiful Chinese porcelains as soon as they were introduced to Europe in seventeenth century. China made the whole of European porcelain industry blossom. At the same time, it promoted the development of European economic history and the European Industry Revolution. Moreover, four great inventions of Ancient China are known to every household. They gave enormous impetuses to China’s politics, economics, and civilization. What’s more, they made great contributions to the world civilization. They were introduced to the west in succession long before the production of European modern civilization. Then they became the necessary premise of Bourgeois development and provided material base for Bourgeois to board the stage of politics.

China has changed the world from the past to the present. Now, more and more people in overseas countries start to learn Chinese and turn to a Confucius Institute in their own countries as their first choice learning Chinese language and Chinese culture. As a second culture, Chinese culture has enriched the life and world outlook of the learners. This trend, so to speak, is gathering momentum and is there to stay. Apart from their love for Chinese cuisine, more and more learners of Chinese language are turning to Chinese acupuncture, herbal medicines, and martial arts. They are also interested in kung fu films, fashions and crafts. Seemingly outlandish words such as dimsum, ginseng, gingko, oolong cha have crept into their everyday language. The latest Chinese cultural icons to make its impact there are Taoism, and ancient school of thought, and fengshui, an ancient art of placement. China changed the world yesterday. China is changing the world today.

China will keep on changing the world tomorrow.

So China is the very word that has changed the world. We are proud that we are Chinese. I wish China, our motherland, is more thriving in the years ahead.

杨华生 2011-9-27