作文what does it mean to you to be a chinese范文急,.

作文what does it mean to you to be a chinese范文急,.
作文what does it mean to you to be a chinese范文
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作文what does it mean to you to be a chinese范文急,.
What does it mean to be Chinese
I was eating lunch with a good friend (both a colleague and a classmate) a few days ago.He鈥檚 a true Englishman,having lived in England from birth through university.Although he鈥檚 now attending school with me in the United States,he naturally does so with the identity of an Englishman.Whereas I,as an ethnic Chinese person raised in the United States,have in his eyes been categorized as an 鈥淎merican鈥?And I will often correct him by saying 鈥淚鈥檓 Chinese鈥?This time,when the topic popped up again,he laughed and asked:鈥淔rom your point of view,what is a Chinese person?鈥滭br/>I believe 鈥淐hinese鈥 has three different meanings.
1) From a superficial point of view,it would mean the legal definition.If you are a citizen of the People鈥檚 Republic of China,if you use a Chinese passport outside of China鈥檚 borders,then this person from a legal point of view is Chinese.Based on China鈥檚 constitution,if a Chinese citizen acquires foreign citizenship and a foreign passport,they automatically relinquish their Chinese citizenship.So,with this definition,you can only choose one between the identities 鈥淐hinese鈥 and 鈥渇oreigner鈥?So,if you acquire American citizenship,you鈥檙e no longer Chinese.But I don鈥檛 believe the definition of 鈥淐hinese鈥 is limited to this.
2) 鈥淐hinese鈥 can also be defined on the basis of race and blood.If we talk a little loosely,all of the descendants of Yan and Yellow Emperors,all of the heirs of the dragon are Chinese.Just like the song goes,鈥渁lways an heir of the dragon鈥?
If we talk a little more tightly,if your bloodlines are 100% Chinese,then using this definition,you are Chinese,and this will never change.It doesn鈥檛 matter what passport you hold,it doesn鈥檛 matter what citizenship you hold,even if you grow up or are born in a different country and can鈥檛 speak Chinese,you鈥檙e still Chinese.But I believe that even this definition isn鈥檛 the most important.
3) I believe the most important definition is understanding of China鈥檚 language,history,and culture.Understanding of China鈥檚 way of life.These people,even if they don鈥檛 have Chinese citizenship,even if they don鈥檛 have Chinese blood-lines,they can also be called Chinese.For example,let鈥檚 talk about Dashan (ed:aka Mark Henry Rowswell).He鈥檚 completely fluent in all things 鈥淐hina鈥滬 even if he doesn鈥檛 have a drop of Chinese blood,when compared to those with Chinese blood but can鈥檛 speak Hanyu,he鈥檚 more Chinese.And from that point of view,someone can both be Chinese and a foreigner.And I believe that because I grew up in the United States and understand American culture,I am Chinese,and also American.
On some discussion boards,some people argue endlessly over whether someone who鈥檚 changed passports should still be considered Chinese.But I believe this is too rigidly claiming the first definition of Chinese to be the most important,or even the only definition of the term.Although I can鈥檛 accuse them of being wrong,but I have my opinion on this point.Some people raised in China choose to give up their citizenship after going overseas for various reasons; some of these reasons I can understand,some of these reasons I can鈥檛 approve of.But this doesn鈥檛 represent that they鈥檝e relinquished their Chinese blood,relinquished the Chinese culture that represents a part of themselves.If some people insist they can forget or discard everything that they learned from the age of 20,and can forget the Chinese language,Chinese culture,and all of the traces left on them by their lives in China鈥 then they either have saintly powers,or are only in self-denial.Our China doesn鈥檛 give us saints very often,so I don鈥檛 think we need to discuss these people too much further.
In many of those threads discussing the changing of passports,someone will mention patriotism.Now,what kind of definition is appropriate?If you have a Chinese passport,that鈥檚 proof you鈥檙e a Chinese patriot?Maybe,but that鈥檚 not a necessary condition.Many people say 鈥淚鈥檓 proud of being Chinese!鈥 I often say this myself.But what layer of Chinese am I talking about?I believe the meaning of the first and second layers don鈥檛 really apply.No one can choose their blood-lines and where they were born.Anyone that believes they and their descendants are superior to others on the basis of their blood-lines or their place of birth鈥 to be honest,that鈥檚 both superficial and pathetic.But to a certain degree,we can select our own culture.And I believe that,when I say I鈥檓 proud of being Chinese,I鈥檓 not expressing pride over my passport (after all,isn鈥檛 it just a red-covered little book?),and I鈥檓 not expressing pride over my Chinese blood.Instead,it鈥檚 because I was raised and live overseas,but have still maintained my Chinese language skills while trying hard to absorb the broad and deep expanses of Chinese culture that I鈥檓 proud鈥 it鈥檚 because that I still monitor China鈥檚 development,and hope to one day contribute to China鈥檚 development that I鈥檓 proud.