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盘点：中国十大突出壮举[1]

中国改革开放的总设计师邓小平就曾说：“不管黑猫白猫，能抓到耗子的就是好猫。”

On a grassroots level, Chinese people embrace pragmatism on a daily basis.

在日常生活中，中国人每天都在实践着实用主义。

The philosophy explains most of China's customs and cultural norms, including the gifting of hongbao (red envelopes filled with cash), the importance of maintaining guanxi (interpersonal relationships) and filial piety.

哲学则解释了中国大部分的习俗和文化规范，包括送红包(装满现金的红色信封)，它是维持“关系”及孝道的重要手段。

Calligraphy

书法

Calligraphy in China is an art form, a meditative practice, a scholarly pursuit and, nowadays, an investment.

书法在中国是一种艺术形式，用以修身养性，追求学术。如今，它还成为一种不错的投资方式。

With a rich tradition of calligraphy tracing back thousands of years, China reveres the works on paper by great masters, as well as the experimental new media calligraphic works of contemporary artists.

书法已经有几千年的悠久历史，中国人崇拜书法大师的纸上作品，当代艺术家也在实验着新媒体书法项目。

At auction, these calligraphic artworks routinely fetch millions of dollars, collected by connoisseurs around the world, such as the paper scroll "Gong Fu Tie," which sold for $8.2 million at Sotheby's New York in September 2013. The ancient work was written by the famous poet Su Shi and consists of just nine characters.