Celebrating The Tiger

The Chinese New Year has arrived， people celebrated the Year of the Tiger.

Do you know anyone born in the Year of the Tiger？ What’s their personality like？ Are they brave， strong， tenacious and sympathetic？ If so， then they are a typical“tiger”.

In Chinese culture， tigers are considered the king of all beasts. They symbolize power， energy， protection， generosity and unpredictability. Tigers are regarded as fearless creatures， so that’s why in China you can see images of tigers on the walls of temples and houses to ward off disasters and danger.

Tigers have an important cultural significance not just in China， but acrossAsia.

As they mostly live in Asia， for many people in the West they have become a cultural symbol of Eastern countries. For example， strong economies in the East—Singapore， South Korea， China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan—were called“The Four Asian Tigers”. In the book Life of Pi， Canadian writer Yann Martel chose a Bengal tiger as the partner for Indian boy Pi on is survival adventure in the Pacific Ocean. rench fashion brand KENZO takes the tiger as ts main theme when it tries to embody Eastern lements with European design.

Instead of tigers， lions are considered as he king of all beasts in the West. Brave warriors were given the name“the lion”. In urope， the animal is a national emblem for ngland as well as for Norway， Spain， Belgium nd 13 other countries.

But in the West， tigers are also seen as a ery powerful animal. In English， if you want omeone to calm down， you can say to them， easy tiger”. Another famous phrase is：“eye of he tiger”， which means fierceness and strength.

Tigers are also one of my favorite animals. first learned about the beauty of tigers as a hild， while watching animal documentaries. If ou ask my mom， she’ll tell you that my most recious toy while growing up was my toy tier， which I still treasure dearly to this day. As young animal lover， I felt so sad that they were an endangered species and I wanted to elp protect them.

This is why I love that China has its animal zodiac system， as it shows the connection， nderstanding and respect that humans can ave for animals.

Just like tigers serve as a symbol of protecion in Chinese culture， we can only hope that n the Year of the Tiger more people can learn bout tigers and help protect them and their abitats from further destruction.

中國的新年已經(jīng)來到，大家慶?；⒛甑牡絹?。（剩余796字）