高二年级英语作文：The Tibetan Minority

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Asitisknowntousall,thereare55minoritygroupsinChina,eachwithitstraditionalcustoms,costumesandculture.Nowlet’stakealookattheTibetanMinority.

TheTibetanMinoritygroupliveinQinghai,Gansu,SichuanandYunnanProvince.Andthehighestridgeintheworld─beautifulandmysteriousTibetistheirmajorhabitat.

Asthefertilizedprairiestretchesaroundthehabitantsasfarastheeyescansee,mostpeopleliveonanimalhusbandry,raisingsheep,goats,cattleandgrowingaspecialkindofplantcalledQingke.Onaountoftheuniqueclimate,peopleoftenwearwarmandfortablebootsinwinter,andtheyarealwaysdressedindelicaterobeswhicharemadeofthefurofsheep.Oftentheytakeoffonesleeveoftheclothesandtieitaroundtheirwaistsinordertoworkeasilyanduseitaswarmquiltsatnight.

Bothmenandwomentherelikewearingsilverornaments,whichlookverymysteriousandfullofmagicalpower.Andtheyaregoodatsinginganddancing,andthementherecanhavebraidstoo.Whentheymeetanimportantguest,theywillpresenthimorheraHada,apieceoflongwhitesilkclothtoshowtheirrespect.AndtheywillalsotreattheguesttoaspecialkindofdrinkcalledSuyouTea,whichsomepeoplefindhardtoenjoy.

Besides,thehabitantshavedevelopedboththeirownwrittenandspokenlanguages,andthelongpoemstheywroteplayanimportantroleinChineseliterature.Andtherearemanywell-protectedculturerelicsaswell,takingthegrandBudalaPalaceasanexample.Itisahistoricalmuseumaswellasanarttreasury,wherepeoplecansharetheirspiritbeliefinBuddhismandgetartisticentertainmentofthecarvedpaintingsandthebeautifully-writtenchirographies.

TheTibetahnicgroupisalsofamousforitsstrangecustominfuneral.Thinkingthatthesoulbelongstotheskyafterapersondies,theyusuallyputthebodyonaplatformoutdoors,sprayonitandwaitthecondorstoetoeatthebody.Inthisway,theybelievethesoulgoesuptothesky.

TheTibetanMinorityisbrimmingoverwithdeepemotions.Thepeoplethereareveryzealousandhospitableandtheylivefreelyandhappilyonthespaciousgrassland.TheirhistoryandculturecontributetothediversityofChina,sowecertainlyshouldprotectthemandgetthempopularizedandletthemreceivegreatrespecttheydeserve.