honorablejudges,ladiesandgentlemen:

　　kiplingsaid:"eastiseast,andwestiswest,andneverthetwainshallmeet!"butnow,acenturylater,theyhavemet.

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　　somewouldarguethatthesemeetingsleaveuswithachoicebetweeneastandwest,,customsandtechnologyourown,,becauseourtraditionis,aboveall,oneofselectingthebestandmakingitourown.

　　but,dowesternstylesandvaluesthreatenouridentity?

　　historymakesiteasyforustothinkso-perhapstooeasy.

　　somepeopleseemtothinkthatadoptingwesterncustoms,suchasabridewearingwhite-whichhaslongbeenacolorofmourninginchina,insteadofthetraditionalchineseredforherwedding,isanothersubmissiontoforeignintervention,--abetrayalofourheritage,theysay.

　　theyfearthataswebecome"globalized",wewillnolongerbechinese.

　　idonotagree.

　　historyteachersthatastrongandconfidentnationisateaseinhearingfromtheoutsideworld.

　　theweddingofeasternandwesterncultures,whetherinwhitegownsorred,bringsusvariety.

　　itisarichbanquetofspecialfoodsfromallovertheworld.

　　asanamateurgourmetofchinesecuisine,oursuperbflavoursdelightme.

　　butmychinesetasteappreciatesfoodfromanyland.

　　ievenallowtheconvenienceofmcdonald'saplaceinmylifewithoutgivingupmygoodtaste.

　　mygrandfathertaughtmetohumtunesofbeijingoperafromthetimeiwasveryyoung;theyaredeepinmyspirit,partofmysoul.

　　ilovebeijingopera,becauseitalwaysremindsmeofwhoiam.

　　butiamalsoafanofmodernpopmusic,thefanofspicegirlsoncampus.

　　ofcourse,itgoesfarbeyondfood,.

　　onceuponatime,orsomyteachertoldme,achineseboyandanamericangirlhadasquabble.

　　bothwantedtokeepabunnyrabbittheyhadfoundinthegarden.

　　surelyyou'veseenarabbitsunninghimselfinthegrass.

　　nothingismorelovable,.

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　　thegirlthentookoutherviolinandplayedittoproducebeautifulmelodiesofherown.

　　therabbitbegantobounceinherdirection.

　　sointentwerethechildrenontheirownmusicthatneitherpaidtheotheranyattention.

　　,bothchildrengaveup;theywalkedaway,indifferentdirections,.

　　but,whatiftheylistened,whatiftheyreallyheardeachother'smusic,insteadofalwaysplayingtheirowntunes?

　　whenihearthemusicofaviolin,,ofthehills,ofthemyownnativeland.

　　ismusicmineandyours,orisitours?

　　whatiwanttohearistheer-huandtheviolinplayedtogether,,wecanproducenewandbeautifulmusic,richwithtexturesandsoundsthatcanonlybemadeinharmony.

　　,waitingforthesymphonytobegin.

　　willhehavetowaitforever?.