Here are five unexpected links between China and Canada.

中加五大意外联结。

Fact one: You probably see dragon boat racing as a traditional Chinese festival activity. However, in Vancouver, it has become one of the city's biggest summer events.

一、你或许以为赛龙舟是中国传统节庆活动。 殊不知在温哥华，它已成了当地规模最大的夏日盛事之一。

Fact two: China and Canada are considered two of the richest regions for dinosaur fossils on Earth. In the 1980s, the two countries launched one of the largest international dinosaur research projects ever: the Sino-Canadian Dinosaur Project.

二、中国和加拿大同属全球恐龙化石资源最富集的地区。 上世纪80年代，两国联合启动了国际恐龙研究领域的重磅项目——中加恐龙科考项目。

Fact three: In China, almost everyone knows him. Mark Rowswell, better known as "Dashan", a Canadian who mastered the Chinese Mandarin, had performed at the Spring Festival Gala, and became the most famous international face in Chinese media history.

三、在中国，几乎无人不识这位加拿大友人： 马克·罗斯韦尔，更广为人知的名字是“大山”。他精通汉语普通话，登上过央视春晚舞台， 成为中国媒体史上最知名的外籍面孔

Fact four: People know Harbin for its Ice and Snow World. What they often don't know is this: Harbin and Edmonton have been sister cities for over 40 years. Edmonton's Chinatown gate, known as the "Harbin Gate", was a gift from Harbin.

四、哈尔滨因冰雪大世界闻名遐迩。 但鲜少有人知晓，哈尔滨与埃德蒙顿已结为友好城市超40年。 埃德蒙顿唐人街的牌楼名为“哈尔滨门”，正是哈尔滨赠予的城市礼物。

Fact five: After the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, Canadian Indigenous leaders visited the disaster-affected area in China. There, they noticed something astonishing. The Qiang ethnic group's sheepskin drum looked almost identical to the ceremonial drums of First Nations peoples in North America. Even the rhythm and beat frequency were nearly the same. Canadian leaders described the Qiang people as "long-lost relatives", and later gifted a totem pole that still stands in China.

五、2008年汶川地震后，加拿大原住民领袖到访中国灾区。 在那里，他们有惊人发现。 羌族的羊皮鼓，与北美原住民的祭祀鼓形制几乎一致。 就连鼓点节奏、敲击频率都相差无几。 加拿大领袖称羌族为“失散的亲人”，后来赠予一座图腾柱，至今仍矗立在中国。

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