中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第49期:中國的馬文化
China's Horse Culture
中國的馬文化With the development of the horse breeding industry,abundant experiences were accumulated throughout the ages. The most famous master was named Bole,and others like him that followed also adopted the name. The word "Bole" became a Chinese idiom. The monograph on distinguishing fine breeds of horses by Bole is the earliest of its kind in the world. Other monographs on the subject also appeared during the Tang Dynasty.
隨着馬養殖業的發展，古往今來積累了豐富的經驗。最有名的大師被稱爲伯樂，其他人喜歡他隨後也採用這個名字。“伯樂”這個詞成爲了漢語習語。伯樂的區別良種馬的專文是世界上最早的專題著作。關於這個問題專文在唐代也有出現。Horses is China are mainly distributed in the northern regions，including the vast area of Xinjiang and Qinghai in the west of Lanzhou,Inner Mongolia, Northeast China and the northern part of North China,the mountainous regions in Sichuan Province, Yunnan and Guizhou Plateau. The number of horses in Northeast, Northwest and North China accounts for three-fourths of the country's total.
馬在中國主要分佈在北部地區，包括新疆、青海、蘭州西部、內蒙古、中國東北地區和和中國北方的北部地區、四川的山區、雲南和貴州高原等廣大地區。在中國東北、西北和華北馬的數量佔了全國的四分之三。
