The Dragon and the Kangaroo Young Australians in China

• 作者: VAUGHAN WINTERBOTTOM
• 来源期刊: 今日中国：英文版
• 学科: 生物学
• 关键词: 澳大利亚 中国 袋鼠
• 年，卷（期）: 2012,（5）
• 页码范围: 68-71
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: Q959.822

摘要

<正>APOLOGIES for the clichéd zoophilia of the title. Unfortunately,with the most auspicious of Chinese zodiacs swooping in only once in 12 years,2012 journalistic protocol for articles on China stipulates bestial kitsch whenever possible. And the kangaroo,whose pouch and hallmark hop seem perhaps even more improbable than a winged,fire-breathing serpent,is the obvious choice to complete our epithet for a story about Australia and China.While "The Dragon and the Kangaroo" are yet to make their way into popular fable,an interesting story is certainly being drafted by a young generation of antipodean Asianists who have found their métier in China’s capital,Beijing.