这一多媒体盛会绝不仅仅是回顾中国五千年的文明史；它也是向世人宣布，中国是一个文明古国，要求在全球体系中占有一席之地，而且也理应如此。
That multimedia spectacular did far more than trace China’s 5,000-year history; it was a statement that China is a major civilization that demands and deserves its rightful place in the global hierarchy.