The evolution of totem has covered several stages: First, the original-look totem such as dragon, tiger and leopard Then, near-original-look totem, which was mainly the half-human-half-animal image, like Nvwa, a goddess with the body of a snake finally, the sub-original totem. Totem worship, one traditional custom, had once prevailed all over the world.

Animals are one kind of recourses of nature, so numerous carnivoresвЂ™ coming to exist is the key to hold the balance in the Animal Circle. Nature has its own rules for evolution, in which animals rely on each other but also prey on each other. In this case, human had an intricate feeling towards animals: those feral animals were humans' natural enemy, while they were also main providers for humans' foods and some daily necessities. This is because their power to resist natural disaster was still weak. In the early days of primitive society, when humans were in the budding period, many animals in nature threatened their existence and life. The conclusion from Darwin's research is that mankind derived from Ancient Apes, which is also one of the basic contents modern Chinese are taught in history class. The core of the human-animal relationship is humansвЂ™ attitudes towards and applications to the latter.ДЄs we all know, human being is also one kind of animals, but it has evolved into the advanced animal with the ability to remould nature and to think. Although it is a natural law for some species to appear and die out, the hazards brought about by farming, animal husbandry, industrialization, pollution and so forth are main reasons for the reduction of certain species in Mother Nature. The development of human beings cannot continue without nature and animals, yet it is also the history of some animals' extinction. As time goes by, China went through the primitive society, feudalistic society, semi-colonial and semi-feudal society and finally entered the modern society. This is also a crucial task in coordinating the relationship between humans and animals, humans and nature. How do Chinese treat animals? How do they make use of them? These questions are worth discussing. In Chinese history animals have always been playing an important role in human's life since ancient times. Carrying out Animal Welfare is a general trendД¬hina has a long history and it is one of the four greatest ancient civilizations. Conflict between traditional views and demand arising from social developmentДЈ.2.

Michigan State University College of Law, 2003ДЈ.1. University of Science and Technology of China Written for: International Animal Law Conference, April 2-4 2004, San Diego Attorney and Professor A comprehensive consideration of the role of animals in the cultural development of China.

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