Tell the Story of Its Origin (student)
Appreciation of Some Famous Lines


I raised my head, the splendid moon I see; Then droop my head and sink to dreams of my hometown. (举头望明月， 低头思故乡) My one wish for you, then , is long life; And a share in this loveliness(the moon) far, far away. (但愿人长久， 千里共婵娟)
Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.
Tell the Story of Its Origin (student)
Dragon Boat Racing
Its Origin

Spring Festival is also called guonian, which means keeping the monster Nian away. There are many legends about the origin of Nian. A popular legend from ancient times described Nian as a fierce monster resembling a bull with a lion’s head. During winter, when food was scarce Nian would leave his mountain lair (兽穴) to eat local villagers or drive them from their homes.
Spring Festival Couplets

These are Chinese good luck proverbs on red paper, often with golden trimming and are usually about happiness, wealth, longevity , and a satisfactory marriage, including more children.
Spring Festival


China’s most important festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month each year. Family members gather just as they do for Christmas in the West. In fact, with so many people returning home, it is the busiest time for transportation systems.
Double Ninth Festival
A Glimpse of Chinese Culture
Traditional Festivals
Chinese Major Traditional Festivals




Spring Festival; Lantern Festival; Qingming Festival; Dragon Boat Festival; Mid-Autumn Festival; Double Ninth Festival.
春城无处不飞花， 寒食东风御柳斜。 日暮汉官传蜡烛， 轻烟散f Jie Zitui (student)
A Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival


Zhang Zeduan (张择端) of the Song Dynasty produced one of China’s most famous works of art: A Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. There are more than 500 people in the painting, as well as scores of (许多) different animals, carriages and sedan chairs (轿子), and bridges and boats. It is a vivid record of the festivities and hustle and bustle (熙熙攘攘) of the Qingming Festival.

In recent years, the Spring Festival Gala, broadcast on China Central Television Station (CCTV), lasting 5 to 6 hours has been an essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad.
Mid-Autumn Festival


The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in October. The round shape to a Chinese means family reunion, therefore the Mid-Autumn Festival is most romanticized in China as a day of family reunion and a festival with friends.
Tell the Story of Nian (student)
Preliminary Year (Xiaonian )

The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is Preliminary Year. Sacrifices are offered to the Kitchen God with families sharing delicious food followed by preparations for the coming Spring Festival.
Qingming Festival

The Qingming Festival (or Pure Brightness Festival) is a day for mourning (哀悼) the dead. It is one of the 24 seasonal division points (二十四节气划分) in the lunar calendar, falling on April 4th-6th each year. After the festival, the temperature rises and rainfall increases in readiness for spring plowing (春耕) and sowing.
Spring Festival Eve

Houses are brightly lit and a large sumptuous family dinner is served.

Dishes such as chicken, fish and tofu must be included, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively Ji, yu and doufu, mean “auspicious, abundant and blessed”.

Dragon Boat Racing Competition is an indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country. Teams in dragon-shaped boats row in time to the beat of rapid drums.
Yuanxiao

Also called tangyuan. They are small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with sesame (芝麻), bean paste, jujube paste (枣泥), walnut meat (核桃肉), dried fruit, or sugar and edible oil as filling. What's more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation to “tuanyuan”, meaning reunion.

Foods, decorations, new clothes and shoes for children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives are prepared. Houses are thoroughly cleaned.
New Year

During the first five days of the Spring Festival, relatives, friends, classmates and colleagues exchange greetings and gifts by visiting, calling or sending messages. Telephones lines and cables are busily engaged on these days.