The Chongyang Festival has a history of over 2,000 years. It falls on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. According to tradition, we should celebrate the festival by going mountain climbing, but how many people today still celebrate this tradition? 1.
E
However, they are an important part of Chinese culture and we must protect them.
2.
C
The Dragon Boat Festival, for example, is celebrated in memory of Qu Yuan, a great poet living in ancient China. By celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival with rice dumplings and dragon boat races, the story of Qu Yuan is passed down from generation to generation. Celebrating traditional festivals helps spread knowledge about our national history.
Moreover, traditional festivals enable us to learn more about fine Chinese values. Many festivals, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, have a caring, family centred message at their hearts. The full moon on the festival is considered to stand for family togetherness. 3.
D
With the celebrations of these festivals, younger generations learn to honour fine Chinese values.
Finally, traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity(民族认同). For example, we celebrate the Hanshi Festival and the Laba Festival with special customs, and these shared experiences bring us together as a nation. Traditional festivals tell us who we are. 4.
A
Traditional festivals have been passed down to us. 5.
B
Questions: 1. 新考法 开放性试题 How can we make Chinese traditional festivals more attractive(有吸引力的) to people from other cultures? We can hold cultural exchange activities. For example，we can invite foreigners to join in dragon boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival.（答案不唯一）
2. What Chinese traditional festival do you think is the easiest for foreigners to understand? Why? The Mid-Autumn Festival. Because it's all about family getting together，just like Christmas in many Western countries.（答案不唯一）
