Chinese festivals, characterized by numerous traditional themes, are an integral part of China's rich history and culture. Well, Chinese social history is about 5000 years old. Obviously, Chinese culture (中华文化) and its values are one of the world's oldest existing social norms. In fact, the Chinese cultural legacies are a unique feature in the East and South East Asia. As such, there is a very close association between many of the traditional Chinese festivals, science, the lunar calendar and solar terms. Needless is to say, understanding Chinese festivals are very important to intuitively feel China's rich cultural heritage.
The current book volume, Chinese Festivals, is a Chinese reading practice book. It introduces the 10 most important festivals in China (中国十大重要节日). The volume, 1st in the "Introduction to Chinese Culture Series", includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 1000 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast.
The book has 10 chapters in the following order:
Chapter 1: Spring Festival (第一章：春节)
Chapter 2: Dragon Boat Festival (第二章：端午节)
Chapter 3: Qingming Festival (第三章：清明节)
Chapter 4: Mid-Autumn Festival (第四章：中秋节)
Chapter 5: Lantern Festival (第五章：元宵节)
Chapter 6: Chongyang Festival (第六章：重阳节)
Chapter 7: National Day (第七章：国庆节)
Chapter 8: New Year's Day (第八章：元旦)
Chapter 9: Mother's Day (第九章：母亲节)
Chapter 10: Teacher's Day (第十章：教师节)
