Chinese Traditional Festival: Mid-Autumn Festival - 中国的传统节日：中秋节
In this video, we are talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival which is the most important traditional festival besides Spring Festival in China. In Chinese culture, the round can represent reunion. On Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is the roundest and brightest in a year, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Reunion Festival.
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单词及短语
Key words and phrases
传统 [chuán tǒng]
节日 [jié rì]
中秋节 [Zhōng qiū jié]
因为……所以…… [yīn wèi……suǒ yǐ……]
月亮 [yuè liang]
最 [zuì]
圆 [yuán]
代表 [dài biǎo]
完整 [wán zhěng]
团圆 [tuán yuán]
对于……来说 [duì yú …… lái shuō]
除了 [chú le]
重要 [zhòng yào]
一般 [yì bān]
赏月 [shǎng yuè]
月饼 [yuè bǐng]
传说 [chuán shuō]
女人 [nǚ rén]
兔子 [tù zi]
亮 [liàng]
跳舞 [tiào wǔ]
味道 [wèi dao]
短文
Reading Transcripts
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August 15th of the lunar calendar is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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Because the moon on this day is the roundest in a year,
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representing the integrity and reunion,
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so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "reunion festival".
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For Chinese,
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Mid-Autumn Festival is the most important festival except Spring Festival.
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On Mid-Autumn day,
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Chinese people usually appreciate the moon and eat moon cakes.
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According to legend,
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a beautiful woman and a rabbit live on the moon.
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This woman is called Chang'e.
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The Mid-Autumn Festival is the time when the moon is the brightest,
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as legend said that on this day,
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people can see Chang'e dancing on the moon.
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Moon cakes are a kind of food,
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it's usually eaten only during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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The previous moon cakes were all round,
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representing the reunion.
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However,
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moon cakes have many shapes now,
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besides round ones,
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there are also square ones.
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Taste is also much more than before.
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In addition to sweet and salty,
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there are also spicy and various fruit flavors and so on.
