Festivals

Spring Festival

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. All the traditional festivals in China are based on the Chinese lunar calendar. The Spring Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year. In Chinese, we also say Guo Nian, meaning keeping off the monster of Nian.

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date:	Jan 1st of China's Lunar Calendar

The Moon Festival

The Moon Festival is one of the major widely celebrated festival in China. It is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Since it falls in mid-autumn in Chinese lunar calendar and celebrated on the 15th of the month, it is also called “Mid-Autumn Festival”. The moon plays a significant role in this festival. Chinese people love to climb up to an open space or the top of the mountain to get a clear view of Autumn’s auspicious full moon.

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date:	15th day of the eighth lunar month

Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival (also called Yuanxiao Festival) is on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month. It is closely related to Spring Festival.In the old days, people began preparing for the Spring Festival about 20 days before. However, After the Lantern Festival,everything returns to normal. Yuan literally means first, while Xiao refers to night. yuanxiao is the first time when we see the full moon in the new year. It is traditionally a time for family reunion.

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date:	Jan 15th of Chinese Lunar Calender

Qingdao Beer Festival

Qingdao Beer Festival
photo by: Paul W. Davies

The Qingdao Beer Festival is the largest of its kind in Asia.  Thousands of people descend on Qingdao every August to enjoy the tastes and smells of this amazing event.

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date:	August every year

Festivals of Ethnic Minority Peoples

Chinese ethnic minority peoples also have their own unique festivities.
Mongolian People' s Nadam Fair

The Nadam Fair is a traditional festival celebrated in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the 7th lunar month."Nadam" is the Mongolian word for"recreation" or"games"."It was first held by the Mongolians in the or"games. Han Dynasty. (206 B.C.--220 A.D.)

The Mongolians are a people fond of sports activities. The three main kinds are: horse racing, wrestling, and archery (regarded by the local people as men's three events)

The Mongolians grow more..

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date:	2007/3/13
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