1 . The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Autumn, the 13th solar term, reflects the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. The fruitful season is approaching. The following are several things you should know about it.
“Autumn Tiger”
Although Start of Autumn indicates the beginning of autumn, hot weather won’t come to an end. The period of hot days after Start of Autumn, is called “Autumn Tiger”. Because of decreasing rainfall, it is even more sweltering (闷热的) during this period than during Major Heat.
Eating longans
The Start of Autumn period is harvest time for Taiwan longan. People believe that eating longan will help their children become senior officials.
Eating red beans
Starting from the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, people in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, have eaten red beans on Start of Autumn day. They take 7 to 14 little beans, swallowing them with well water. When taking the beans, one must face west, it is said, so as not to get dysentery (痢疾) during the autumn.
Eating gourds (葫芦)
During the Qing Dynasty, people would put gourds outside for a day before the Start of Autumn, and eat them on Start of Autumn day to drive off the summer heat.
Today people in Tianjin still keep this custom, believing that eating melons such as towel gourd, white gourd and bitter gourd can prevent diarrhea (腹泻) in autumn.
1. What causes “Autumn Tiger” according to the passage?| A．The reducing rainfall. | B．The ending of summer. |
| C．The approaching autumn. | D．The beginning of the solar term. |
| A．To avoid heat. | B．To keep the custom. |
| C．To prevent diseases. | D．To help children become senior officials. |
| A．Sports. | B．Culture. | C．Entertainment. | D．Politics. |
An exhibition
“Fashion first of all is culture,” Raffaela Godi, from the audience, told Xinhua. “This fashion show we just saw is an example of
The Miao ethnic group residing
Shi Chuanying, an embroiderer from Taijiang County of Guizhou Province,
As an experienced embroiderer, she has led more than 300 local embroiders to make Miao embroidery products
Long Youming, director of the Guizhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, said the event is
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals. It
(1)子曰：“知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。”
(2)子曰：“三人行，必有我师焉。则其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。”
(3)子曰：“温故而知新，可以为师矣。”
注意：
(1)词数不少于100；
(2)可以适当增加细节。以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：《论语》the Analects of Confucius
Topic: Discussion on the chapters of Analects of Confucius
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The universal longing for brightness and warm gave birth to thousands of lights. They break the darkness and carry people’s hopes and dreams on specially days. China’s Lantern Festival is one such day, celebrating through light shows and other celebrations. It is on 15th day of the first month of the lunar year. As Chinese people’s living standards keep rise, they have a stronger need for entertainment during festivals. Making lanterns have become a trend again, popular among both children and adults. Many hanfu lovers also brought lanterns, small and animal-shaped, as a decoration while wearing your costumes. There are much lovely lanterns for people of all ages to be light up the festival.
6 . Edinburgh summer festivals 2023
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Set up in 1947, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest performance arts festival. Only the Olympic Games and the World Cup sell more tickets and it takes over venues (场馆) all over the city for most of August. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society publishes a free programme every year containing most of the performances — which can be picked up in venues across Edinburgh before and during the event.
The Edinburgh International Festival
First held in 1947, the Edinburgh International Festival has taken place every year since. It sees famous figures from the fields of music and the performing arts invited to perform in the city. Traditionally the majority of events are classical music concerts, opera, theatre productions, and dance performances.
The Edinburgh International Film Festival
Established in 1947, the Edinburgh International Film Festival is the world’s oldest uninterruptedly (不间断地) running film festival. Threatened by financial problems last year, including the closing of its Edinburgh Filmhouse home, it is coming in 2023 as a downsized event showing a selection of films from around the world.
The Edinburgh International Book Festival
First taking place in a single tent in 1983, the Edinburgh International Book Festival was originally held every two years but became a yearly literary celebration in 1997. It invites hundreds of authors, journalists, politicians and famous faces from around the world to come to the city to speak about both their books and those of others.
1. How long does the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last?| A．About a week. | B．Almost a month. |
| C．More than 40 days. | D．Around half a year. |
| A．It kicked off in an old tent half a century ago. |
| B．It is the world’s largest performance arts festival. |
| C．It is the third largest event in terms of ticket sales. |
| D．It has been continually held since it started. |
| A．The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. |
| B．The Edinburgh International Festival. |
| C．The Edinburgh International Film Festival. |
| D．The Edinburgh International Book Festival. |
The Silk Road
The Silk Road was one of the most important arteries (干线) of trade and culture in the world history.
Starting from the ancient China capital city Chang’an (Xi’an at present), it stretched more than 7,000 kilometres,
Few people would
In recent years, many Chinese museums have opened online stores to sell cultural and creative products. Among them, the Palace Museum stands
According to the Vice President of the Palace Museum, sales of the museum’s cultural and creative products
Among the Palace Museum’s most popular cultural and creative products
“When developing cultural and creative products, we study people’s daily needs
Crosstalk, Xiangsheng in Chinese, is a
There are four
Jump into a taxi in Beijing, and chances are that your driver will be listening to a radio broadcast of a crosstalk show. These days, more and more foreigners are becoming interested in
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注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
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