Festival Memories 英汉解说.docVIP

Intro Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Do you love festivals? Do you enjoy happy festivals? Yes! All people on the earth love festivals! Whoever you are, an adult or a kid, festivals will leave you with the most beautiful memories! We are the Young Cultural Ambassadors from Beijing, China! Now, please join with us in celebrating some of our most important ancient festivals! Listen! The beautiful music is leading us back to 2000 years ago. Get yourself ready for the lively Chinese festivals and those magic days presented in our performance. This, we believe, will be one of your most unforgettable memories! I. Dance of Han Dynasty In the Middle of Han Dynasty, Julius Caesar was still studying literature and learning to ride in the Rome. Chinese kids at that time, especially girls, were longing for the coming of March 3 of the Chinese lunar year. That day was Girls’ Day, a day for all girls. It was a festival in the spring. Everything began to grow and flowers bloomed. Girls went out in twos and threes to enjoy the beautiful weather. They danced and sang in fields of flowers. They enjoyed their happy childhood and dreamed of becoming princesses. These girls dancing before us, don’t they look like they just come from the Han Dynasty 2000 years ago? The best season in their eyes is spring; the best memory they have is Girls’ Day. March 3 of the Chinese lunar calendar, a festival for the past 2000 years for all Chinese girls… II. Dance of the Tang Dynasty In the 10th century A.D., the mysterious Maya civilization suddenly disappeared in history. At the same time, China during the Tang Dynasty became the center of Asia. It drew the attention of the whole world. May 5 of the Chinese lunar year is the Dragon-Boat Festival. On that day, everywhere across the country would be full of lively festival scenes. During the Dragon-Boat Festival, each village would send a dragon-boat to take part in the boat race. It is said that the race is held to remember Qu Yuan. He was a