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+ 加入清单China is the biggest family with 56 ethnic groups. Among them, the Han
Chinese is the largest and the most highly developed group. The Han Chinese can
be found in many parts of China. They mainly live in the north plain region, the
middle and the lower reaches of Yangze River and Pearl River Deltas. The other
55 groups are the minority ethnic groups. They are distributed in the
mountainous areas of southwest and northwest of China.
Being too far away from big cities, the minority ethnic groups are poor in
economy and there people are not well-educated. They have very few
understandings of science and technology. So they must develop their
economy.
To help the people of the minority ethnic groups live better, the
government should take some effective measures. For one thing, more and more
knowledgeable undergraduates should be encouraged to those poor areas to help
the people there to get rid of their poverty. For another, the advanced science
and technology must be introduced into the minority ethnic groups to improve
their living conditions. More importantly, people of the minority ethnic groups
should be given equal opportunities to study and work. Only so will China be
more prosperous in the future.
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篇1:诚实英语作文高5
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+ 加入清单There is an English proverb which says (saying) “Honesty is the best
policy.” It signifies the importance of honesty.
What are the benefits of honesty? If you are honest to others, they will be
honest to you in return. When you are sad, they will comfort you. When you are
in trouble, they will help you.
There is no enumerating the evils of dishonesty here. In a word, a
dishonest man will be looked down upon by others and (be) regarded as a public
enemy.
篇2:关于网购英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单When it comes to online shopping, different people holds different ideas
towards it. Some people seem extremely enjoy the way of buying things online
because they feel online shopping is so convenient. Some just don’t believe that
they can buy good quality commodities from Internet. As far as I’m concerned, I
think online shopping creates lots of benefits to people.
Firstly, buying things online is a way of saving time. Compared with the
traditional way of shopping, we have no need to go out to pick up our favorite
goods from store to store. Just a click, we can have things in our shopping cart
and just wait for the goods to be delivered to us. To this extent, not only we
can save the time of finding things from store to store but we don’t need to
spend time on transportation. Thus, we can save lots of time to enjoy fun.
Secondly, buying things online can save our money. People buy commodities
by Internet not only because it saves us time, but also, we can save lots of
money. It is often seen that some people just go to the physical store to check
out the commodities they want to buy and then they would search for their
favorite commodities online and take the order. People do this just because they
know that online goods are usually cheaper than the goods displayed in shop
window because online shop have no need to pay the rent. So, people are more
inclined to buying things from online store.
Thirdly, convenience is the last but not least thing of shopping online.
Since we can buy things online, there is no need to go out to look for things we
want to buy. What we need to do is to simply sit before our computer, search for
things we want to buy, click our favorite thing and then pay our order by our
bank card. And then, you just need to wait for your goods to be delivered to
your home.
In conclusion, shopping online is a convenient, time-saving and money
saving way of buying things. Therefore, we can benefit a lot from shopping
online. That’s the reason of why shopping online has developed faster and faster
in recent years.
篇3:童年英语作文初二80词
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+ 加入清单Childhood in my grandmothers house, saw the hen sat in the nest to scare
her, shedid not run, I felt very unusual.
Go and ask the Father knows, the hen is sitting, I am very surprised. At
the same time, there is a strange idea -- the hen can hatch the chicken, I also
have hatched chicks! So, I also got some egg on the quilt, and then he climbed
into bed lying in bed, put the egg on your ass..
I thought: I can also be hatched chicks, I am great superman!
But after several hours did not see a little action, I urgent cry.
篇4:关于健康饮食习惯英语
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+ 加入清单Eating patterns change over time. Ingredients cannot be seen before in a
country might begin to appear in local markets , shipped from abroad. Migration
causes cultures to change, and eating patterns invariably reflect new
influences.
In the 20th century, few people have the time to go home for lunch, and
many city dwellers find themselves in need of grabbing a bite to eat in a place
close to their offices. As a result, the popularity of fast food and takeaway
food has risen . In many urban areas, people who traditionally ate their main
meal at midday now enjoy it in the evening, after work.
Changing eating patterns have an effect on other aspects of society. Meals
have traditionally been times when members of a family catch up with each other.
Fast food and quick meals sometimes threaten such family get-together.
篇5:英语小
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+ 加入清单Nowadays, more and more middle-aged people are suffering from insomnia, as
life for the middle-aged is stressful indeed. For one thing, as they are the
backbones of their companies, they have plenty of things to do at work. And they
usually have to work overtime. For another, they have to take great
responsibilities at home, for their aged parents need to be supported and their
little children need to be brought up. Thats why they dont have enough time to
have a good rest.
To sleep well, some of them often take sleeping pills. I dont think its
good for them to do so, because the sleeping pills can only get rid of the sign
of insomnia, not the cause. And taking too much sleeping pills is bad for their
health.
Therefore, I suggest those middle-aged people should know how to relax
themselves and rest their brains. Taking a simple work after supper will be
beneficial for them. Besides, they can have a glass of milk before going to bed,
which can be helpful for their sleep.
篇6:读书的快乐英语
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+ 加入清单April 23 is "World Book Day" announced by the UNESCO。 This is not a long history of the festival, from 1995 began. However, it has been widely welcomed and responded in the world: held in Copenhagen, Denmark reading marathon, Canadas Toronto Festival held in Canada…
When these popular cultures such as Pop music and Hollywood movies get quite prevailing today, people have not forgotten literature, the writers and reading.
Whether Reading is a funny thing, only love reading people know.
I study for many years, however, I know the sense of reading so little . Where fun of reading comes? There are four opinions put forward in this paper.
First, Reading is the treatment of depression governance magic.Immersed in books, what partiality, what desire fame and fortune, what lack a clear round, what fuel, what life 3,000 silk trouble, they all forget about.
Second, People in Libraries are often forget the time and forget to go home, that the study is not the intrinsic happiness? Some celebrities even held overnight in the library.
Third, We often see someone reading forget thirst. India, reading knowledge is the spirit of Canadian admirable. However, the morning watching a professor at the empty plates and ask ourselves: I eat the lunch? Oh. After eating, they continue schooling. Some people forget to study cooking and was good meal blame reprimanded.
Last, Reading the fastest time flies. Joy of reading, an unconsciously Influence past, the sun has not allowed Health attraction downhill whims.
篇7:有关母亲节英语
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+ 加入清单我盼星星、盼月亮,终于盼到了母亲节,因为在母亲节这一天,我们可以回报母亲对我们的关爱。
I look forward to the stars, the moon and finally mothers day, because on
Mothers day, we can return our mothers love for us.
老早就听说,有人在母亲节里举行一些与母亲有关的节目进行联欢、比赛。于是,这一天妈妈也如法炮制办起了一个《母亲节》感恩联欢会,并且以比赛的形式举行,根据你的表演评分,表现好的还有奖品。
Ive heard for a long time that some people hold some programs related to
mothers on Mothers day to get together and compete. So on this day, my mother
did the same thing to hold a mothers Day Thanksgiving party in the form of a
competition. According to your performance score, there are prizes for good
performance.
我们的比赛一共有四个项目:一、自己写一篇赞美妈妈的诗歌并朗诵;二、才艺表演;三、母亲节知识抢答;四、给妈妈洗脚活动。最后评出一、二、三等奖及鼓励奖。
There are four items in our competition: first, write a poem to praise
mother and recite it; second, talent performance; third, answer for knowledge on
Mothers day; fourth, wash feet for mother. Finally, the first, second and third
prizes and encouragement prizes are awarded.
妈妈第一个表演,爸爸随后,弟弟紧追,我最后,我们一口气闯过四关,最后,我如愿以偿得了第一,弟弟第二,妈妈第三,老爸当然是鼓励奖了。哈哈!成绩一公开,大家便向我发出热烈的掌声。哦!差点忘了告诉你们,我这次还自告奋勇当了主持人呢,而且爸爸妈妈还夸我主持的是想当不错的。
Moms first performance, Dads follow-up, brothers follow-up, I finally, we
went through four hurdles in one breath, finally, I got the first, brothers
second, moms third, Dads encouragement award of course. Ha ha! As soon as the
results were made public, everyone gave me warm applause. Oh! I almost forgot to
tell you that I volunteered to be the host this time, and my parents also
praised me for being a good host.
通过今天的母亲节,我懂得了很多道理,母亲不但赋予了我们生命,而且还养育我们、教育我们,为了我们的健康成长,她们操碎了心,我们以后一定要讲究卫生、好好学习,用好的身体、好的成绩来报答妈妈。
Through todays mothers day, I learned a lot of truth. Mother not only gave
us life, but also raised and educated us. For our healthy growth, they broke
their hearts. We must pay attention to health, study hard, and repay our mother
with good health and good grades.
通过这次母亲节活动,我还知道了母亲节是每年五月的第二个星期天,这个节日最早起源于古希腊。
Through this mothers Day activity, I also know that mothers Day is the
second Sunday of May every year, which originated in ancient Greece.
这个母亲节过得真快乐!真难忘!
How happy mothers Day is! Its unforgettable!
篇8:高三英语作文朋友100词
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+ 加入清单Zhang Ying is my good friend. She’s in Class1, Grade4 in Tianjiao Primary
School. She’s a model student. She’s smart and she’s helpful, too. She often
helps teachers and young students at school. She is good at Chinese, math,
English, arts and crafts, music and so on. She has a lot of hobbies. She likes
painting and drawing. And she likes listening to music, having picnics with her
parents. Oh yeah, she likes fishing, too. But she doesn’t like playing
basketball, football, table tennis or volleyball. Zhang Ying is the best friend
of mine. I like playing with her. We always work together and help each
other.
篇9:关于疫情的英语优秀作文
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+ 加入清单2020年的春节,在所有中国人的心里,注定是一个永生难忘的记忆。新型冠状病毒的肆虐,让辞旧迎新的钟声更加沉重,人们脸上的那一个个口罩,让这个春节倍感冷清。
The Spring Festival in 2020, in the hearts of all Chinese people, is
destined to be a memorable memory forever. The novel coronaviruss raging force
makes the bell ring for the old and new year more heavy, and the mask on
peoples faces makes the Spring Festival feel cold.
这个冬天,梅花依然宁静地开放;这个冬天,蓝天依旧明净如洗;这个冬天的武汉却非常艰难,全国人民却非常艰难。在这特殊的日子里,我们谨遵医嘱,静静地待在家中。我们为武汉忧心忡忡,我们为治愈病例的增多而感到高兴,为武汉的人们牵肠挂肚。
This winter, the plum blossom is still quietly open; this winter, the blue
sky is still bright and clean; this winter, Wuhan is very difficult, but the
people of the whole country are very difficult. On this special day, we would
like to follow the doctor s advice and stay at home quietly. We are worried
about Wuhan, we are happy with the increase of cured cases, and we are worried
about people in Wuhan.
与此同时,有一群人,他们正冲在前方,用自己的平凡之躯为身后的亿万中国人筑起防护的堡垒,他们舍小家为大家,不眠不休,战斗在这场没有硝烟的战场上的最前沿。他们是来自全国各地的最美逆行者,他们是新时代的最美先锋人物,他们是可亲可敬的白衣天使。
At the same time, there are a group of people, they are rushing forward,
using their ordinary bodies to build a fortress for the hundreds of millions of
Chinese people behind them. They leave their small homes for everyone,
sleepless, fighting in the forefront of this battlefield without smoke of
gunpowder. They are the most beautiful rebels from all over the country. They
are the most beautiful pioneers in the new era. They are amiable and respectable
angels in white.
在这群人当中,有一位84岁的老院士,叫钟南山,17年前,这位老院士奋斗在抗非的最前线上,为抗击非典立下了汗马功劳。17年后的今天他临危受命,搭上前往武汉的高铁,再次前往抗击疫情的前线;86岁的董宗祁老教授,他坐在轮椅上,一上午看了30多个病人,他说:“我这辈子,就是为了救人”;73岁的李兰娟教授,知道国家有难,她毫不犹豫前往武汉,坚定地说出她的誓言:“我打算长期待在武汉,与那边的医护人员一起奋斗!”
Among these people, there is an 84 year old academician named Zhong
Nanshan. 17 years ago, the old academician fought in the forefront of anti
Africa and made great contributions to the fight against SARS. 17 years later,
he was ordered to take the high-speed railway to Wuhan and go to the front line
of fighting the epidemic again. Professor Dong zongqi, 86, sat in a wheelchair
and saw more than 30 patients in the morning. He said, "my life is to save
people"; Professor Li Lanjuan, 73, knew that the country was in trouble. She did
not hesitate to go to Wuhan and firmly said her oath: "I intend to stay in Wuhan
for a long time and fight with the medical staff there!"
这世上哪有什么岁月静好,只是因为有人在替我们负重前行罢了,这世上哪有什么天生的英雄,只有因为人们需要,才有人愿意牺牲自己成为英雄。
There is no time in this world that is quiet, just because someone is
carrying the weight for us. There is no natural hero in this world. Only because
people need, can someone be willing to sacrifice themselves to become a
hero.
虽然我不知道他们是谁,但我明白他们是为了谁。他们也许并不富裕,甚至有些贫穷;他们也许并不高大,甚至有些瘦弱;他们也许并不光鲜,甚至有点卑微,他们的形象在我心中是那样模糊,但他们的精神在我心中却是那样鲜明;不计生死,不求回报,默默坚守的他们,守护着健康,保卫着生命。
Although I dont know who they are, I know who they are for. They may not
be rich, or even poor; they may not be tall, or even thin; they may not be
bright, or even a little humble, their image in my heart is so fuzzy, but their
spirit in my heart is so bright; regardless of life and death, do not ask for
return, they stick to silently, guard health, protect life.
普通的我们无法到达正面战场与病毒作战,我们只能做好我们的后勤工作,不出门,少出门,勤洗手,戴口罩,这是为了不给他们添麻烦,祝愿他们平安早日凯旋。
Ordinary we cant reach the front battlefield to fight against the virus.
We can only do our logistical work well, not going out, not going out, washing
hands frequently, wearing masks, so as not to give them trouble, and wish them a
safe and early victory.
彩虹为证,千古不变,我要高歌。为生命喜悦,万物都歌颂你的慈爱,大地诉说你的恩情。
Rainbow as evidence, eternal, I want to sing. For the joy of life, all
things sing of your love, and the earth speaks of your kindness.
致敬白衣天使!
Salute the angel in white!
致敬最美逆行者!
Salute the most beautiful rebel!
致敬抗击疫情的每一个人!
Pay homage to everyone fighting the epidemic!
篇10:保护环境的英语
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+ 加入清单Today, Chinas economy has made the great achievement. More and more
foreign people come to China to seek for cooperation. It is true that peoples
life standard has been improved a lot during the last decades, but the
environment has been polluted badly. When I was very small, I could see the
green trees and clean water around my hometown, but now, the river becomes
smaller and the rubbish can be seen everywhere. I feel so sad about it. We have
sacrificed so much to chase the profit. If we cant save the environment, we
wont live the comfortable life. For us, we should not throw away the rubbish
and plant more trees. The little things we do will make a great difference.
篇11:高三英语作文传统文化100词
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+ 加入清单It seems we are living in the conflict between modern and traditional
cultures every day. Hearing the blaring of horns the moment you step out of your
house, seeing the so called "pop" the moment you open your eyes, you cant help
thinking, "Will the traditional culture be gradually lost?"
Many people believe so. They may put right in front of you all the
evidences they can dig out. They may argue that people are rushing to
restaurants instead of cooking at home, listening to pop music but not
traditional, wearing in a way people couldnt imagine ten years ago. Modern
people like the air of freedom, not to be restrained by traditions. They offer
this long list, only trying to confirm that this world is full of
fashion,competition and temptation and the traditional culture is fading and
will be lost at last.
Though we are now living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war,
hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy are part of our daily life. Though this is a
skeptical age, and our faith has weakened, our confidence in some aspects of the
traditional culture should and would never be lost.
Wouldnt you agree that our traditional culture is always credited with
modesty, politeness and respectfulness, which have always been treasured for
more than five thousand years?Even in this modern world, people still admire
those with good manners, those who are polite to others or respectful to old
people.
Wouldnt you agree that our Chinese traditional music is beautiful and
artistic and our Chinese tea culture is always an appealing treasure to people
around the world?
So there may just be some changes in our lifestyle or our attitudes towards
life, but little change occurs to some fundamental aspects of our traditional
culture that people still treasure in heart.
The traditional culture will never be lost, I believe.
篇12:生活英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Time spent at a university is a most worthwhile period in a young persons
life. This is a time when a student begins to form his or her ideas about life
in general. Attending classes and studying in the library keep a student busy
and provide him or her with access to valuable information, adding to his or her
knowledge base.
Campus life can also be rich and colorful. Most universities offer a
variety of extracurricular activities such as sports events, contests, and other
social gatherings, enabling the students to experience relief from study and
homework. Students often form lifelong friendships through the varied
experiences of university life.
During the time a student spends at university, he not only develops his
intellectual abilites,he also develops social skills as well as knowledge and
wisdom necessary for choosing a future career. By learning how to balance
intense study and recreation, a student will be well prepared for the challenges
of future responsibilities.
篇13:关于代沟英语作文高中
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+ 加入清单The generation gap refers to the difference in attitude toward thing or the
lack of understanding between young people and older folks.
In families as well as in society, the young and the older may not agree
with each other on this and that from time to time. Young people would llke to
make as much money as they could and spend as much money as they could earn
while older folks are easily satisfied with what they earn and save as much as
possible. Young people llke the exciting and deafening pop music while older
folks prefer melodious folk-songs or classic music. A boy and a glrl today may
fall in love with each other as quick as lightning, while their parents or grand
parents might trudge over a long distance before they kissed each other and
became lovers when they were young.
However, we should not be amazed at the generation gap,for it is quite
natural in the development of society. The world is a changing world, in which
everything keeps changing, generations of human beings included. And changes
lead to progress.
篇14:周末英语作文高一100词
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+ 加入清单I think everyone likes weekend. Because it’s time for relax and fun. Now I
want to talk about my weekend.
I often spend Saturday for fun. Such as playing basketball with my friends,
watching movies and TV shows, having a trip with family and so on. And I always
spend Sunday for homework and have some rest. Sometimes I visit my grandparents
with my parents. It’s very interesting to visit them.
篇15:高二英语作文寒假
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+ 加入清单My winter vacation
During the winter vacation, nothing is different for my life. I wake up 11 oclock Am everyday, after a washing, I have a good lunch with my parents. Next I play computer games till the time to have supper. After have dinner. I go on playing till 2 oclock Am, and then go to sleep with tired. This is one dull day of my winter vacation.
But I havent bored all the time. Sometimes I read the books, sometime I listen to the music or the radio in the bed, because it was very cold outside and snowy all the day. And I also meat some of my good friends during the vacation, we have a very long talk about the life of each other in the past year and play table tennis tegether. And I watched the spring festival party of the CCTV in the last seconds of the 2004 year! I think this is the thing most people of china doing at that time.
Thats all, all my dull, coldly and snowy winter vacation
篇16:关于英语作文school七年级
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+ 加入清单In the morning, we will gather at the plaza and sing the national anthum.
After taking the pledge, we will go back to class where lessons will soon
began.
After a few periods of classes, it’s recess! Recess is the time when we eat
and play and go toilet. It’s the only time inSchoolwhere all students were
enjoying school life. Too bad it’s only half an hour. After recess, we will go
back to class where chucks of lessons start again.
篇17:关于图书馆英语高一
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+ 加入清单A library is a building for a collection or books, magazines, periodicals
and newspapers. The books are kept on the shelves in the stack room whereas the
magazines, journals, etc. in the reading rooms. Modern libraries also have xerox
rooms, and computer rooms.
If you want to borrow books, you can go to the loan desk, look over the
correct call numbers in the card catalog and ask the librarian to take then, out
for you. Or youre allowed to enter the stack room to rind books for yourself,
you can look up the bound volume or index for the articles relative to the
subject, on which you are going to write thesis. If the library doesnt
subscribe to the magazine which carries the article you want, you can borrow the
magazine from other libraries by means of interlibrary loan service.
Dont forget to show your library card or I.D. card to the librarian before
you go into the reading room, where you can read magazines or newspapers. If you
find a good article and want to keep it, you can have it duplicated in the xerox
room. Besides, if you want to watch films or slides, you can ask the
projectionist to play the videotape for you in the audio visual room, where you
can also listen to language tapes and music tapes.
篇18:手机英语年级
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+ 加入清单Recently, my father changed a new mobile phone, which is Samsung svmvng.
Silver gray shell, is flip, very beautiful. As soon as I turn over the lid, I
emit seven colors of light.
It has a lot of functions. Open the game, there is a my "pet", open a look,
wow! A kitten. I cant play, just press, the kitten disappeared, I see, broken!
Hurry to ask Dad, dad looked and said: "Oh, Lin Lin, how did you buy the kitten!
I managed to raise the kitten so much that its time to take part in the
competition. Why did you buy the kitten? " I said, "Dad, Im sorry, I cant play,
you teach me." My father bought a kitten with 8 yuan and taught me how to feed
it.
Dads cell phone also has the function of taking pictures. At noon, the
whole family gathered around the dining table to have a meal. I took a picture
of everyone, so that my grandfather, grandmother, father and mother looked at
their appearance. They all laughed, and I also laughed.
When I grow up, I want to buy a better cell phone than dads.
篇19:我的国庆节计划英语作文
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+ 加入清单With the coming ofnational day, I have a one week holiday.
I really expect to it, because I wantto have a short trip during these days. I will travel toJiuzhaiValleywith my parents for three days.
I have heard that the scenery ofJiuzhaiValleyis very beautiful in autumn and it’s the best time to travel there.
Autumn is my most favorite season so I wantto enjoy the beauty of such a wonderful place.
I do some preparations for thistrip.
For example, I search the Internet to see the travel raiders and I haveknown where the most attracting place is and where to live in.
I am sure itwill be a wonderful journey. There are only several days for the coming trip,but I have been too excited to wait.
篇20:关于元宵节英语
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+ 加入清单There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival.
But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with celebrating and
cultivating positive relationship between people, families, nature and the
higher beings they believed were responsible for bringing/returning the light
each year.
One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven
in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny
of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided
when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings.
Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all the
emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to
bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of
the Han Dynasty directed special attention to this event. In 104 BC, he
proclaimed it as one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony would
last throughout the night. They clean it all up in the morning.
Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the
Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day of
the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of
entertainment, so followers prepare various kinds of activities during which
they pray for good fortune.
Yet another common legend dealing with the origins of the Lantern Festival
speaks of a beautiful bird that flew down to earth from heaven, which was hunted
and killed by some villagers. This angered the Jade Emperor in Heaven because
the bird was his favorite one. Therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy
the village on the 15th lunar day. The Jade Emperors daughter heard of this
plan, and warned the villagers of her father’s plan to destroy their village.
The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how should they escape their
imminent destruction.
However, a wise man from another village suggested that every family should
hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets, and
explode firecrackers on the 14th, 15th, and 16th lunar days. This would give the
village the appearance of being on fire to the Jade Emperor. On the 15th lunar
day, troops sent down from heaven whose mission was to destroy the village saw
that the village was already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the
Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village.
From that day on, people celebrate the anniversary on the 15th lunar day every
year by carrying red lanterns on the streets and exploding firecrackers and
fireworks.
There are many stories on how this festival was created. One other story is
about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was a favorite advisor of the
emperor. One winter day, he went to the garden and heard a little girl crying
and getting ready to jump into a well to commit suicide. Mr. Eastern stopped her
and asked why. She said she was a maid in the emperors palace and her name was
Yuan-Xiao.
She never had the chance to meet her family after she started worked at the
palace. She missed them so much every 12th lunar month. If she couldnt have the
chance to show her filial piety in this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern
promised her to find a way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern
left the palace and set up a fortune-telling stall on the street and disguised
himself as a fortuneteller. Because of his reputation, many people asked for
their fortunes.
But every one got the same prediction - a severe fire accident on the 15th
lunar day. The rumor spread quickly. Everyone was worried about the future and
asked Mr. Eastern for help. Mr. Eastern said, "On the 13th lunar day, the God of
Fire will send a fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you see a lady in
red wearing green pants riding a black horse on that day, you should ask for her
mercy." On that day, Yuan-Xiao pretended to be the red fairy lady. When people
asked for her help, she said, "Im the messenger of the God of Fire and came to
check on the city and Im going to set up fire on 15th. This is an order from
Jade Emperor. He will watch from the heavens.
I will give you a copy of the imperial decree from the God of Fire. You
should go to ask your emperor to find a way out." After she left, people went to
the palace to show the emperor the decree which reads "The capital city is in
trouble. Fire burns on the palace, and fire from Heaven burns all night long on
the 15th." The emperor of Han Dynasty was very shocked. He called and asked Mr.
Eastern for advice. After pondering for a while, Mr. Eastern said, "I heard that
the God of Fire likes to eat Tang-Yuan (Sweet dumpling). Does Yuan-Xiao often
cook Tang-Yuan for you? On the 15th lunar day, let Yuan-Xiao make Tang-Yuan.
Your Majesty will take charge of the worshipping ceremony and you will give
an order to every house to prepare Tang-Yuan to worship the God of Fire at the
same time. Also, deliver another order to ask every house in the city to hang
red lantern and explode fire crackers. Lastly, everyone in the palace and people
outside the city should carry their lanterns on the street to watch the lantern
decoration and fireworks. If everything goes this way, the Jade Emperor would be
deceived.
Then everyone can avoid the fire accident." The emperor happily followed
the plan. Lanterns were everywhere in the capital city on the night of the 15th
lunar day. People were walking on the street. Fire crackers kept making lots of
noise. It looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiaos parents went into
the palace to watch the lantern decorations, and Yuan-Xiao made a big lantern
and wrote her name on the lantern. They happily reunited together after her
parents called her name. Everybody was safe during the night. The emperor of Han
Dynasty had a new order that people should do the same thing every year. Since
Yuan-Xiao cooked the best Tan-Yuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao
Festival.
Young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding love.
Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. The brightest lanterns
were symbolic of good luck and hope. As time has passed, the festival no longer
has such implications.
Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern
parades. In addition to eating tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional
Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), another popular activity at this festival is
guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang
Dynasty), which often contain messages of good fortune, family reunion, abundant
harvest, prosperity and love.