介绍清明节的英语作文80词（汇集20篇）

Hello. My name is... I am in Class One, Grade Eight. I am tall and thin. I am friendly and generous. I often help my classmates with their English because I am good at it. I am not only do well in English but also in maths. I like all kinds of sports,too. My favorite sport is basketball. I often play basketball with my classmates either after school or on weekends. I like reading books,too. My favorite book is "Gone with the Wind". I think books can open my eyes.

大家好， 我的名字是....我在8年级1班。 我又高又瘦。我很友善大度。我经常帮助同学们学英语，因为我的英语学得好。 我不仅擅长英语而且数学学得也很好。我也喜欢各种体育活动。我最喜欢篮球。我经常和同学们放学后或周末打篮球。我也喜欢看书。我最喜欢的书是《漂》。我认为书能开阔我的视野。

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用英语写一篇介绍你的母亲的文章。内容要求如下：

①我的母亲刚过50岁，像我们的国家一样，经历了传统美德和现代意识两个时代。②我的母亲受过高等教育。但她有家庭责任感，为了我们家她牺牲了自己的事业。

③她善于接受新鲜事物。近年来，她成了股迷，还成了足球迷。

④我爱我的妈妈，我们成了亲密的朋友。

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My Mother

My mother is just over fifty, a little bit older than our republic nation, so she has experienced two periods just like our country, showing both the traditional goodness and modern ideas.

Like all mothers, she is responsible and devotes most of her efforts to our family. So sometimes I feel regretful for her to give up her work, but she thinks it is the proper social role for a woman to be a housewife. She is satisfied with the family members＇ achievements. She insists on keeping her children under her wings. You see how traditional she is.

However, since she is intelligent①and has received the high education, it is easy for her to accept something new. In recent years, she is interested in the stock②. Therefore, she cares about the political and economic③ situation of the country and the world, and actively collects information of the companies whose stocks she bought. What is more, she is a fan of the Argentine④football team. So she was very sad after the defeat of this team in the 14th World Cup Tournament ⑤.

I love my mother, just because she loves me. Since we share some interests such as playing chess, we get chances to communicate⑥with each other, which makes us close friends.

【词语解释】

①intelligent[in＇telidN nt] a．聪明的；明智的

②stock[st&k] n．股票

③economic[?i:k ＇n&mik] a．经济（上）的

④Argentine [＇a:dN ntain] a．阿根廷的

⑤tournament [＇tu n m nt]n．锦标赛；比赛

⑥communicate[k ＇mju:nikeit]v．交流（感情、信息等）

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这是一篇介绍家庭成员的说明文。本文是典型的启、承、转、合结构的文章。“启”就是开始，即引言段，作者在该段写出篇题：“showing both traditional goodness and modern ideas”，指出“母亲”既保持了传统美德，又接受了现代意识。“承”即接续之意，也就是扩充引言段篇题方面的内容。本文第二段写“母亲”的传统美德，就是“承”的段落。“转”是用来表示与第二段相反或不同意见的内容，常用“however，but”等词语来表达。本文第三段即为“转”段，它说明篇题的第二层意思，也就是“母亲”的现代意识。所谓“合”就是结束，即指结尾段，该段往往综合前三段内容，对全文做一总结。本文作者总结说，由于母亲和自己的情趣相同，所以他们相亲相爱，如同亲密无间的朋友似的。

Henan has a humid warm-temperate climate. Dry and windy in winter and spring, the province is hot and rainy in summer and bakes in strong sunlight during the autumn months. Rainfall averages about 600-1000 millimeters increasing from north to south, as does the annual temperature which increases from about 12.8C in the north to 15.5C in the south.

Henan province is considered the cradle of Chinese civilization due to its location on the Yellow River. This rich historic heritage has endowed Henan with numerous historic treasures, from primitive dwellings to earliest wheel thrown pottery. The remains of some of the earliest human settlements have been unearthed here, including the over 7000-year-old Peiligang Culture Site, the 6000-year-old Yangshao Culture Remains and the 5000-year-old Dahe Culture Remains. All these cultural remains have profound significance in the history of Chinese civilization.

Luoyang City has been the capital of nine dynasties since the time of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC-221BC). There are many historical sites to be viewed in Luoyang as well as the opportunity to purchase replicas of the famed Tang three-glaze horses. Luoyangs Longmen Grottoes, famous for its grand treasure trove of Chinese Buddhist statues, are located 12km (7 miles) south of Luoyang. First sculpted and chiseled around 493 AD when the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) was moved from Datong City to Luoyang, the grottoes of Luoyang house an awe-inspiring collection of sculpted Buddha and other religious subjects.

Kaifeng, one of the ancient capitals, also boasts the following buildings worthy of a visit: Iron Pagoda (Tie Ta) of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), Dragon Pavilion (Long Ting) - site of imperial palace of the Song and Jin dynasties - and the 1400-year-old Xiangguo Temple which is one of the most famous Buddhist temples in China. Also on view in Kaifeng are ruins of the Shang Dynasty, an important part of human cultural and historic heritage. The Shang Dynasty Ruins, also known as the Yin Ruins, are famous because of the unique style of the large palace and its grand mausoleums, in which emperors of the Shang Dynasty are buried. The bronze vessels of the Shang Dynasty, which were both finely decorated and popularly used by the citizens of the Shang Dynasty, are well-known at home and abroad.

一、Hello, my name is Tom. I’m from JianXi. I’m 10 years old. I’m short and thin. I’m a student. I study in Class2, Grade 5 of primary school. I like English class very much. Because English class is so much fun. There are 4 people in my family. They are my mother, my father, my sister and me. I like hamburger and chicken very much. Do you like me?

二、Hello everyone,My name is xxx . I am from China, with a height of xx cm, and a weight of xx kg. ,I was born in xxxx xx xx, My favroite subject is xxx。My favorite month is February,My favorite season is spring , My favorite sprots is runningMy favorite food is hambuger,,My favorite housework is sweeping the floor, I want to be a computer engineer , You could ask me why , ha , because I like piaying computer !

三、Good morning (afternoon), teachers and students!

My name is JinYue. Beauty is my English name. Im ten years old. Im an active(活泼的) girl. I like singing 、dancing、drawing and playing Pingpang.Im a student of Class one Grade four from Affiliated Primary School of Hefei Pedagogical College.I like Chinese, Maths ,English and so on.I study very hard,I hope I can become a excellent student. I like making friends and wish to be friend with all of you.This is me. Please remember (记住)me, your good friend --JinYue. Thank you very much!

四、Hello, everyone. My name is JinYue. Beauty is my English name. Im ten years old. Im a student of Class one Grade four from Affiliated Primary School of Hefei Pedagogical College. I like singing 、dancing、drawing and playing Pingpang. I like English. I hope to become your good friends. Thank you very much!

五、Goodafternoon, teachers! Today, I`m very happy to make a speech(演讲) here. Now, let me introduce (介绍)myself. My name is ZhuRuijie. My English name is Molly. I`m 12. I come from Class1 Grade 6 of TongPu No.2 Primary School. I`m an active girl. I like playing basketball. Because I think it`s very interesting. I`d like to eat potatoes. They`re tasty(好吃的). My favourite colour is green. And I like math best. It`s fun. On the weekend(在周末), I like reading books in my room. I have a happy family. My father is tall and strong(强壮).My mother is hard-working(工作努力) and tall, too. My brother is smart.(漂亮) And I`m a good student. My dream(梦想) is to be a teacher, because I want to help the poor (贫穷的)children in the future(在将来). Thank you for listening! Please remember(记住) me!

Datong is a national of the first published one of 24 historical and cultural cities. Datong is the Warring States Period, Zhao, Han Chi-ping County, its capital the Northern Wei, Tang Kaiyuan eighteen years (AD 730) set the clouds and cloud Island County. Liao Shigehiro thirteen years (AD 1044) this Datong city construction Xijing, seventeen years (AD 1048) Purchase Datong County, attached Guo. Since then, Datong Countys unchanged in use. Suction Hongwu seven years (AD 1374) to Datong House rule. Anti-Japanese War grouped East and West Datong County. After the liberation in May 1949, to build for the Datong Datong City, is a Chahar Province. Reintegration of Shanxi Province in November 1952. Yanbei administrative office in July 1993 to withdraw, and Datong merger Yanbei administrative office will be transferred to some counties under the jurisdiction of Datong. Has jurisdiction over a zone, urban, mining, south suburbs, the new wing zones 5 zones and Yang Gao county, town, county days, Kwong Ling County, Lingqiu County, hunyuan County, Zuoyun County, Datong County 7 County.

I like rabbits, I like their long ears, red mouth, and furry fur.

My family has a little white rabbit. That was the birthday gift my mother gave me last year. It is small, it seems like a stranger. It has long ears, ruby eyes, its whole body is a white color, from a distance to see, like a group of white clouds. Very lovable. Bunny likes to eat carrots and cabbage. Whenever I bring something to eat it, he is very happy. Sometimes even jump up. Mother said it was a very human rabbit.

Bunny likes to turn around in the cage, and sometimes when we open the cage, the little rabbit will cheerfully jump out from the cage, and then in my home for a travel trip. We occasionally take the little bunny to breathe fresh air outside. In the trees under the cool air, there will be many children ran to see this little rabbit, but also give it food, see that everyone is particularly like him.

This rabbit is very cute. In winter it will bounce, to rest near the stove. Put your hands on its fur, both warm and comfortable. We travel will not forget to bring it, and sometimes we will give it to the next door aunt, to help us under the care. Now this rabbit and we have become very good friends. We will certainly protect it. I hope it will give birth to a bunch of more lovely rabbits, so it will not be alone.

Small animals are human friends, we should protect them.

清明节是中国传统节日之一。下文为大家整理了过清明节英语日记100字，希望对大家有帮助。

过清明节英语日记100字篇一：

Its Chinese name"qingming" literally means "clear brightness"

In this hoilday, first,I spend a lot of time on my homework and do many useful exercise .Second,I often help my parents do some housework .

On wednesday, It was very windy ,so,I went to fly the kites with my friends in the park. The wind blew hard and our kite flew very high and very well. The wind blew hard and our kite flew very high and very well.In this day,we had a good time!

过清明节英语日记100字篇二：

Last Qingming Festival,i return home to worship my grandfather.Qingming Festival is a folk Festival.In the past,In the past, the Qingming Festival was called "Arbor Day". But Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a familys home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.

With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.

My name is Li Haoyi. Im nine years old. Im a monkey. School: Park Primary School, class two (3).

I was a lively and cheerful and brave pupils in the class is worthy of the name "big star". I was very good at math. I was sealed by Mr. Zhou as a representative of math class. I also got the good praise from Mr. Huang.

Once, I saw in the exercises when the teacher Huang and Professor Zhou refers to me, I think that is calling me. After the exercise, the teacher let my mother come to school, I was more nervous! When my mother talked to the teacher, I knew that my sister was praised. (call to a false alarm.)

Look, this is me!

my name is . there are 4 people in my family. my father is a chemistryteacher. he teaches chemistry in senior high school. my mother is an english teacher. she teaches english in the university. i have a younger brother, he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.

i like to read english story books in my free time. sometimes i surf the internet and download the e- books to read. reading e- books is fun. in addition, it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.

i hope to study both english and computer technology because i am interested in both of the subjects. maybe one day i could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.

我的名字是。有4人在我的家人。我的父亲是一个chemistryteacher。他教高中化学。我的母亲是一名英文教师。她教英语的大学。我有一个弟弟，他是一个初中学生，是联考的准备。

我喜欢阅读，在我空闲时，英文故事书。有时我上网冲浪和下载电子书籍阅读。阅读电子书籍的乐趣。此外，还扩大了，因为我的先进技术词汇和生动的动画。

我希望学习英语和计算机技术，因为我感兴趣的是两个科目。也许有一天，我可以把他们和今后适用于我的研究。

[面试中的英语自我介绍

Qingming Festival, also known as grave sweeping festival, Guijie, joss

Festival, and the Ghost Festival July 15 and October 15 of that section 3 Ha

Yuen Ming Festival, and the worship spirits.

Ching Ming Festival, called Ta-Qing Festival, according to the solar

calendar, it is in each of 4 to 6 April between springtime vegetation Tulu is

the season, it is also people Spring Outing (Ancient called Ta-Qing) good , so

there are the ancient Ching Ming Ta-Qing, and a series of sports practices.

March ancient Ching Ming festival is also called, has 20__ years of history.

For the calendar before the Ching Ming Festival on April 5, is one of the

24 solar terms. In the 24 solar terms, is a cycle is the only Ching Ming

festival. Ancient Chinese Tomb Sweeping Festival will be divided into

three-designate: "Tong Sihwa designate a second designate voles into losing;

Rainbow designate only see three." Means in this first season of Pittosporum

open, and then the voles disappeared Hi Yam, all return to the ground floor of

the cave, and then see the rainbow after the rain the sky.

The 24-cycle comparison objectively reflect all year round temperature,

rainfall, and other aspects of phenological changes, the ancient working people

use it for farming activities. "Huainanzi astronomy lecture," saying: "after the

spring equinox on the 15th, fighting means B, Tomb Sweeping Festival to the

wind." By the "100-year-old, asked," saying: "At this time of things, are clean

and bright, clean. So that the Qingming Festival. "Qingming one that elevated

temperature, rainfall increased, it is a good kind of spring for spring plowing

season. Therefore, "Qingming around point melon grow beans," "afforestation, Wu

Guo Qingming Festival" were made by the farmers. This shows that agricultural

production cycle and has maintained close relations.

However, as the Qingming Festiival, and the cycle has simply different.

Phenology is the cycle of change, seasonal sequence of signs, and festival

includes a certain amount of customs activities and a commemorative

significance. Ching Ming Festival is Chinas traditional festival, the most

important festival of worship, and the graves of ancestors day. Commonly known

as Shangfen graves, a deceased worship activities. Most of the Han nationality

and ethnic minorities are in the Ching Ming grave-sweepers. According to the old

custom, the graves, people carrying Jiushi fruit, paper money, and other items

to the cemetery, food festival with relatives for the tomb, then incineration of

paper money for a new graves pui soil, a few Nenlu% of the new sticks planted on

the grave , and then kowtowing via worship, eat Jiushi final home. Tang Dynasty

poet Du Mus poem "Qingming": "Qingming have rain season, the road to

pedestrians powder. Asked by restaurants where? Vaquero Yaozhi Xinghua Village."

Wrote the special atmosphere of the Ching Ming Festival. Until today, the Ching

Ming Festival worship ancestors, deceased relatives mourning customs are still

prevalent.

I come from Enshi, Hubei Province, a small developing town. I like to watch

the scenery, walk, chat on the Internet and play games.

In sports, I occasionally play basketball, football, soldier ball and

badminton.

For the coming college life, my expectation is to learn English well, adapt

to college life as soon as possible,

and also hope to know more friends. Wonderful four years of University.

In addition, I am professional and solid, reading is my greatest enjoyment,

and studying computer makes me feel happy.

Im practical in my work, and Ill finish no matter how small I am.

I can repair the computer, manage the network, network operation and online

sales.

Whats important is that I have a kind of spirit of persevering in

research, a kind of neck that will never stop until I understand.

Dear Sir / Madam :

Hello!I was a senior at Hunan Normal University, students going into the community, I was full of expectation for the future.I believe, Well begun is half done (good beginning is half the success).I hope your company is the starting point for my success that I can, together with your company to create a brilliant tomorrow.

I was born in the border town of scenic rivers -- Riverside.outstanding performances in 2003, I admitted to the Hunan Normal University School of Economics and Management, and thus opened a new chapter in my life.School classes since I have been secretary of the corporation, not only the heavy workload of my job training and tempering,I have the ability to solve problems more tempered, I can calmly analyze the problems faced and thoughtful.And all of this to my professional choice will have a profound impact.

I do our own work, the school also took an active part in the various activities, and to encourage students to participate,for their advice; In daily life, I was able to closely unite students, I believe that a collective effort is a powerful,Only when we engage in, we can all work.The socialist modernization drive is comprehensive quality management talentsSo I learn professional knowledge, the main English andcomputers, in English, I cultivation my hearing, said,Reading, writing ability; in the computer, I start from the basic knowledge, and further understand the function of the OFFICE,INTERNET also studied the basic knowledge can be used flexibly.

End professional after the election, in order to broaden their knowledge, I also participated in the study and computerized accounting.mastered the basic application and Excel and other accounting software applications.To make their professional knowledge to mastery learning, I read a textbook case of the MBA,such as strategic management, corporate governance, financial management and capital operation, and to use their training to work.With Love width of the sea, the days of His Career, I hope that your company can give me a chance to display his talent.I will work hard, study hard expertise to the company to live up to my expectations.

My name is Liu Jiahan. The best part of the Mid Autumn Festival is that of my father and mother. I hope that I will become a broad-minded and knowledgeable person. I am from grade three of the primary school of XX middle school in Dalian. Dont see my height is only 1 meters 30. My hobbies are especially wide. I like to sing and dance to play the piano. My dance performance has also won gold and medals. In addition, I am a sports enthusiast and have participated in many sports games held in schools.

Dont look at so many interests and hobbies, I am more unambiguous in learning, and never score 90 points in all subjects. I came to the youth leader eloquence school, just want to exercise my courage and improve my comprehensive competitiveness. Through this stage of intensive training, make yourself a good kid who is bold enough to express and express. I know that as long as I stick to it, I can do it. Please remember me, a lovely little girl -- my name is Liu Jiahan, and everyone is making friends with me.

The main content of American culture is the emphasize on individuals value,the pursue of democracy and freedom,the promotion of deploitation and competition and the need of realistic and practicality.Its core is individualism:self first,personal need first,pursue of individual benefit and enjoyment,emphasize on achieving individual value by self-strive and self-design.This type of intentionally build up of personality and pursue customized individualism has its pros and cons,it gives incentives to people and make them exert on their potential and wisdom and as a result accelerate the development of the entire race and nation; on the other hand it is difficult to keep good relationship among people if everyone is egocentric thus make the entire society lack of unity.

Hello,everyone!

I was fortunate to 200 * years in September admitted to the University of  ad specialty XX. From 200 * to 200 *, from East Campus to Dushu Lake Campus. In  the Soviet four years, brought me a lot of heritage and memory. Four years  passed away, when they graduate, should be for the life of four years in the  Ivory Tower to learn to do an interview self-introduction.

In four years, I quite seriously in learning, performance is also better,  every year the school received a scholarship in the class have been able to  maintain in the top five. Particularly in the specialized courses concerned, as  far as possible to learn good use. Actively participate in various advertising  competitions, and won the National College Advertising Art Competition Third  Prize of Jiangsu Division. Both peacetime operations, or papers, or exams, can  seriously hope the best. If you would like to say that four years in learning  what the greatest regret is that English, formerly in high school Ive had a  nice English, but into the university, I slack on the English language, and not  spend too much time to learn , resulting in the test to graduate have not been  6.

In social practice, I think my experience was very abundant. 200 * in the  second half, I have to do internship in an advertising agency planning work,  although the beginning of what will not, very hard, very tired, but when I as a  Fan Meeting planners and executors of the stage and flowers after child  communication band, when I write advertising effectiveness measurement companies  Ina ceramic gain customer acceptance of the report, when I see their planned  ceremony, opening ceremony of the successful implementation of the time, when I  designed the LOGO when used by businesses When I work independently in the scene  when the road show, I was happy. With my own efforts to complete a task.  Internship in advertising, I learned a lot of things can not go to school books,  contact with clients across industries, while also working in the printing  industry, media, service organizations and other rituals have a certain  understanding for the future able to adapt quickly to lay the foundation for  work.

Prior to this, McDonalds, I also worked part-time, bitter, tired, but that  time has given me a lot of fun. Learn a lot. I begun to taste the hardships of  life and make money easily. McDonalds as a world-class enterprises, it has a  strict standard of staff training system and working mechanism. Work at  McDonalds, on the one hand I learned such a big company product promotion,  teamwork, customer service, quality assurance and so should learn the rules and  regulations and successful experiences, on the other hand, deal with all kinds  of customers, but also enhance the my ability to communicate with others, in  addition, work has worked hard my hard-working spirit.

In addition, in terms of ideology, I also actively move closer to the  party, on the one hand, to strengthen its own ideological and moral  construction, to arm themselves ideologically; on the other hand, in the spirit  of serving the people, adhere to help others, serve the community members of the  strict demands on themselves. Finally the beginning of the glorious junior  joined the Chinese Communist Party, and successfully turned positive after one  year.

Four years in college, I know a lot of friends, they gave me a lot of help,  let me learn a lot, this is college, in addition to expertise outside of an  additional valuable asset.

In short, four years of school life, whether professional or social  knowledge about, or people skills, have learned a lot I can say that four years  of my life the most significant period of time, my ideal life and the pursuit of  life during this period to determine their own career planning for a new life  also have a new goal. I will continue to work closer to success!

Thank you!

The large number of our population has become one of the most serious problems of our society. according to a recent survey of the national bureau of statistics, there are more than 1.3 billion people in our country, which account for about 1/5 of all the people in the world. the same survey also predicts that our population will grow quickly in the years to come.

overpopulation has brought about a series of negative effects to our economic development and social security. in the first place, too many people impose a heavy burden on our environment. as a result, we suffer from a shortage of fresh water and natural resources. in the second place, as the supply of labor greatly exceeds the demand of the society, many people become employed. this is a source of social unrest. last but not least, we have to manufacture all kinds of products to meet the needs of the people, which causes environment pollution to our lakes and land.

serious though the problem seems, we have to take some measures to tackle it. on the one hand, the government should carry out more strictly the policy of family planning, thus reducing the total number of population. on the other hand, all the people should realize the harms of overpopulation. with the concerted efforts of all the parties concerned, we’re sure to solve the problem in the future.

[介绍人口英语作文

My name is Liu Xianyang, a small student of Baiyun, reading class six in grade three.

I have a round face, big eyes, red mouth. I have a pair of big ears, and I hear it very clearly. My hands are long, my feet are big, and I run fast.

I like to blow the gourd, it is a national musical instrument, the sound of blowing out sounds good. I will blow the music of the happy water splashing Festival, the catch swing, the reed Shaw love.

I love to laugh, love sports, like to make friends with others, and everyone comes to make friends with me.

Hello,everyone! Today Im very glad to tell you about my family. I have a happy family.

There are four people in it. They are my father、my mother、my little brother、and I.My father is working in anther city.He is so busy that he has no time to come back to see us. We miss him very much. My mother is a housewife .Every day,she cooks delicious meals and does a lot of housework.My brother and I are both students.We work very hard.

In my family ,there are lots of happinesses around me.I love my family!

每年的公历四月五日前后为清明节，是二十四节气之一。今年的清明节是4月4日。在二十四个节气中，既是节气又是节日的只有清明。清明节是我国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日。按照旧的习俗，祭祀(扫墓)时，人们要携带酒食果品、纸钱等物品到墓地，将食物供祭在亲人墓前，再将纸钱焚化，为坟墓培上新土，折几枝嫩绿的新枝插在坟上，然后叩头行礼祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。清明节，又叫踏青节，正是春光明媚草木吐绿的时节，也正是人们春游的好时候，所以古人有清明踏青，并开展一系列体育活动的的习俗。直到今天，清明节祭拜祖先，悼念已逝的亲人的习俗仍很盛行。

Celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox， Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar-- typically falling on April 4， 5， or 6.

Its Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means "Clear Brightness，" hinting at its importance as a celebration of Spring. Similar to the spring festivals of other cultures， Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of nature， while marking the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities.

Qing Ming Jiein Ancient Times

An old man takes one last look before leaving the City Cemetery at Biandanshan of Wuhan， Central Chinas Hubei Province.In ancient times， people celebrated Qing Ming Jie with dancing， singing， picnics， and kite flying. Colored boiled eggs would be broken to symbolize the opening of life. In the capital， the Emperor would plant trees on the palace grounds to celebrate the renewing nature of spring. In the villages， young men and women would court each other.

The Tomb Sweeping Day as Celebrated Today

With the passing of time， this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors. Following folk religion， the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family. Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy， and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.

Today， Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown. Weeds are pulled， and dirt swept away， and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money. Unlike the sacrifices at a familys home altar， the offerings at the tomb usually consist of

dry， bland food. One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area， the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors， and not be plundered by strangers.

Honoring Ancestors

Honoring ancestors begins with proper positioning of a gravesite and coffin. Experts in feng shui， or geomancy， determine the quality of land by the surrounding aspects of streams， rivers， trees， hills， and so forth. An area that faces south， with groves of pine trees creates the best flow of cosmic energy required to keep ancestors happy. Unfortunately， nowadays， with Chinas burgeoning population， public cemetaries have quickly surplanted private gravesites. Family elders will visit the gravesite at least once a year to tend to the tombs.

While bland food is placed by the tombs on Qing Ming Jie， the Chinese regularly provide scrumptious offerings to their ancestors at altar tables in their homes. The food usually consists of chicken， eggs， or other dishes a deceased ancestor was fond of. Accompanied by rice， the dishes and eating utensils are carefully arranged so as to bring good luck. Sometimes， a family will put burning incense with the offering so as to expedite the transfer of nutritious elements to the ancestors. In some parts of China， the food is then eaten by the entire family.Kites

Besides the traditions of honoring the dead， people also often fly kits on Tomb Sweeping Day. Kites can come in all kinds of shapes， sizes， and colors. Designs could include frogs， dragonflies， butterflies， crabs， bats，and storks.

Hi， boys and girls， good morning， it is my plearsure to take this change to introduce myself， my name is ***， i am 10 years old。 About my family， there are 4 people in my family， father， mother， brother and me， my father and mother are all very kind， welcome you to visit my family if you have time！

I am a very outgoing girl（boy）， I like reading、playing games and listening to music， of course， I also like to make friends with all the people in the school， I hope I will be your best friends in the sckooe life。

嗨，男孩和女孩们，早上好，很荣幸能有这个机会来介绍我自己，我叫***，我今年10岁。关于我的家庭，我的家庭有4个人，爸爸，妈妈，弟弟和我，我爸爸妈妈都是很友善的，欢迎你来我家玩如果你有时间！

我是一个很外向的女孩（男孩），我喜欢阅读、玩游戏和听音乐，当然，我也喜欢与学校里所有的人交朋友，我希望我会在sckooe生活是你最好的朋友。

Hello ！welcome to the special Chinese new years edition of discovering China. Im Alina Li and Im Ben Hedges, and today well be taking you through some of the most important traditions of Chinese new year and historical background. We will look at some of the legends behind Chinese new year and how to celebrate it. Here in the US and Chinese across the world.

The Chinese have specific way to celebrate their new year. If you walk down the street in Chinatown during Chinese New Year, you see a variety of ancient traditions such as red banners, firecrackers and lion dance performances, streets are filled with lively celebration.

However, legend has said that the new year has not always been a time of festivity. An Asian Chinese story told a chilly start to this festive holiday, it begins with an ancient Chinese beast called Nian.

Every New Year Nian would rise from swelling in the sea to ravage Chinese village in livestock and hurting people. The villages soon found out from a wise gray-haired old man that the only way to scare the beast away was to set off firecrackers and light lamps and to hang red banners on each door. As the story goes, this was the beginning of a tradition that would last thousands of years.

So this story leads to the creation of many of other traditions for celebrating Chinese New Year. lets take a look at some of these traditions.