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Mid-autumn Festival Lectured by Betsy Hu Xiaoqiong( 胡晓琼）

Mid-autumn Festival Lectured by Betsy Hu Xiaoqiong( 胡晓琼）. 中秋节. Let’s taste some moon cakes. Introduction. The annual lunar August 15, is a traditional Mid-Autumn festival. This time is the middle of autumn in a year, so it is also called Mid-Autumn festival. ( Sep. 19 th , 2013).

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Mid-autumn Festival Lectured by Betsy Hu Xiaoqiong( 胡晓琼）

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  1. Mid-autumn FestivalLectured by Betsy Hu Xiaoqiong(胡晓琼） 中秋节

  2. Let’s taste some moon cakes

  3. Introduction The annual lunar August 15, is a traditional Mid-Autumn festival. This time is the middle of autumn in a year, so it is also called Mid-Autumn festival. ( Sep. 19th, 2013)

  4. Mid-Autumn Festival has a deep origin and a long history

  5. The legends of Mid-Autumn Festival Chang Er flying to the moon

  6. Hou Yi shoots down nine suns

  7. The Story • Hou Yi shot 9 suns. • Chang’e met Hou Yi and they got married. • Hou Yi went to the Kunlun Mountains to look for an elixir of life. • House Yi gave the elixir to Chang’e. • Chang’e drank the elixir and flew to the moon. • Hou Yi sacrificed the moon.

  8. Jade rabbit making heavenly medicine

  9. Wu Gang cuts the laurel

  10. Moon cakes The production procedure of moon cakes

  11. The round shape of moon cakes just symbolizes not only the moon but also the unity of the family.

  12. Customs

  13. Reunion

  14. Appreciate the Moon

  15. Offering sacrifice to the moon

  16. Eat the Mooncake

  17. Different Customs of Different Areas Play the grass dragon(舞草龙 ) (Zhe Jiang)

  18. fire Douxiang(烧斗香 ) (Jiang Su)

  19. Fu Jian put the sky lights(放天灯 )

  20. Whorship the Moon （Guang Dong)

  21. Plant the Mid-Autumn （Guang Dong)

  22. THANKS

  23. Pomelo Lantern(Guang Dong)

  24. Fire-dragon Dance(Hong Kong)

  25. Qiantang Tide(Zhe Jiang)

  26. The Poems 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。 May the people live forever, and share the moon shine across vast distances together.

  27. The Poems As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart.

  28. The Poems 春江潮水连海平，海上明月共潮生。 In spring, the river rises as high as the sea. And with the river’s rise the moon uprises bright.

  29. Discussion & Conclusion • General introduction • Legends • Moon cakes • Customs • Chinese ancient poems

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