国内英语资讯:China Focus: Chinese mark Moon Festival with patriotism
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 13-- <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>, <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="sculptures">sculptures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oven">oven</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="sculptures">sculptures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Qiu">Qiu</span> <span word="Xia">Xia</span>, 40, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="sculptor">sculptor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bayannur">Bayannur</span>, <span word="north">north</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Inner">Inner</span> <span word="Mongolia">Mongolia</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="sculptures">sculptures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="worshipping">worshipping</span> <span word="custom">custom</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="Chang">Chang</span>'<span word="e">e</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span>" <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potion">potion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="floated">floated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goddess">goddess</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jade">jade</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span>, <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span>, <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="harvests">harvests</span>.</p><p><span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="performances">performances</span>, <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="recital">recital</span>, <span word="calligraphy">calligraphy</span> <span word="exhibitions">exhibitions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="virtues">virtues</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="patriotism">patriotism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dedication">dedication</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qingdao">Qingdao</span>, <span word="Shandong">Shandong</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>, <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Haifeng">Haifeng</span> <span word="Square">Square</span>. <span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p>
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