What You`ll Learn
Legendary Chinese Festivals will help reader to;
• Go back to the origins of the festivals and popular stories associated with them.
• Trace the history and development of various festivals celebrated in China.
• Look at current practices in a modern light and lessons we can still learn today.
•Immerse in the selection of these celebrated traditions with full colour illustrations while appreciating the diversity and development of traditional Chinese culture.
• Appreciate how the celebration of these festivals acted as a social glue in bringing the people together.
Chapter Highlights
Chapter 1: Chinese New Year
Chapter 2: Birthday of the Great Ancestor of Qingshui
Chapter 3: Spring Dragon Festivals
Chapter 4: Shangsi Festival
Chapter 5: Qing Ming Festival
Chapter 6: Vesak Day
Chapter 7: Dragon Boat Festival
Chapter 8: Double Seventh Festival
Chapter 9: Mid-Autumn Festival
Chapter 10: Hungry Ghost Festival
Chapter 11: Double Ninth Festival
Chapter 12: Festival of The Nine Great Kings
Chapter 13: Water Lantern Festival
Chapter 14: Winter Solstice
Chapter 15: Laba Festival