The Chinese Mid Autumn Festival - world culture
I am delighted to have Amy Wang join me to talk about the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival. Ms. Wang is a teacher in China and she shares stories about this important Chinese festival with us. Many people think the Mid Autumn Festival is similar to Thanksgiving. What do you think? Come and explore the world culture with us.
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Show Notes
There are two parts in this interview. The first part is in English. The second part with the same questions (at 10:30) is in Mandarin.
Expression note is in
- English
- Pinyin (pronunciation guide)
- Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese
Key expressions: English - pinyin - traditional Chinese | simplified Chinese
teacher - lǎo shī 老師 | 老师
Mid Autumn Festival - zhōng qiū jié 中秋節 | 中秋节
Name of the Chinese moon lady - cháng'é 嫦娥 |
Name of the archer - hòu yì 后羿
Jade Rabit - yù tù 玉兔
Mooncake - yuè bǐng 月餅 | 月饼
The host for Playful Chinese is Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett and her students call her "Miss Panda."
Our guest for this culture episode is Amy Wang.
You can explore more about the Mid Autumn Festival at
https://www.misspandachinese.com/chinese-mid-autumn-festival-the-moon-festival/
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