During the festival seasons of China

Author: Chang Jianhua
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Year after year, we live in cyclical temporal and spatial transformations. From childhood to the present, we have traditionally engaged in folk activities at specific times. Seasonal festivals bring us freshness, joy, and entertainment, adjusting the rhythm of life and relationships, and allowing us to express our inner emotions. Festivals make life vibrant and colorful. From New Year's greetings to staying up late at the end of the year, festivals have a long history. Whether it's Qingming ancestor worship or Qixi skill-seeking, they are accompanied by moving folk legends. Symbolic foods like dumplings, rice cakes, zongzi, mooncakes, and Laba porridge are rich in cultural meanings. To understand our history, we cannot overlook seasonal festivals. Illustrated Chronicle of Ancient Social Life narrates the stories of the distant past from imperial palaces to bustling streets, vividly recreating the diverse aspects of traditional Chinese life. Based on a systematically collected body of research, especially local gazetteer materials, the book comprehensively incorporates existing research, particularly that of Japanese scholars, aiming to more accurately, meticulously, and systematically reflect the fundamental characteristics of the seasonal festivals of ancient Chinese Han people. It also proposes some new perspectives. The book is accompanied by abundant visual materials, which not only facilitate readers' understanding of the text but also make the book more vivid and engaging, hoping to bring readers a sense of pleasure and relaxation.
Year after year, we live in cyclical temporal and spatial transformations. From childhood to the present, we have traditionally engaged in folk activities at specific times. Seasonal festivals bring us freshness, joy, and entertainment, adjusting the rhythm of life and relationships, and allowing us to express our inner emotions. Festivals make life vibrant and colorful. From New Year's greetings to staying up late at the end of the year, festivals have a long history. Whether it's Qingming ancestor worship or Qixi skill-seeking, they are accompanied by moving folk legends. Symbolic foods like dumplings, rice cakes, zongzi, mooncakes, and Laba porridge are rich in cultural meanings. To understand our history, we cannot overlook seasonal festivals. Illustrated Chronicle of Ancient Social Life narrates the stories of the distant past from imperial palaces to bustling streets, vividly recreating the diverse aspects of traditional Chinese life. Based on a systematically collected body of research, especially local gazetteer materials, the book comprehensively incorporates existing research, particularly that of Japanese scholars, aiming to more accurately, meticulously, and systematically reflect the fundamental characteristics of the seasonal festivals of ancient Chinese Han people. It also proposes some new perspectives. The book is accompanied by abundant visual materials, which not only facilitate readers' understanding of the text but also make the book more vivid and engaging, hoping to bring readers a sense of pleasure and relaxation.