1、Thinking of you水調歌頭水調歌頭When will the moon be clear and bright?明月幾時有明月幾時有With a cup of wine in my hand, I ask the blue sky.把酒問青天把酒問青天I dont know what season it would be in the heavens on this night.不知天上宮闕，今夕是何年。不知天上宮闕，今夕是何年。 Id like to ride the wind to fly home.我欲乘風歸去我欲乘風歸去Yet I fear the crystal and

2、jade mansions are much too high and cold for me.又恐瓊樓玉宇，高處不勝寒又恐瓊樓玉宇，高處不勝寒Dancing with my moon-lit shadow起舞弄清影起舞弄清影It does not seem like the human world何似在人間何似在人間The name of Mid-Autumn FestivalIn China,quarterly (每季每季 ) is divided into Meng (孟孟), Zhong (仲仲), Ji (季季) three parts, so the Mid-Autumn Fest

3、ival also calls Zhongqiu (仲秋仲秋).When is the Mid-Autumn Festival ?Its on August 15th in the lunar calendar.August15th,themoonismorecircle,morebrightthantheothermonths,socalledYueXi(月夕).Thisnight,peoplelookupthebrightmoon,willnaturallylookforwardtofamilyreunion.Peoplewhoarefarawayfromhome,alsotakethis

4、waytoexpresstheirthoughtsofhomeandfamilyaffection.Therefore,theMid-AutumnFestival,alsoknownasReunion.(團圓節)LunarCalendar農歷What do you think about the Mid-Autumn Festival ?moon cakes 月月 餅餅Moon CakesMoon CakesMoon-cake is the traditional food marking Moon-cake is the traditional food marking this festi

5、val. Cakes of different sizes are this festival. Cakes of different sizes are stuffed with a variety of fillings such as stuffed with a variety of fillings such as bean paste, fruit, egg yolk, dates, lotus bean paste, fruit, egg yolk, dates, lotus seeds, walnuts, pineapple, pork and so on. seeds, wa

6、lnuts, pineapple, pork and so on. We eat moon cakes because they look like We eat moon cakes because they look like the round bright moon.the round bright moon.a full moon 滿滿 月月Its bright and beautiful.Look at the moon carefully.Whats inside the moon ? Can you see? Change嫦娥rabbit 兔兔 子子WuGangcutdownt

7、rees吳剛砍樹LegendAccordingtotheChinesemythology.Theearthoncehadtensunscirclingoverit.Oneday,tensunsappearedtogetherinthesky.Thewaterintheplanetdriedandpeoplecouldntliveanylonger.AheronamedHouYidecidedtosolvethisproblem.SoheclimbedtothetopofKunlunmountain,Tookfulladvantagesofhispowertoshootdownnineextra

8、suns.Yistoletheelixiroflifetosavethepeoplefromhistyrannicalrules,buthiswifeChangedrank.ThusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswouldprayattheMid-AutumnFestival.Itissaid“HouYi”missedhiswife,sohemademooncakes.Theyaresmallroundcakeswithmeat,nutsorsomethingsweetinside.WuGangcutdownt

9、rees吳剛砍樹longlongago,onthemoontherewasapalacenamedTheMoonPalace.Therewereacherrybay.Thistreewasverylushandhigh.Amanisusedtocutdownthetree.Howeverthetreehadjustbeencutdown,itwasgrowinghighagain.ThemanmustbeWuGang.Hehadbeenstudiedtrytomakeandthentakepillsofimmortalityandcultivatehimselftobecomelmmortal

10、withaimmortal.Oncehemadeamistake.Sotheimmortallethimgotothemoonanddidthiswork.HowtocelebratetheMid-AutumnFestival?All the family members get together.Eat moon cakes.Enjoy the beautiful full moon.Fly the sky light.Play the grass dragon舞舞 草草 龍龍Fire Douxiang 燒燒 斗斗 香香Plant the Mid-Autumn tree 種種 中中 秋秋 樹樹Guess lantern ri