TY - BOOK AU - Wang Xuewen TI - Chinese culture : : Festivals SN - 9787508527185 AV - DS 712 W36C PY - 0000///n.d CY - n.p. PB - China Intercontinental Press KW - Festivals KW - China KW - Social life and customs KW - Description and travel N1 - Preface -- Festive China -- Origins of Festivals -- Colorful Chinese Festivals -- Festivals and Chinese Culture -- Tenacious Memories -- The Spring Festival -- The Dragon Boat Festival -- China's National Day -- Holy Sacrifice -- The Tomb-sweeping Day -- The Festival of the Dead Spirits -- Eid al-Adha -- Festival Revelry -- Shehuo Performances -- The Water Splashing Festival -- The Torch Festival -- The Rhythm of Production -- The Double Second Festival -- The Nadam Fair -- The Sea Opening and Closing Festivals -- Social Maintenance -- The Mid-autumn Festival -- The Drum Worship Festival -- The Nadun Festival -- In Praise of Life -- Children's Day -- The Sisters' Festival -- The Double Ninth Festival -- Singing for Love -- The Double Seventh Festival -- The Double Third Festival -- The Mao Festival -- Epilogue: Rediscovering Festivals -- Postscript -- References -- Appendix -- Chronologicai Table of the Chinese Dynasties ER -