以端午节为话题的英语作文篇1

Atthecenterofthisfestivalarethedragonboatraces.Competingteamsdrivetheircolorfuldragonboatsforwardtotherhythmofbeatingdrums.

Theseexcitingraceswereinspiredbythevillager'svaliantattemptstorescueChuYuanfromtheMiLoriver.Thistraditionhasremainedunbrokenforcenturies.

TzungTzuAverypopulardishduringtheDragonBoatfestivalistzungtzu.

Thistastydishconsistsofricedumplingswithmeat,peanut,eggyolk,orotherfillingswrappedinbambooleaves.

ThetraditionoftzungtzuismeanttoremindusofthevillagefishermenscatteringriceacrossthewateroftheMiLowriverinordertoappeasetheriverdragonssothattheywouldnotdevourChuYuan.

以端午节为话题的英语作文篇2

LegendoftheDragonBoatFestival'sOrigin

AttheendoftheZhouDynasty,theareawenowknowasChinahadfallenintoastateoffragmentationandconflict.WhiletheZhoudynastyhadruledforseveralcenturies,severalotherstates,originallyfeudaldomains,triedtocarveouttheirownkingdoms.ThestateofQinwouldeventuallyemergethevictorandunifyallofChinaunderoneruleforthefirsttimeinhistory.

QuYuanservedasministertotheZhouEmperor.Awiseandarticulateman,hewaslovedbythecommonpeople.Hedidmuchtofightagainsttherampantcorruptionthatplaguedthecourt--therebyearningtheenvyandfearofotherofficials.Therefore,whenheurgedtheemperortoavoidconflictwiththeQinKingdom,theofficialspressuredtheEmperortohavehimremovedfromservice.Inexile,hetraveled,taughtandwroteforseveralyears.HearingthattheZhouhadbeendefeatedbytheQin,hefellintodespairandthrewhimselfintotheMilouRiver.Hislastpoemreads:

ManyaheavysighIhaveinmydespair,GrievingthatIwasborninsuchanunluckytime.Iyokedateamofjadedragonstoaphoenixchariot,Andwaitedforthewindtocome,tosouruponmyjourney

Ashewassolovedbythepeople,fishermenrushedoutinlongboats,beatingdrumstoscarethefishaway,andthrowingzongziintothewatertofeedbraverfishsothattheywouldnoteatQuYuan'sbody.

TheModernDragonBoatFestivalstartedfromthattimetothisday,peoplecommemoratedQuYuanthroughDragonBoatRaces,eatingzongzi,andseveralotheractivities,ontheanniversaryofhisdeath:thefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.

DragonBoatracesarethemostexcitingpartofthefestival,drawingcrowdsofspectators.DragonBoatsaregenerallybrightlypaintedanddecoratedcanoes.Ranginganywherefrom40to100feetinlength,theirheadsareshapedlikeopen-moutheddragons,whilethesternsendwithascalytail.Dependingonthelength,upto80rowerscanpowertheboat.Adrummerandflag-catcherstandatthefrontoftheboat.Beforeadragonboatenterscompetition,itmustbe"broughttolife"bypaintingtheeyesinasacredceremony.Racescanhaveanynumberofboatscompeting,withthewinnerbeingthefirstteamtograbaflagattheendofthecourse.AnnualracestakeplacealloverChina,HongKong,Macao,Taiwan,andotheroverseasChinesecommunities.

以端午节为话题的英语作文篇3

TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,isceleb

ratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.

Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyeatingzongzi(glutinousricewrappedtoformapyramidusingbambooorreedleaves)andracingdragonboats.

Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.

以端午节为话题的英语作文篇4

MyfavouritefestivalistheDragonBoatFestival.

Itisonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmontheveryyear.

PeoplecelebratetheDragonBoatFestivaltorememberQuYuan.

Peoplealwayseatricedumplingsandhavedragonboatraces.

IliketheDragonBoatFestivalbecauseIlikeeatingricedumplings.

Ilikesweetricedumplingswithbeansbest.

Ialsolovetakingphotos.

Ialwaystakephotosofthedragonboatracesonthatday.

IliketheDragonBoatFestivalbest.