Chinese New Year tradition

An international student (留学生)and his daughter  was studying to write (写)a couplet in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Jan 20, 2014. A couplet, or a pair of lines of poetry (诗)written on red paper, is an important decoration (装饰) during Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, as it is pasted (张贴)on all the door panels. Dozens of international students from Nanjing Agriculture University experienced the preparation (筹备)for the coming Spring Festival, which will fall on Jan 31 this year.

2014年1月20日在江苏省南京市,一个留学生和他的女儿学习写对联。在红纸上写一副对联或两句诗是中国农历新年的重要装饰,因为所有门板都要张贴上春联。几十名来自南京农业大学的留学生体验了为即将到来的春节的筹备工作,今年的春节从1月31日开始.

A girl showed a paper-cutting artwork(剪纸作品).Paper-cutting,or Jianzhi, a traditional folk art(民间艺术), has been widely applied in China for festival decorations.International students posed for photos(合影留念 )with their couplets writing works.
一个女孩展示了一个剪纸作品.剪纸是中国传统的民间艺术,广泛应用在中国节日的装饰中.留学生们与他们写的对联合影留念。

KEY WORDS 重点词汇

liú xué shēng
留  学  生
international student

xiě

write

shī

poetry

zhuāng shì
装     饰
decoration

zhāng tiē
张   贴
paste

chóu bèi
 筹      备
preparation

jiǎn zhǐ zuò pǐn
剪纸作品

mín jiān yì shù
民  间  艺  术
folk art

hé yǐng liú niàn
合影留念
pose for photos

jiǎn zhǐ zuò pǐn
剪纸作品

mín jiān yì shù
民  间  艺  术
folk art

hé yǐng liú niàn
合影留念
pose for photos

 

 

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