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Why's It Called Duanwu Festival? Upper Intermediate PREMIUM

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Why's It Called Duanwu Festival? Upper Intermediate PREMIUM

It's Dragon Boat Festival 2016, and if you're curious as to how it got it's Chinese name, or want to know some of the history behind it, check this lesson. For more about Dragon Boat Festival, watch our walking tour lesson with Fiona and Iona here. For a fun advanced video lesson all about Qu Yuan, check out our rendition of this legend here. Photo by Sam Sith

Fiona Tian, Constance Fang
2900
Upper Intermediate
festivals, holiday, Dragon Boat Festival
为了(wèile), 按照(ànzhào)

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