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Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

TO READ (website text)

  1. Top 3 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Stories
    https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival-story.htm
  2. Mid-Autumn in 3 Words: Family, Moon, and Mooncake
    https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival-for-kids.htm
  3. Origins and History of China’s Mid-Autumn Festival
    https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival-history-origin.htm
  4. 10 Interesting Mid-Autumn Facts!
    https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival-facts.htm
  5. 10 Popular Mid-Autumn Festival Traditions and New Customs
    https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival-tradition.htm
  6. Easy and Popular Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Poems
    https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival-poems.htm

TO WATCH (videos)

  1. The Origins and History of Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese audio, English subtitles)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGs26hkXOmM
  2. American Comedic Introduction about Mid-Autumn Festival (English)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OllhTWsOnfc
  3. Introduction to Mid-Autumn Festival (English)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndknxk4v4QY
  4. Traditions about Mid-Autumn Festival (English)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9hJnRYUoy4
  5. Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese Audio with English Subtitle)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyZAWq5Qnxc

TO WATCH with Parent-Child

Stories about Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese with English subtitle)

  1. Chang-E on the Moon
    嫦娥奔月 (Chang-E Beng Yue)
    https://youtu.be/DGs26hkXOmM?t=3m40s
  2. Wu Gang Chopping Tree
    吳剛伐桂 (Wu Gang Fa2 Gui4)
    https://youtu.be/DGs26hkXOmM?t=6m40s

Three Main Stories (Animated Chinese audio for kids)

  1. Chang-E on the Moon
    嫦娥奔月 (Chang-E Beng Yue)
    https://youtu.be/MJIZueXxW_I
  2. Wu Gang Chopping Tree
    吳剛伐桂 (Wu Gang Fa2 Gui4)
    https://youtu.be/MJIZueXxW_I?t=17m0s
  3. YuTu DaoYao
    玉兔捣药
    https://youtu.be/MJIZueXxW_I?t=25m25s
  4. NOTE: Read here for text version of story (in English)
    https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival-story.htm

Cartoon Story of Chang-E (Chinese)

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl286ohqxtk

Other Videos about Chang-E

  1. Preschool Version (Chinese)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LcWsg4931w
  2. Shadow Puppet (English)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JEUEOmyduA
  3. Preschool – Felt Puppets (Chinese)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU-Gn_-lw2I