AsweallknowtheDragonBoatFestivalisourcountry’straditionalfestivalbutdoyouknowthereisalsoaDragonBoatFestivalinSouthKoreawhichalsofallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar(阴历)?IthasbeenreportedthatSouthKo
AsweallknowtheDragonBoatFestivalisourcountry’straditionalfestivalbutdoyouknowthereisalsoaDragonBoatFestivalinSouthKoreawhichalsofallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar(阴历)?IthasbeenreportedthatSouthKoreawillapplytoUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO联合国教科文组织)tomakethecelebrationoftheDragonBoatFestivalitsownintangibleculturalheritage(非物质的文化遗产).IfsuccessfulpeoplefromothercountriesmayseetheDragonFestivalasaKoreancreation.
Asthebirthplaceoftheyearlyeventmorethan2000yearsagoChinaisnothappywiththesituation."ItwouldbeashameifanothercountrysuccessfullymadeatraditionalChinesefestivalpartofitsownculturalheritageaheadofChina"saidZhouHepingdeputy(副)cultureminister.TheMinistryofCultureiseventhinkingofmakingitsownapplicationtoUNESCOcoveringalltraditionalChinesefestivalsincludingtheDragonBoatevent.
ItisthoughtthatthefestivalisheldinmemoryofthegreatpoetQuYuan(340-278BC)wholivedintheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPeriod.Quwasknowntobeapatriot(爱国者)andadmiredbyordinarypeople.
HeissaidtohavejumpedintoMiluoRiverbecausehehadlosthopeinhiscountry'sfuture.WhenpeopleheardaboutQu'sdeaththeysailedupanddowntheriversearchingforhisbody.TheyalsobeatthedrumstofrightenawaythefishandthrewZongziintothewatertostopthefishtouchingQu.Dragonboatracingissaidtocomefromthissearchforthepoet'sbody.
OvertheyearstheDragonBoatFestivalhasspreadthroughouttheworld.InJapanandVietNamaswellasSouthKoreathefestivalhasmixedwithandbecomepartofthelocalculture.
1.TheDragonBoatFestival_______.
A.isalsokeptbySouthKorea
B.comesfromSouthKorea
C.wascreatedbySouthKorea
D.isSouthKorea’sculturalheritage
2.WhatisthereactionoftheMinistryofCulturetoSouthKorea’sintendingtomaketheDragonBoatFestivalitsownculturalheritage?
A.FightingagainstSouthKorea
B.TellingSouthKoreait’snotrighttodoso
C.Consideringtodothesimilarthing
D.AskingSouthKoreanottodoso.
3.WhatisthepurposeoftheDragonBoatFes