Asweallknow,theDragonBoatFestivalisourcountry’straditionalfestival,butdoyouknowthereisalsoaDragonBoatFestivalinSouthKorea,whichalsofallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar(阴历)?IthasbeenreportedthatSouth
Asweallknow,theDragonBoatFestivalisourcountry’straditionalfestival,butdoyouknowthereisalsoaDragonBoatFestivalinSouthKorea,whichalsofallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar(阴历)?IthasbeenreportedthatSouthKoreawillapplytoUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO联合国教科文组织)tomakethecelebrationoftheDragonBoatFestivalitsownintangibleculturalheritage(非物质的文化遗产).Ifsuccessful,peoplefromothercountriesmayseetheDragonFestivalasaKoreancreation.
Asthebirthplaceoftheyearlyeventmorethan2000yearsago,Chinaisnothappywiththesituation.“ItwouldbeashameifanothercountrysuccessfullymadeatraditionalChinesefestivalpartofitsownculturalheritageaheadofChina,”saidZhouHeping,deputy(副)cultureminister.TheChineseMinistryofCultureiseventhinkingofmakingitsownapplication(申请)toUNESCO,coveringalltraditionalChinesefestivals,includingtheDragonBoatevent.ItisthoughtthatthefestivalisheldinmemoryofthegreatpoetQuYuan(340-278BC),wholivedintheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPeriod.Quwasknowntobeapatriot(爱国者)andadmiredbyordinarypeople.
HeissaidtohavejumpedintoMiluoRiver,becausehehadlosthopeinhiscountry’sfuture.WhenpeopleheardaboutQusdeath,theysailedupanddowntheriversearchingforhisbody.TheyalsobeatthedrumstofrightenawaythefishandthrewZongziintothewatertostopthefishtouchingQu.Dragonboatracingissaidtocomefromthissearchforthepoet’sbody.
Overtheyears,theDragonBoatFestivalhasspreadthroughouttheworld.InJapanandVietnam,aswellasSouthKorea,thefestivalhasmixedwithandbecomepartofthelocalculture.
5.TheDragonBoatFestival_________.
A.wascreatedbySouthKorea B.comesfromSouthKorea
C.isalsokeptbySouthKorea D.isSouthKorea’sculturalheritage
6.Whatisthereaction(反应)oftheChineseMinistryofCulturetoSouthKorea’splanning tomaketheDragonBoatFestivalitsownculturalheritage?
A.FightingagainstSouthKorea.
B.TellingSouthKoreait’snotrighttodoso.
C.Consideringtodothesimilarthing.
D.AskingSouthKoreanottodoso.
7.Whatisthe