中国各地庆元宵 Various activities held across China to greet upcoming Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival(元宵节) with a history(历史) of over 2,000 years falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month,or March 2 this year. It marks(标志) the final(最后的) day of the Lunar New Year(春节). Activities(活动) include lighting lanterns, guessing lantern riddles(猜灯谜) and eating Yuanxiao(吃元宵), a dumpling made with different fillings.

Tourists visit(参观) a lantern fair to greet(庆祝) the upcoming Lantern Festival at Nanhu Park in Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 26, 2018.(Xinhua)

Tourists take selfie(自拍) at a lantern fair to greet the upcoming Lantern Festival at Nanhu Park in Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 26, 2018.(Xinhua)

An aerial photo shows a giant maze consisting of numerous(大量的) lanterns(灯笼) appearing in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, on February 25, 2018, days ahead of China's traditional Lantern Festival. [Photo: VCG]

Tourists visit a lantern fair to greet the upcoming Lantern Festival in Enshi City, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 26, 2018. (Xinhua)

Children dance(跳舞) during the performance to greet the upcoming Lantern Festival in Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 27, 2018. (Xinhua)

Villagers perform dragon dance(舞龙) to greet the upcoming Lantern Festival in Sancha Township of Xiaog'an City, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 27, 2018. (Xinhua)

People play the waist drums(打腰鼓) during the performance to greet the upcoming Lantern Festival in Cangzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 27, 2018.  (Xinhua)

Residents guess lantern riddles to greet the upcoming Lantern Festival at Zhuxi Community in Changqing Street in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 28, 2018.  (Xinhua)

词汇 Words:

[lì shǐ] 历史 history
[biāo zhì] 标志 mark
[huó dòng] 活动 activity
[dēng long] 灯笼 lantern
[mí yǔ] 谜语 riddle
[zì pāi] 自拍 take selfie

重点词汇 Key word:

各

• <代词 pron.> each/every (of a group); all
  E.g. Gèzhǒng gèyàng de rén dōu shǐyòng tā。
  各种各样的人都使用它。
  It was used by all sorts of people.

• <代词 pron.> each(used adverbially)
  E.g. Gè yǒu lìbì。
  各有利弊。
  Each has its advantages and disadvantages.