Dragon Boat Festival Trace the memory of London

Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Trace the memory of London C hina town Oral History Project

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Dragon Boat Festival Traditions and Customs - Dragon boat race Eating zongzi Drinking realgar wine Hanging Artemisia leaves and Acorus Calamus Hanging fragrant sachet (incense pouch)

Zongzi 粽子 Zongzi are glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves Realgar Wine(Yellow wine) 雄黄酒 It is believed that drinking Strong Yellow Wine can clean up the body on the Dragon Boat Day.

Artemisia leaves and Acorus Calamus (艾草 , 菖蒲) Artemisia leaves and Acorus Calamus are two kinds of herbs. The smell of the leaves drives away insects and other evil spirits. They are always hanging on the front gate.

Fragrant sachet (incense pouch) 香包 The sachet will be hung around the neck or tied to the front of a garment as an ornament. It is also said to be able to ward off evil.

Activities Origin Dragon Boat Race The story of Qu Yuan Video 1 Traditions and Customs Zongzi, Realgar wine and sachet Video 2

Duān Wǔ Jié 端午节 (Dragon Boat Festival) Lóng zhōu jìng dù 龙舟竞渡 (dragon boat competition) Qū Yuán 屈 原 (Qu Yuan)

Ài căo 艾草 (Artemisia leaves ) Chāng pú 菖蒲 (Acorus Calamus) Xióng huáng jiǔ 雄 黄 酒 (realgar wine / yellow wine)

Jì niàn 纪 念 (commemorate) Qìng zhù 庆 祝 (celebrate)

Kàn Guà 看(look/watch) 挂(hang) Chī Hē 吃(eat) 喝(drink)

* How to write the character ‘Duān’

* How to write the character ‘Wǔ’ * How to write the character ‘Jié’

Shī rén Zòng zi 诗人 粽子 (poet) 讠 (glutinous rice pudding) 米

GREAT PEOPLE IN HISTORY - How to define “great people in history”? - Who do you think are such great people?

Alan Turing (1912 -1954) was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist. He invented the Turing Machine – the conceptual precursor of the modern computer. During World War II, Turing served the Allied forces by breaking German military codes, particularly those used by the German navy. He devised a range of code-breaking tools. The Bombe codebreaking machine Without Turing’s contributions, some military historians estimate, the war would have continued for at least another two years, and two million more lives would have been lost.

THE OLYMPIC GAMES 2012

OLYMPIC MOTTO Q: What is the Olympic motto? A: It is the hendiatris “Citius, Altius, Fortius”, which is Latin for “Faster, Higher, Stronger”. Gèng kuài，gèng gāo，gèng qiáng 更 快，更 高，更 强

Ào Lín Pĭ Kè Yùn Dòng Huì ( Ào Yùn Huì ) 奥林匹克运动会(奥运会) Bĭ sài 比赛 (match) Duì wǔ 队伍 (team) Yùn dòng yuán 运动员 (sportsman/sportswoman)

Jǔ zhòng 举 重 (weight lifting) Zú qiú 足 球 (football) Păo bù 跑 步 (running) Pái qiú 排 球 (volleyball) Wăng qiú 网 球 (tennis) Lán qiú 篮 球 (basketball) Pīng pāng qiú 乒 乓 球 (ping pong / table tennis) Yì shù tĭ cāo 艺 术 体 操 (rhythmic gymnastics) Tiào shuĭ 跳 水 (diving) Yóu yŏng 游 泳 (swimming)

Yà jūn 亚 军 (runner up) Guàn jūn 冠 军 (winner / champion) Jì jūn 季 军 (second runner-up)

Kòu 扣 (spike/smash ) Tī 踢 (kick) Jiē 接 (receive) Shū 输 (lose) Dă 打 (hit) Yíng 赢 (win) Pò jì lù 破纪录 (break the record)

Acknowledgement: Produced as part of the London China Town Oral History Project with materials from CMHA and Ming-Ai (London) Institute. Lesson plan designed by Ming-Ai (London) Institute. Trace the memory of London C hina town Oral History Project

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