ABriefIntroductiontoDragonBoatFestivalAppliedMathematicsMainSpeaker:郭宏宇GroupAssists:蔡耀元陈冬冬金昊哲第一页,共三十八页。Canyourecognizethiskindofplant?ChineseMugwort艾草第二页,共三十八页。第三页,共三十八页。WhichfestivalwillcrossyourmindatthesightofthepictureofQuYuan?第四页,共三十八页。DragonBoatFestival第五页,共三十八页。AboutitsnameTheDragonBoatFestivalisalsocalledtheDuanwuFestival.SinceitiscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChineseLunarcalendar,itearnsanothername—DoubleFifthFestival.Actually,ithasavarietyofnamesinChinese.第六页,共三十八页。List端阳节龙舟节午日节五月节浴兰节第七页,共三十八页。PopularityItisapopularandtraditionalfestivalcelebratedbytheHans,Koreans,Mongolians,Huis,Yis,Bais,Miaos,Zhuangsandothers,altogether27ofthe56nationalitiesinChina.AndnowtheAsianpeople,includingJapanese,Vietnamese,etc.第八页,共三十八页。TheoriginsofDragonBoatFestivalThereareagreatmanyoflegendsabouttheoriginofDragonBoatFestival.Themostpopulartheoryoftheoriginofthefestivalisthatitwasderivedfromtheactivitiescommemorating[kə‘meməreitiŋ](纪念)QuYuan.ThestoryaboutQuYuanhasbeendeeplyrootedinChinesecultureandthisfestival,soitisdefinitelyaveryimportantfactorfortheoriginofthefestival.第九页,共三十八页。QuYuan’sdrowningintotheMiluoRiverQuYuanwasaministeroftheStateofChusituatedinpresent-dayHunanandHubeiprovinces,duringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221BC)(战国时期).Hewasupright,loyalandhighlyesteemed(德高望重)forhiswisecounsel[‘kaunsəl](进谏)thatbroughtpeaceandprosperitytothestate.第十页,共三十八页。However,whenadishonestandcorruptprincevilified[‘vilifaid](中伤)QuYuan,hewasdisgraced,dismissedfromoffice,andeventuallyexiled.Duringhisexile,QuYuandidnotgiveup.Hetraveledextensively,taughtandwroteabouthisideas.Hisworks,theLament[lə'ment](LiSao),theNineChapters(JiuZhang),aremasterpiecesandinvaluableforstudyingancientChineseculture.第十一页,共三十八页。Hesawthegradualdeclineofhismotherland,theChuState.AndwhenheheardthattheChuStatewasdefeatedbythestrongQinState,hewassodespairedthatheendedhislifebyflinginghimselfintotheMiluoRiver.第十二页,共三十八页。Itwassaidthatafterpeopleheardhedrowned,theyweregreatlydismayed.Fishermenracedtothespotintheirboatstosearchforhisbody.Unabletofindhisbody,peoplethrewricedumplings,eggsandotherfoodintotherivertofeedfish,hopingtosecurehiscorpse.Sincethen,peoplestartedtocommemorateQuYuanthroughdragonboatraces,eatingricedumplingsandotheractivities,ontheanniversaryofhisdeath,the5thofthefifthmonth.第十三页,共三十八页。Thisissaidtobetheoriginofthepresentnation-widecustom,whichisthecommonpeople’sexpressionofgriefoverQu’sdeath.第十四页,共三十八页。Butsincesomeofthewell-knowntraditionsofthefestivalalreadyexistedevenbeforeQuYuan,otheroriginsofthefestivalwerealsosuggested.WenYiduosuggestedthatthefestivalmaybeassociatedwithdragoncloselybecausetwoofthemostimportantactivitiesofthefestival,dragonboatracingandeatingricedumplings,arerelatedtodragon.第十五页,共三十八页。Anotherviewisthatthefestivalisoriginatedfromthetaboo禁忌ofevildays.ThefifthmonthoftheChineselunarcalendaristraditionallyconsideredanevilmonthandthe5thofthemonthisparticularlyabadday,soalotoftaboohadbeendeveloped.第十六页,共三十八页。CustomsHowdoyoucelebratetheDragonBoatFestivalinyourhometown?第十七页,共三十八页。RiceDumplingsRiceDump...