★From the Four Great Inventions to rare animals, from traditional festivals to modern cities, tell the stories of Chinese cities, technology, myths, festivals, and wild animals with an international visual language.

★Adopt a lively and interesting narrative style to convey environmental protection concepts and multicultural values. Suitable for global young readers to help children cross cultural differences and understand the diverse world.

★When you travel to China, what time will you be in, which city will you be in, what kind of people will you meet, what kind of festivals will you celebrate, and what kind of stories and legends will you hear? Open the book, and as soon as the time - space tunnel is opened, set off!

This series consists of 5 volumes:
"When You Travel to China - City Volume"
"When You Travel to China - Technology Volume"
"When You Travel to China - Festival Volume"
"When You Travel to China - Myth and Legend Volume"
"When You Travel to China - Wildlife and Plants Volume"

This series is a set of cultural popular science books carefully designed for global young readers. Through five theme - clear volumes, it adopts an international visual language and narrative style to let children around the world learn more about multiculturalism in a lively and interesting way.

Hello, hello ~ The mysterious tunnel is about to open. Open the book and travel through time and space with me! This time our landing point is - China!

In the "City Volume", you will see the completely different urban landscapes of ancient and modern times; In the "Technology Volume", you will personally explore the history of the Four Great Inventions and marvel at the wisdom of the ancients; In the "Myth and Legend Volume", you will hear myths and legends different from what you have heard since childhood. It turns out that Chinese gods and monsters are like this; In the "Festival Volume", you will directly feel the interesting and different Chinese festivals and understand another side of Chinese culture; In the "Wildlife and Plants Volume", you will see rare animals and plants such as giant pandas and golden monkeys, which are rarely seen in daily life...

I hope you can marvel during the journey that the world is so colorful and culture is so wonderful and diverse ~

**Spring**
The Origin of the Chinese New Year ...... 02
Who Wrote the First Spring Festival Couplet in History? ...... 03
How Much Do You Know About Spring Festival Customs? ...... 05
The Lantern Festival on the 15th Day of the First Lunar Month ...... 06
The Historical Evolution of the Lantern Festival ...... 07
The Origins of the Lantern Festival ...... 08
The Second Day of the Second Month: The Dragon Raises Its Head ...... 09
Why Was the Shangsi Festival Established? ...... 10
The Drizzling Rain in the Qingming Season ...... 11
Qingming Festival Customs ...... 12
Why Is It Said That Seeds Should Be Sown Around the Qingming Festival? ...... 13
Extension: Lesser-Known Facts About Traditional Festivals ...... 14

**Summer**
The Origins of Start of Summer ...... 16
The Dragon Boat Festival Is Actually "Duānwǔ" ...... 17
Dragon Boat Festival Customs ...... 18
How to Make a Zongzi? ...... 18
The Legend of the Qixi Festival ...... 19
Extension: Lesser-Known Facts About Traditional Festivals ...... 20

**Autumn**
Moon Gazing on the Mid-Autumn Festival ...... 22
Mid-Autumn Festival Customs ...... 23
When Did Mooncakes Originate? ...... 24
Why Do People Wear Dogwood on the Double Ninth Festival? ...... 26
The Cold Clothes Festival ...... 27
Extension: Lesser-Known Facts About Traditional Festivals ...... 28

**Winter**
Winter Solstice Ancestral Worship ...... 30
The Historical Evolution of the Winter Solstice ...... 31
Where Did the Laba Festival Come From? ...... 32
How to Make Laba Porridge ...... 33
Asking the Kitchen God to Speak Well in Heaven ...... 34
Why Is the Minor New Year Celebrated on Different Dates in the North and South? ...... 35
New Year's Eve on the Last Day of the Lunar Year ...... 36
How Much Do You Know About New Year's Eve Customs? ...... 37
Extension: Lesser-Known Facts About Traditional Festivals ...... 38

**Appendix**
Other Traditional Festivals
Minority Festivals
The Origins of Modern Festivals
Traditional Festivals in Poetry
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