- Chinese youngsters 'borrow'

Halloween carnivals to release pressure

level 2

Chinese youngsters are enjoying Halloween celebrations and one of

the interpretations to these phenomena, as the following article
suggests, is that 'Western holidays' infuse some relaxation into
the stressed life of urban China.

(the West)[1]"
[2]" (liu2 xing2, become
popular)[3]
[4]
(Beijing)(shang1 chang3, mall)(chao1
shi4, supermarket)[5][6][7]
[8][9]"
"('Western holidays')[10][11]
[12]

[13](ya1
li4, pressure)(quan2 qiu2, the whole world)

(Psychological Research Institute of

Changchun city) (zheng xiao)
[14]
[15]
(lv xing, to
travel)(san bu, to take a walk)

"

[1] chuntng jir - traditional holidays

[2] kung hun - carnivals
[3] wn l - Entertainment and fun
[4] kui jizu - fast tempo
[5] fzhung - costumes
[6] minj - masks
[7] kngb zhungsh - scary accessories
[8] xng m - eye-catching
[9] mns - folk
[10] shngxng - popular
[11] wnhu jioli - cultural interchange
[12] nihn - intention
[13] shngbn z - 'the group that attends work', office workers
[14] jin y - reduce pressure
[15] tioji xnl - regulate mental health

Tasks you need to complete:

1. Answer the questions below in Chinese.
a. How are young people in China treating Halloween? Why do they celebrate it? Provide
some specific words you found from the article.

b. interview at least five of your friends why do they celebrate Halloween? What is their favorite
part of Halloween?
c. What does Zheng Xiao recommend the young people in China do for releasing pressure?

d. What are the pressures you are facing in your life? What do you do to release them?

e. Using the information you gathered from this article, and the stories you have learned
from the Halloween handout, write an essay in which you:
i. describe how people in America celebrate Halloween in general;
ii. write about your most recent experience with Halloween (what you saw, wore, ate,
did, etc. Note: the use of )
iii. explain why yourself and your peers like/dislike Halloween and the reason(s)
Type out your essay below (the essay has to be more than 100 characters)