中华文化专题档案

春节以中国历法正月初一为新年起点，“过年”包含节前准备、除夕团聚、迎新祝福和社区庆典等一整套社会实践。

Spring Festival begins on the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar and brings together preparation, reunion, greetings and community celebration.

端午节始于农历五月初五前后，各地以龙舟、节令食物、草药与纪念仪式形成不同传统，并在家庭和社区中延续。

Dragon Boat Festival is observed around the fifth day of the fifth lunar month through regional traditions of boating, seasonal food, plants and commemoration.

中秋节在农历八月十五庆祝，人们由满月联想到团圆，并以赏月、月饼、灯彩和地方礼俗表达亲友相聚与丰收祝愿。

Celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, Mid-Autumn Festival links the full moon with reunion, seasonal food, lanterns and wishes for harvest and wellbeing.

长城不是一堵单一城墙，而是跨越多个历史时期、由墙体、关隘、烽火台和防御设施组成的庞大系统。

The Great Wall is not one continuous wall but a vast defensive system of walls, passes, beacon towers and related structures built across many periods.

北京故宫完成于明代早期，此后五百多年作为明清皇宫和国家礼制空间，今天由故宫博物院保护、研究并向公众展示。

Completed in the early Ming period, Beijing's Forbidden City served for more than five centuries as an imperial palace and ceremonial centre and is now preserved by the Palace Museum.

都江堰始建于公元前 3 世纪，利用岷江地形与水流分水、排沙、泄洪和灌溉，是仍在发挥作用的古代水利系统。

Begun in the third century BCE, Dujiangyan uses the Min River's terrain and flow to divide water, drain sediment, control floods and irrigate farmland, and it remains operational.