这本《中国节庆(英文版)》由萧放和张勃所著，主要向广大爱好中国文化的外国朋友介绍中国的传统节日。全书由各种节日的历史演变展开讲述，介绍了中秋节、春节、清明节等六个汉民族的主要节庆日，配以大量的历史掌故、童话、民间故事和照片，使外国朋友更好地了解中国的传统节日和习俗。

Focusing on the Chinese traditional festivals, this book, beginningwith the historical discussion of the development of varied festivals, draws a thorough and complete outline of the six representative Chinese festivals mainly cerebrated by the Han nationality, i.e. the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival, the Duanwu Festival, the Qixi Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Chongyang Festival. It also vividly elaborates the manifestations and variations of the festival customs with lots of historical anecdotes, fairy tales, folktales, and photos, images as well.

Festivals: The Stations of Time, the Essence of Life

The Spring Festival

The Qingming Festival

The Duanwu Festival

The Qixi Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival

The Chongyang Festival