Sing Along a Chinese Song: Dan Yuan Ren Chang Jiu 但愿人长久
The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month is the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival(中秋节zhōng qiū jiē), which falls on Sept 8 this year. In the Chinese lunar calendar, August is in the middle of autumn and the 15th day is in the middle of the month. This explains why the 15th of August is called the Mid-Autumn Festival. The day is also known as the moon festival, for on that day, the moon is at its fullest and brightest. It is an important festival for family members to get together, so it is also called the Reunion Festival. In this episode, let’s learn a very traditional Chinese song但愿人长久(dàn yuàn rén zhǎng jiǔ), which was paraphrased as Never Part With Your Beloved Ones. It is one of the most fitting songs to play around this time.
