Chinese festivals, characterized by numerous traditional themes, are an integral part of China's rich history and culture. Well, Chinese social history is about 5000 years old. Obviously, Chinese culture () and its values are one of the world's oldest existing social norms. In fact, the Chinese cultural legacies are a unique feature in the East and South East Asia. As such, there is a very close association between many of the traditional Chinese festivals, science, the lunar calendar and solar terms. Needless is to say, understanding Chinese festivals are very important to intuitively feel China's rich cultural heritage.

The current book volume, Chinese Festivals, is a Chinese reading practice book. It introduces the 10 most important festivals in China (). The volume, 1st in the "Introduction to Chinese Culture Series", includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 1000 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

The book has 10 chapters in the following order:
Chapter 1: Spring Festival ()
Chapter 2: Dragon Boat Festival ()
Chapter 3: Qingming Festival ()
Chapter 4: Mid-Autumn Festival ()
Chapter 5: Lantern Festival ()
Chapter 6: Chongyang Festival ()
Chapter 7: National Day ()
Chapter 8: New Year's Day ()
Chapter 9: Mother's Day ()
Chapter 10: Teacher's Day ()