qīng míng jié
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历史
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hán shí jié
寒食节

The History Behind Qingming Festival: Hanshi Festival

本站:Apr 4, 2026原文:Apr 4, 2026

xiàn zài现在de的qīng míng jié清明节，dà jiā大家huì会qù去sǎo mù扫墓、tà qīng踏青、chī吃qīng tuán青团。

Today, during Qingming Festival, people visit graves, go on spring outings, and eat qingtuan.

qí shí其实zài在gǔ dài古代，qīng míng jié清明节qián前hái yǒu还有yí gè一个fēi cháng非常zhòng yào重要de的jié rì节日，jiào zuò叫做“hán shí jié寒食节”。

In fact, in ancient times, there was another very important festival before Qingming Festival called the "Hanshi Festival."

hán shí jié寒食节de的lì shǐ历史fēi cháng非常yōu jiǔ悠久。

The Hanshi Festival has a very long history.

guān yú关于tā它，zuì最chū míng出名de的gù shì故事hé和chūn qiū shí qī春秋时期de的jiè zi tuī介子推yǒu guān有关。

Its most famous story is related to Jie Zitui from the Spring and Autumn Period.

chuán shuō传说，jìn wén gōng晋文公wèi le为了qǐng请jiè zi tuī介子推chū shān出山zuò guān做官，fàng huǒ shāo shān放火烧山，jié guǒ结果jiè zi tuī介子推nìng yuàn宁愿bèi被shāo sǐ烧死yě也bù kěn不肯chū lái出来。

According to legend, Duke Wen of Jin wanted to persuade Jie Zitui to come out of the mountains and become an official, so he set the mountain on fire. In the end, Jie Zitui would rather be burned to death than come out.

jìn wén gōng晋文公fēi cháng非常hòu huǐ后悔hé和nán guò难过，wèi le为了jì niàn纪念tā他，xià lìng下令zài在nà那yī tiān一天jìn zhǐ禁止yòng用huǒ火，dà jiā大家zhǐ néng只能chī吃lěng冷de的dōng xī东西。

Duke Wen of Jin felt deeply regretful and sad. To honor him, he ordered that fire be forbidden on that day, and people could only eat cold food.

zhè这jiù shì就是“hán shí寒食”zhè ge这个míng zì名字de的yóu lái由来。

This is where the name "Hanshi" comes from.

chú le除了chī吃lěng shí冷食，gǔ dài古代de的hán shí jié寒食节hái yǒu还有“gǎi huǒ改火”de的xí sú习俗。

Besides eating cold food, the ancient Hanshi Festival also had the custom of "changing the fire."

rén men人们huì会xī miè熄灭jiù旧de的huǒ zhǒng火种，chóng xīn重新zuān mù qǔ huǒ钻木取火。

People would put out the old fire and make a new fire by drilling wood.

zhè这dài biǎo代表zhe着gào bié告别guò qù过去，kāi shǐ开始xīn新yī nián一年de的shēng huó生活。

This represented saying goodbye to the past and beginning a new year of life.

yīn wèi因为hán shí jié寒食节hé和qīng míng jié清明节de的shí jiān时间fēi cháng非常jiē jìn接近，suí zhe随着shí jiān时间de的tuī yí推移，liǎng两gè个rì zi日子de的xí sú习俗jiù就màn màn慢慢hé bìng合并zài在le了yì qǐ一起。

Because Hanshi Festival and Qingming Festival are very close in time, their customs gradually merged over time.

dào到le了jīn tiān今天，wǒ men我们yǐ jīng已经bù不xū yào需要tè yì特意chī吃lěng shí冷食le了，dàn但hán shí jié寒食节de的jīng shén精神liú留le了xià lái下来。

Today, we no longer need to specially eat cold food, but the spirit of Hanshi Festival has remained.

xiàn zài现在de的qīng míng jié清明节jì yǒu既有jì zǔ祭祖de的yán sù严肃，yě也yǒu有chūn tiān春天jiāo yóu郊游de的kuài lè快乐。

Modern Qingming Festival includes both the seriousness of honoring ancestors and the joy of spring outings.

rén men人们zài在zhè这yī tiān一天bù jǐn不仅huì会sī niàn思念xiān rén先人，hái还huì会qù去hù wài户外gǎn shòu感受“cǎo zhǎng yīng fēi草长莺飞”de的měi jǐng美景。

On this day, people not only remember their ancestors, but also go outdoors to enjoy the beautiful scene of "grass growing and orioles flying."

hán shí jié寒食节tí xǐng提醒wǒ men我们：yào要jì zhù记住lì shǐ历史，yě也yào要zhēn xī珍惜dāng xià当下。

Hanshi Festival reminds us to remember history and also cherish the present.

xiàn zài现在，hěn很duō多rén人de的jì sǎo祭扫fāng shì方式yě也biàn dé变得gèng更xiàn dài现代，bǐ rú比如xiàn献yī shù一束xiān huā鲜花huò或zhǒng种yī kē一棵shù树。

Nowadays, many people's grave-sweeping practices have become more modern, such as offering a bouquet of flowers or planting a tree.

chūn tiān春天shì是wàn wù万物shēng zhǎng生长de的jì jié季节，wǒ men我们zài在huái niàn怀念guò qù过去de的tóng shí同时，gèng更yīng gāi应该nǔ lì努力gōng zuò工作，hǎo hǎo好好xiǎng shòu享受dāng xià当下de的měi hǎo美好shí guāng时光。

Spring is the season when all things grow. While remembering the past, we should work hard and cherish the beautiful time we have now.

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清明节
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历史
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hán shí jié
寒食节