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Huge Crowds on the National Day - 人山人海的国庆节| Slow Chinese Listening & Reading Practice | HSK 5, HSK 4, HSK 3, HSK 2 More slow Chinese videos in our playlist: In this video, we are talking about the National Day holiday in China. The National Day holiday which has seven-day-off is one of the longest holidays in China. In this essay, you will get some information about what do Chinese people do during this holiday. And you will learn a common idiom that called “people mountain people sea” which indicate the crowded conditions. Part 1: Slow Speed Reading 0:41 Part 2: Nomal Speed Reading 3:08 Part 3: Words & Phrases 4:49 Part 4: Quiz Time 6:49 ●Questions: Nǐ zhīdào Zhōngguó yǒu duōshǎo rén ma? 1.你知道中国有多少人吗？ Do you know how many people are there in China? Zài nǐ de guójiā, fàng jià shíjiān zuì cháng de jiérì shì shénme ne? 2.在你的国家，放假时间最长的节日是什么呢？ What's the longest holiday in your country? Nǐ zuìjìn yùdào guò rénshān rénhǎi de qíngkuàng ma? 3.你最近遇到过人山人海的情况吗？ Have you ever encountered the condition “people mountain people sea” recently? The full transcripts, pdf and mp3 files here: If you have any question, please tell us in comment. Thanks! ●Subscribe us for more: ●Follow us on Facebook: ● Full transcript of this slow Chinese video with Pinyin rénshān rénhǎi de guóqìng jié 《人山人海的国庆节》 Huge Crowds on the National Day 1949 nián 10 yuè 1 rì, 1949年10月1日， On October 1st, 1949, xīn Zhōngguó chénglì le. 新中国成立了。 the new China(People's Republic of China) was established. Cóng nà yǐhòu, 从那以后， Since then, 10 yuè 1 rì chéngle Zhōngguó de guóqìng jié. 10月1日成了中国的国庆节。 October 1st has become China's National Day. Guóqìng jié yìbān huì fàng jià qī tiān, 国庆节一般会放假七天， We usually have seven-day-off during the National Day holiday, shì fàng jià shíjiān zuì cháng de jiérì zhī yī. 是放假时间最长的节日之一。 which is one of the longest holidays. Hěn duō Zhōngguó rén huì xuǎnzé zài guóqìng jié de shíhou qù lǚyóu. 很多中国人会选择在国庆节的时候去旅游。 Many Chinese will choose to travel during the National Day holiday. Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū, 北京是中国的首都， Beijing is the capital of China, měi nián de guóqìng jié dōu huì yǒu jǐshí wàn rén qù Běijīng lǚyóu. 每年的国庆节都会有几十万人去北京旅游。 hundreds of thousands of people visit Beijing on National Day every year. Tèbié shì 10 yuè 1 rì zhè tiān de zǎoshang, 特别是10月1日这天的早上， Especially on the morning of October 1st, měi nián dōu huì yǒu shíjǐ wàn rén qù Tiān’ānmén guǎngchǎng kàn shēng guóqí. 每年都会有十几万人去天安门广场看升国旗。 more than 100,000 of people go to Tian’anmen square to watch the national flag raising every year. Chúle Běijīng, 除了北京， Besides Beijing, qítā lǚyóu de dìfang yě huì yǒu hěn duō rén. 其他旅游的地方也会有很多人。 there are also a lot of people in other tourist places. Hěn duō rén dōu shuō, 很多人都说， A lot of people said, guóqìng jié qù lǚyóu, 国庆节去旅游， traveling on National Day bú shì qù wán de, 不是去玩的， is not to have fun, ér shì qù kàn rén de. 而是去看人的。 but to see people. Hànyǔ zhōng yǒu yí ge chéngyǔ jiào “rénshān rénhǎi”, 汉语中有一个成语叫“人山人海”， There is a idiom in Chinese called “people mountain people sea“(Indicating the crowded conditions). rúguǒ nǐ zài guóqìng jié de shíhou lái Zhōngguó lǚyóu, 如果你在国庆节的时候来中国旅游， If you travel to China on National Day, nǐ yídìng huì hěn kuài míngbai shénme shì “rénshān rénhǎi”. 你一定会很快明白什么是“人山人海”。 you will understand what “people mountain people sea” is soon. ● Key words and phrases: chénglì 成立 v. found [HSK 5] guóqìng jié 国庆节 n. National Day [HSK 5] yìbān 一般 adv. usually [HSK 3] fàng jià 放假 v. get off [HSK 4] zhī yī 之一 pron. one of xuǎnzé 选择 v. choose [HSK 3] shíhou 时候 n. time [HSK 1] lǚyóu 旅游 v. travel [HSK 2] shǒudū 首都 n. capital [HSK 4] wàn 万 num. ten thousand [HSK 3] tèbié 特别 adv. specially [HSK 3] guǎngchǎng 广场 n. square [HSK 5] shēng 升 v. rise [HSK 5] guóqí 国旗 n. national flag qítā 其他 pron. other [HSK 3] dìfang 地方 n. place [HSK 3] bú shì……ér shì…… 不是……而是…… not……but…… chéngyǔ 成语 n. idiom [HSK 5] ré
