MZ's Dragon Boat Festival (HSK3-4)

Discover one of China's most beloved festivals through an immersive and richly detailed workbook designed for HSK 3–4 learners. You'll follow MZ — Mandarin Zest's orange character — as he spends his first real Dragon Boat Festival with a colleague's family: wrapping zongzi from scratch, watching dragon boats race on the Suzhou River, and hearing the story of the poet Qu Yuan for the very first time.

More than just a graded reader, this workbook includes 10 sections of interactive exercises, grammar explanations, reading comprehension activities, translation practice, and error correction tasks to reinforce your learning naturally. You'll also explore the Dragon Boat Festival in depth: the legend of Qu Yuan and the Warring States Period, the regional traditions of zongzi-making, the ritual of the dragon boat eye-dotting ceremony, the protective customs of mugwort and herb sachets, and the festival's remarkable spread into a global sport.

Perfect for intermediate Chinese learners who want to improve their reading skills while discovering one of the most historically rich and culturally layered celebrations in the Chinese calendar.

Number of pages: 45
Vocabulary: 30+
Grammar points: 12