MZ's Dragon Boat Festival (HSK3-4)
📖 45 pages | Intermediate Chinese | Culture + Story + Practice
Discover one of China’s most beloved traditional festivals through an immersive workbook designed for HSK 3–4 learners.
Follow MZ, Mandarin Zest’s orange mascot, as he spends his first Dragon Boat Festival with a colleague’s family. From wrapping zongzi for the first time, to watching dragon boat races on the Suzhou River, to learning the story of the poet Qu Yuan, this workbook brings the festival to life through engaging, level-appropriate Chinese.
What’s Inside
This workbook combines a graded reader with structured exercises to help you improve your Chinese naturally through context.
It includes:
- 📖 45-page graded Chinese story
- 🈶 30+ key vocabulary words
- 📚 12 grammar points in context
- ✍️ 10 sections of interactive exercises
- 🧠 Reading comprehension, translation, and error correction tasks
Explore the Dragon Boat Festival in Depth
Alongside the story, you’ll learn about the cultural and historical background of one of China’s most important festivals, including:
- The legend of Qu Yuan and the Warring States period
- Regional traditions of making and eating zongzi
- The dragon boat eye-dotting ceremony
- Protective customs like mugwort and herbal sachets
- The global evolution of dragon boat racing as a modern sport
Learn Chinese Through Culture and Story
This workbook helps you connect language learning with real cultural understanding. You will:
- Improve HSK 3–4 reading comprehension
- Learn vocabulary in meaningful, real-life contexts
- Reinforce grammar through structured practice
- Gain deeper insight into Chinese traditions and history
Perfect For
- HSK 3 and HSK 4 learners
- Intermediate Chinese students
- Learners interested in Chinese culture and festivals
- Students who prefer story-based learning with exercises
- Anyone preparing to read more natural Chinese texts
A rich and engaging workbook that combines storytelling, culture, and structured practice to help you strengthen your Chinese while discovering one of China’s most iconic festivals.
