元宵

nián yuè rì wǎn yuē míng yóu kè zài gù gōng bó wù yuàn dù guò yuán xiāo jié

2016年2月19日晚，约2000名游客在故宫博物院度过元宵节。

On the night of February 19th, 2016, about 2,000 visitors spent the Lantern Festival in the Palace Museum.

yuán xiāo yì wèi zhe zhōng guó xīn nián de qìng zhù huó dòng zhèng shì jié shù le

元宵意味着中国新年的庆祝活动正式结束了。

The Lantern Festival officially ends the Chinese New Year celebrations.

zài guò qù qìng zhù yuán xiāo shì huáng shì de chuán tǒng

在过去，庆祝元宵是皇室的传统。

In the past, celebrating the Lantern Festival was a tradition for the imperial family.

yǔ tāng yuán xiāng bǐ yuán xiāo gèng nán zuò yī xiē

与汤圆相比，元宵更难做一些。

Compared to gluttonous rice puddings, sweet dumplings are more difficult to produce.

chī tāng yuán shì yuán xiāo jié de chuán tǒng

吃汤圆是元宵节的传统。

Eating sweet dumplings is a tradition of the Lantern Festival.

wǒ men de yuán xiāo yǒu tián de hái yǒu xián de ne

我们的元宵有甜的还有咸的呢。

We can find Yuanxiao with both sweet and salty fillings.