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"Beihai" is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of the garden's Chinese name, 北海, meaning "Northern Sea". The name corresponds to the "Central Sea" (中 海, Zhōnghǎi) and "Southern Sea" (南 海, Nánhǎi) immediately to the park's south, still used—under the combined name Zhongnanhai—as the restricted headquarters of China's paramount leaders.
Tết (Vietnamese:, chữ Hán: 節), short for Tết Nguyên Đán (chữ Hán: 節元旦 lit. ' Festival of the first day '), is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tết celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Vietnamese calendar and usually has the date in January or February in the Gregorian calendar. [2]
Beihai (Chinese: 北海; pinyin: Běihǎi; Postal romanization: Pakhoi [2]) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of international trade for Guangxi, Hunan , Hubei , Sichuan , Guizhou , and ...
Tết dương lịch: 1: International public holiday From the 2nd last day of the last lunar month to 5th day of the first lunar month: Vietnamese New Year (Tet) Tết Nguyên Đán: 7 (9 if 1st day of 1st lunar month falls on Mon-Wed) Lunar New Year Largest and most important holiday of the year, occurring around late January to early February
A Bảo Đại period document issued by the Imperial Clan Court which mentions the Tết Trung Thu. Tết Trung Thu originated from Chinese culture, with three main legends that are associated with the festival: the story of Chang'e and Hou Yi, Emperor Tang Ming Huang's ascent to the moon in China, and the story of Uncle Cuội of Vietnam.
North Vietnam switched from UTC+8 to UTC+7 on 8 August 1967, with southern Vietnam doing likewise in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. As a result of the shift, North and South Vietnam celebrated Tết 1968 on different days. [5] This effect would see the solstice falling on 21 December in Hanoi, while it was 22 December for Beijing.
Bánh tét has many varieties across Southern Vietnam. Besides the traditional "bánh tét" which is composed of sticky rice, pork belly (marinated with shallot, garlic and black pepper) and mung bean paste, the most famous variety of "bánh tét" in the southwest is "bánh tét chuối (banana bánh tét)", and in the southeast region the most ...
Shichahai is a famous scenic spot in Beijing, and it is near the north-gate of the Beihai Park. The borders of the lakes are lined by tall trees. In the summer tourists rent boats to paddle on the lakes. In the winter many people come to ice-skate. In 1992, the municipal government of Beijing declared it as a "Historical and Cultural Scenic Area".