Edinburgh is the world's "festival city". The city holds 12 festivals throughout the year, half of which are celebrated during the months of July and August. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the capital of Scotland during the summer. Here are some of the events you can enjoy.

The Edinburgh International Festival

This is the  original(首创的）festival in Edinburgh, which began in 1947. Actors, musicians, dancers and opera singers from all over the world perform (表演)for big crowds. You need to buy tickets for most of the festival's events, which take place in theatres around the city.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

This is the largest art festival in the world, with thousands of performances. Anyone can perform at the festival. Go to the Royal Mile, one of Edinburgh's main streets, to watch performers including magicians, acrobats (杂技演员) and comedians. However, it can get very busy, as myriad tourists and local people fill the city streets to enjoy the shows.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival

The largest book festival in the world began in1983 and takes place every year in Charlotte Square Gardens in the centre of Edinburgh. There are more than 700events for children and adults who love books. You can meet a lot of authors, talk to them, and ask them to sign a book or listen to their stories.

The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival

Music lovers come to this festival to enjoy musical performances all over the city. Artists per form street theatre, dance and circus (马戏) shows in amazing and colourful costumes. They turn the city into a sea of music and you just can't help joining them.

From May 16th to May 23rd in 2019, the Asian Cuisine (美食)Festival was held in Guangzhou to encourage communication (在……之中) Asian countries.

During the festival, there were (很多）activities showing Guangzhou culture and the beauty of Asian cuisine. Visitors have enjoyed (各种各样的)foods of Asia in one city, with a list of 24 top restaurants in Guangzhou. The director (邀请)many stars to have morning tea and taste the (受欢迎的) food like shrimp (虾)dumplings, beef or fish balls and chicken feet.

Besides, "My Favourite Asian Cuisine" was held in Guangzhou to choose the best restaurants and dishes. On the (第十一) of May, a 1. 2-metre-long hand-painted picture was shown at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The picture was about the cuisine (选择)along the Pearl River. Visitors could buy other products about food and culture, such as books, (旗帜) and stamps.

Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, is (著名的)for its rich food and culture.

The director of the festival said that one would need a year or two, not a day or two, to (真正地)enjoy all the best of Guangzhou cuisine.

The Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. We Chinese1it Nian. But do you know that Nian was once the 2of a monster?

A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It mainly ate animals which were 3than itself. But in winter, the animals stayed in the holes and 4went out. It was difficult for Nian to5something to eat. So it came to villages and ate a lot of people. People were so6of Nian that they locked their doors before evening came during winter. One day, an old man came to the village. He told people that Nian was afraid of 7 things—the colour red, fire and noise. He told people to play the drums and gongs, make big fires and set off fireworks to make Nian 8.

9a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it opened its mouth, people made too much loud 10and made fire. Nian was really afraid and ran11. Wherever it went, there was noise and fire. When Nian was 12and couldn't run any more, people killed it.

After that, on the coldest day of winter, people eat drums and gongs, and set off fireworks to celebrate the 13of the monster Nian. They14 red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the 15. In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the Spring Festival.

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar. This day is always the first full moon in the new year. Ancient people also called it Shang yuan Festival. Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.

Watching the red lanterns is one of the main traditions. Lanterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put on trees, or along river banks on show. Itis said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble. Today, when the lanterns slowly rise into the air, people make wishes.

Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles. The riddles are usually short, wise and sometimes humorous. The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character (汉字), a famous person's name, or a place name, etc.

The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes. In northern China, they are called yuanxiao while in southern parts they're named tangyuan. Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity, they are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members.

In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic (浪漫的). Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this: Hundreds of thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd. Suddenly I turned, and there she stood, in the dim (昏暗的) light.