Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Zhongyuan (the festival).
馬克：好，我知道中元節也是祭祀祖先的節日，我跟你們去看看放水燈遊行吧。
實踐大學華語中心
2023 August 29, “跟著小實學華語 LEARNING MANDARIN WITH SHIH CHIEN 中元節也是祭祖的節日 The Ghost Festival (Chungyuan Festival) is also for worshiping ancestors”, in Taipei Times, sourced from Shih Chien University Chinese Language Center [實踐大學華語中心], translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2023, Bilingual Pages, page 111 more example
The Chungyuan Festival can best reflect the folk custom in Taiwan. It is the time to give absolution for the sins of dead and compassion in granting salvation for the tormented souls in hell while respect for one's ancestors is greatly emphasized and filial piety gets lots of attention. It is considered as one of the most splendid ceremonies in Taiwan. This year the culture and history youth travel spot at Keelung set the theme as "Appointment with God and Ghost", bring participants walk through culture and history to learn the origin and evolution of Chungyuan festival.
2018 August 29, “Cultural Youth Travel in August – Explore the glamour of festivals in Taiwan”, in Youth Development Administration, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2025, News
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Chungyuan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chungyuan
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