本文作者： 21ST
Do you know the tale (传说) of Nian? A long time ago, Nian was a monster1. It lived in the mountains. It came out on Spring Festival Eve (除夕夜) and ate people. People were very afraid of Nian. Nian was afraid of loud noises, the color red and fire. So people played drums (鼓) and gongs (锣) and set off fireworks