CSL-I Mia Yau 周宗浩 Richard Vuong Max Teresa Mia Teresa Brendon Dimmig Emma Dimmig 趙 寧

1. CSL-I Mia Yau 周宗浩 Richard Vuong Max Teresa Mia Teresa Brendon Dimmig Emma Dimmig 趙 寧 Makena Rubin Andrew Wang (teacher assistant) 曾富林 (teacher)

2. CSL-II 周宗芸 Jenna Chan Leslie Chan 趙 敏 Corbin Hirschhorn 洪麗珠（teacher）

3. Here Comes “Nian” Long time ago in the mountains, there lived a horrible monster named “Nian.” Every winter, the monster found no food in the mountains and descended upon a village. He ate all the grain and livestock. If there were any unfortunately villagers stay outside, they would all disappear.

4. The villagers lived in fear. One year, right before the monster came, a wise man visited the village. He said, "The beast is easily scared. He does not like the red color. He is afraid of firelight and loud noises. So tonight, spread red across the village. Make loud noises with drums and fireworks to protect yourself."

5. The villagers did as the wise man said and “Nian” never returned again. In Chinese, the word for New Years is “Guo Nian.” Literally translated it means to "pass over Nian" or "overcome Nian". That is exactly what the villagers did.