讓我們冷靜的看看玉林狗肉節
Tens of thousands of dogs are set to be killed and eaten at this year's Yulin Dog Meat Festival held in southern China in June 2016. Despite protests to boycott the annual event by human rights activists, up to 15,000 animals are expected to be slaughtered during the summer solstice event.
玉林位於中國西部，2016年6月，成千上萬只狗將在玉林狗肉節上被殺死並且被吃掉。儘管有愛狗人士通過人權活動來對這一年度節日聯合抵制，在這一夏至節日中，多達1萬5000只動物預計將被屠宰。
The Yulin Dog Meat Festival, otherwise known as the Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, is an annual event during which dogs and cats are sold and slaughtered for their meat. It takes place on 20 June in Yulin, a city in China Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The tradition reportedly began in the 1990s, but the festival is thought to have begun in 2010 to mark the astronomical midsummer.
玉林狗肉節，也被稱爲荔枝狗肉節，是一個年度節日。在這一節日期間，狗和貓會被出售，宰殺然後吃肉。節日時間爲6月20日(每年夏至，今年爲21日)，地點爲在中國廣西壯族自治區的一個叫玉林的地方。據報道，這一傳統始於1990年，但這個節日被認爲從2010年已成爲夏至的標誌。
According to Chinese lore, eating dog meat is believed to ward off the heat of summer and bring good luck and health.
根據中國傳說，吃狗肉可以抵禦炎熱夏天，帶來好運和健康。
While Westerners often react in outrage to the idea of eating man's best friend, the Chinese tradition of eating dog meat dates back to around 500 years.
