Chinese Character Dictation Contest, an     1     program in China, is becoming popular among people. The program is very     2     and it makes people all over China interested in writing Chinese characters(汉字).

In fact, the main use of computers and smart phones makes most young people hardly     3     to write by hand. Many of them even cannot remember the 10, 000 characters in everyday life without help from computers or smart phones.

CCTV     4     Chinese Character Dictation Contest to improve the people’s handwriting in 2013.     5     the contestants (参与者) on the show are students, it may be even     6     for some older audiences(观众) to write every word right than those on the show.

Because of computers and smart phones, people like to type(打字) characters by using pinyin.

They don’t need to remember how to write them and it has to do with the     7     and smart phones. So people are expecting to take up a hobby like writing Chinese characters     8     by hand and take it as an art of Chinese     9     because of the program.

Learning Chinese characters goes on throughout(贯穿) the life. If you stop using them for a long time, you will     10     them quickly.

Baduanjin, an exercise traditionally connected with the elderly has become popular among young people in China now. Videos about Baduanjin can     1     be found on bilibili. Recently, one video that is teaching the public how to perform Baduanjin has got 10 million likes.

Baduanjin is a set of     2     and complete exercises that has a history of over 800 years.

The ancient people     3     these movements as “brocade (锦)”. It meant colorful and beautiful. They considered the movements as a practice with excellent health benefits (益处) and perfect art     4    . In modern times, the Baduanjin exercise has changed a lot. It is     5     into eight parts, with each part having one movement. It doesn’t need any equipment (设备) and is not influenced by     6    , making it simple to learn for people of all ages.

Compared to other traditional exercises like Tai Chi and Wuqinxi, Baduanjin is considered more suitable for beginners because of its     7     and easier movements. In fact, some colleges have introduced Baduanjin into their physical education course, providing useful videos for PE teachers and students. Many college students think it is an affordable social activity for them.

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese calendar. People often eat zongzi and row dragon boats     1     the festival.

Thousands of years ago, people began to throw rice into the Miluo River to feed Qu Yuan on May 5th every year, because he died in the Miluo River. They     2     he was still alive in the river. Now, in order to remember the honest man, people in China often make zongzi. This kind of food is very delicious and very     3    . Men and women, young and old all like eating zongzi very much.   

The festival is     4     best known for its dragon boat races. During the festival, people often race dragon boats in many places, especially in the south of China where there are many rivers and lakes. The dragon boat is about 50-100 feet long, 5 feet wide. There are more than 20 strong     5     on the boat. They sit in the boat side by side. At the head of the boat, there is a big drum on it. The drummer plays the drum during the race.