1 . Culture Flying High
Known as the birthplace of kites, Weifang in Shandong Province has a long history of making kites.
Weifang kite-making dates back to 2,000 years ago. At first, they were often used by the army for measuring distance and communication purposes. During the Ming Dynasty(1368—1644), kites started to be popular among ordinary people as entertainment. Weifang kite-making was included in the national-level intangible cultural heritage lists(国家级非物质文化遗产名录) in 2006. Since 1984, the International Kite Festival has been held in Weifang every year.
Yang Hongwei, 56, is an inheritor(继承人) of the Weifang kite-making art, born into a kite-making family. “Every time I see the beautiful kites, my boredom and negative feelings go away,” said Yang.
Having a special connection with kites, Yang learned the art from her grandfather at the age of 16. After practicing the skills for 10 years, she started her own shop in 1992. On Yang’s kites, people can see not only common patterns like butterflies and birds, but also some paintings telling Chinese legends and history.
Though the idea was cool, the process was not easy. “It’s really hard work,” Yang added, “but when I explain the stories on the kites to foreign customers, I feel a sense of great achievement.”
In her space time, she also travels to different countries including Germany, Australia, the US and New Zealand to tell people about Chinese stories seen on kites and the traditional ways of making kites. “I’m an inheritor of the culture. It is also an important job of mine to spread the heritage around the world and onto the next generation,” she said.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. When did kites start to be popular as entertainment?
| A．During Ming Dynasty. | B．2000 years ago. |
| C．In 2006. | D．In 1984. |
| A．the birthplace of kites | B．the purposes of kites |
| C．the styles of kites | D．the development of kites |
| A．positive | B．terrible | C．personal | D．joyful |
| A．She traveled all over the world. |
| B．She started her own shop at the age of 16. |
| C．She tried her best to spread Chinese culture of kite to the world. |
| D．She was the only inheritor of the Weifang kite-making art. |
| A．tell the history of kites |
| B．teach us how to make a kite |
| C．introduce an inheritor of Weifang kite-making art |
| D．describe patterns of kites |
As a traditional art form of the Dai people, Dai embroidery(傣绣) has been passed down for generations(代). Nowadays, there are more than 500 Dai embroidery artists in Yuxi, a central city in Yunnan that is home to the Dai people.
Seeing a group of wild Asian elephants wandering(游荡) from a place to another in Yunnan, the artists came up with the idea of creating embroidery pieces about the elephant family that arrived in Yuxi in April and wandered around the area for quite a long time.
Since leaving their forest home in Xishuangbanna in March, 2020, the elephants have traveled over 500 kilometers. They walked northwards through forests, villages and even highways, without any clear sign of where they would go. Their unusual journey has won them fauns from all over the world, including the Dai embroidery artists.
One of the artists’ embroidery pieces, called Where are the elephants?, shows the elephants’ Journey across Yuxi. The ancient skills of the Dai people are shown in this work. For example, several thumb-sized shoes connect three locations on the elephants’ trip. Besides, the artists used Dai Jin to make the three elephants on the embroidery piece. The beautiful cloth(布料), known for its special patterns and bright colors, is one of China’s intangible cultural heritage items(非物质文化遗产项目).
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