A stuffed toy named “Happy Loong” from Gansu Provincial Museum has recently distinguished     1     (it) from conventional souvenirs and captured the hearts of tourists.

Modeled     2     a Ming Dynasty gold decoration in the shape of a loong, or Chinese dragon, over 1, 000 of these chubby (圆胖的)     3     smiling loong toys were sold in the first week after it hit the market earlier this year.

Besides “Happy Loong”, the museum sells stuffed toys     4     (inspire) by the Dunhuang Flying Apsaras and the bronze galloping (飞驰的) horse from the Eastern Han Dynasty,     5     combine rich history with the appetite of Generation-Z.

This innovative approach to museum souvenirs reflects     6     broader trend of making cultural products appealing to young Chinese museum-goers. The Palace Museum’s online store, for instance,     7     (offer) playful and humorous souvenirs featuring emperors in Chinese history, receiving positive reviews from young visitors.

The success of these innovative souvenirs lies in the ability     8     (meet) the demands of young people seeking relaxation and individuality. However, designing truly     9     (create) cultural product requires a good knowledge of cultural relics.

Looking ahead, the museum souvenir market in China is expected to continue growing, presenting abundant     10     (opportunity) for designers.

4 . The item of traditional tea processing techniques and social practices in China was added to the intangible cultural heritage list of UNESCO in November, 2022.     1     The item consists of knowledge, skills, and practices concerning the management of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, manual processing, drinking, and sharing of tea.

China’s traditional tea processing techniques are mainly concentrated in four tea-growing areas, namely South and North of the Yangtze River, and Southwest and South China.     2     On average, each person consumes about 0.57 kg of tea leaves a year. Multiply that by its 1.4 billion population, and you can imagine that’s a lot of tea.

    3     The gongfu tea in Chaozhou City in South China shows a complete form of Chinese tea ceremony with its procedure made up of 21 brewing (沏茶) techniques. The three-course tea of the Bai ethnic minority need to be personally served by the most prestigious (有威望的) elders in the family. When people of the Yao ethnic minority treat guests, local women make oil tea and sing folk songs by the fireplace.

    4     Thousands of years ago, there were the Tea Horse Road and The Great Tea Road to serve the trade of tea. Nowadays, the villagers have developed a tea industry and sell related products overseas. They have also developed tea-based tourism, which also boosts rural development.

China is the hometown of tea, and the inclusion of the Chinese tea into the world cultural intangible heritage list will help build the cultural foundation for a community with a shared future for mankind.     5    

5 . Carved into the cliffs above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Caves, south-east of the Dunhuang oasis, Gansu province, contain the largest, richest, and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. It was first constructed in 366 AD and represents the great achievement of Buddhist art from the 4th to the 14th century. Four hundred and ninety-two caves are presently preserved, housing about 45,000 square meters of murals (壁画) and more than 2,000 painted sculptures. Cave 302 of the Sui Dynasty contains one of the oldest and most vivid scenes of cultural exchanges along the Silk Road, showing a camel pulling a cart typical of trade missions of that period.

As evidence of the evolution of Buddhist art in the northwest region of China, the Mogao Caves are of unmatched historical value. These works provide an abundance of vivid materials depicting various aspects of medieval (中世纪的) politics, economics, culture, arts, religion, ethnic relations, and daily dress in western China. Many of these masterpieces are creations of an unparalleled aesthetic (美学的) talent.

The discovery of the Library Cave at the Mogao Caves in 1990, together with the tens of thousands of manuscripts and relics it contained, has been acclaimed as the world’s greatest discovery of ancient Oriental (东方的) culture. This significant heritage provides invaluable reference for studying the complex history of ancient China and Central Asia.

The Mogao Caves were included on the World Heritage List in 1987. At the state level, China has put all World Heritage Sites under top-level protection. In 1961, the Mogao Caves were listed as one of the State Priority Protected Sites by the State Council and were put under the protection of national laws, including the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics. The Administrative Institution of the Mogao Caves has been cooperating with international counterparts (同行) to study conservation and site management and looks forward to continuing its work in preserving the heritage of the site.

Canadian Prime Minister led the government officials through Vancouver’s historic Chinatown for the city’s annual Chinese New Year Parade.

Last month, lion dancers,    1     (dress) in silver, purple and red, danced to the drum beats outside the Chinese Cultural Centre. The event marks the largest gathering of all lion dancers     2     live in Canada. A     3     (mass) golden dragon danced under the control of about a dozen young men.

Vancouver is home    4       more than 400,000 Chinese-Canadians. “I love the Chinese New Year Parade because it’s     5       inclusive activity and we highlight the     6     (strong) of each person,” said Mayor Gregor.

Penny Lim,     7     (hold) a camera in her hand, was one of the viewers. Before Penny Lim was born, her father    8    (move) to Vancouver from Guangdong Province. Lim has been coming to the parade for decade     9     (record) and photograph the lion dancers. “The colors are various, and the combinations of orange, pink, yellow are quite exciting,” she said. “It’s a connection to our culture, and     10     (essential) it’s festive and a lot of fun.”

Zenghouyi chimes (编钟) are the most magnificent set of chimes ever     1     (discover) in China. It represents the     2     (high) achievement of pre-Qin ritual and music     3     (civilize) and bronze casting technology in ancient China.

It is 273 cm high, 335 cm wide, and 748 cm long. The total weight of the bells is about 2567 kg.     4     the copper part of the wooden frame (including hooks), the complete set of chimes     5     (weigh) about 5 tons.

This huge chime was still standing in the coffin when it was unearthed. Its heavy weight     6     (support) only by six bronze warriors and eight small bronze columns. Because of the scientific design, these six bronze     7     (warrior) can easily support the whole chimes still under the ground for more than two thousand years.

Chinese culture places special emphasis on the attitude of handling complicated matters with ease. Zhuangzi’s story of dismembering (肢解) an ox as     8     (skill) as a butcher and Laozi’s “Governing a big country is like cooking small fish”     9     (be) all about the manners of being at ease when     10     (solve) tough problems