Aircraft carriers (航母) are kind of cool. Anybody     1     has ever seen “Top Gun” can prove it. But only a few of the world’s navies (海军) have the ability to build them. In 2017, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)     2     (join) that club, launching the Shandong, the country’s first domestically designed and     3     (build) aircraft carrier.

The carrier is now getting its own clothing line,     4     collection of T-shirts, jackets, and basketball shorts and so on, as China tries to increase the military’s     5     (popular) among young people.

Showed via a street-style photo shoot, which sees models posing in front of the 70,000-ton ship, the collection combines practical workwear     6     casual items bearing (带有) cartoon pictures. One T-shirt     7     (print) with the image of a robot panda with jets in both paws.

A PLA Navy website paints wearing the clothing as a patriotic (爱国的) statement. “Passion is the love of the aircraft carrier cause,” it says. “It’s the love of the battle position.” For those    8     (serve) on the Shandong, the clothing lets them show their pride by     9     (firm) telling the world, “I am from the Shandong ship of the Chinese Navy,” reads a post on the website. “This is the     10     (proud) announcement of sailors,” it adds.

The Guangdong Lion Dance, a national tradition popular in Foshan and Guangzhou, is a typical Southern Lion Dance.

Lion dancing    1     (date) back thousands of years, to the Tang Dynasty, and a legend about the emperor having a dream    2    a lion saved his life. And later it    3     (introduce) to the south by migrants from the north. The Guangdong Lion Dance developed into    4     (it) modern form during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644). In Chinese tradition, people regard the lion as    5    symbol of braveness and strength, which can drive away evil and protect humans and livestock. Lion dancing    6     (main) focuses on the performance of the lion dance, attaching much attention to movements    7    scratching an itch (抓痒), shaking the mane (鬃毛) and licking (舔) the hair.

The Guangdong Lion Dance, a    8     (combine) of martial arts, dance and music, is popular not only in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, but also among overseas Chinese in Southeast Asian countries,    9     (make) it a cultural bridge for overseas Chinese keeping in touch with their national roots. It is considered to be a tradition with far-reaching cultural value. Lunar New Year is the perfect time    10     (share) and celebrate that culture and heritage.