A traditional Chinese dance performed underwater in Luoyang, Central China’s Henan Province,     1     (go) viral on social media during the Dragon Boat Festival. The show led to renewed passion among audiences for traditional Chinese art and culture.

The     2     (stun) dance is named The Prayer, which was the opening performance of the gala by Henan Television Station on Saturday.

In the video on social media the underwater actress is seen dancing in colorful traditional Chinese costume. The short dance, which lasted less than two minutes, was seen as a     3     (combine) of contemporary art and traditional Chinese culture.

“The water made the costume even more gorgeous and the moves     4     (graceful)!” said one observer online. Netizens were left     5     (amaze) by both the beauty of the dancer and the creator involved in putting on the dance underwater.

The dance featured a character from     6     famous ancient Chinese painting Ode to Goddess Luo, the daughter of a sacred king character Fu Xi in a Chinese tale     7     drowned and then became a goddess.

“The moves     8     (capture) underwater at 4. 5 meters     9     the ground. The team spent a total of 26 hours under water     10     (complete) the shooting. The film team had to soak themselves in the water in each shooting session,” Chen Jia, director of the HNTV gala, said to local media.

Despite the passage of time, honesty has always been a traditional virtue in China and embodied in countless tales throughout China’s history.

In the early Western Han Dynasty, a general     1     (name) Ji Bu was known for being courageous and honest. Legend has     2    that whenever Ji made a promise, he would spare no effort to fulfill it. Such a virtue of honesty earned him a good reputation, and there was a saying     3     (wide) spread: It is better to have a promise from Ji Bu than to get hundreds of ounces of gold.

In ancient China, the currency (货币) consisted mainly of precious     4     (metal), such as gold, silver and copper, so carrying a large quantity of cash was not only a heavy burden but could also put the owner in danger as robberies quite often happened along the way. So a story     5    (tell) about the start of the Chinese banking industry.

A successful merchant during the Qing Dynasty, Li Daquan, was visited by a friend who came up     6     a novel idea. His friend proposed that a draft     7    (issue) to replace the real cash. This draft (汇票) was not only a promise, but a declaration that     8     same amount of currency had been deposited and could be withdrawn elsewhere.

Li readily agreed and kept his word. The story soon got around,     9     Li’s honesty brought him a flood of customers. He later set up China’s first draft bank, Rishengchang,     10    later had 35 branches across the country.