On Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle-focused social media platform in China, a search for “new Chinese style” could produce over 4 million results,     1     (most) user posts. That number becomes important when you find out it is double     2     number of results for a similar search for European and US styles that     3     (be) popular in China once upon a time. For the younger generation, at a time when traditional culture is becoming popular, the “new Chinese style” is similar to a national symbol — worth     4     (discover), worn proudly, and encouraged.

Whether it is fashion, home furniture, architecture, coffee     5     weddings, every possible field is now being enriched by “Chinese style” — a reflection of growing     6     (confident) in local culture. The origin of the “new Chinese style” is the younger generation’s fascination and love for     7     (tradition) culture. Because of young people’s unique understanding and brave imagination of Chinese culture, “China-Chic” (中国时尚) is now a trend that has gone global. The new wave of Oriental aesthetics (东方美学)     8     (sweep) the world nowadays.

    9     addition, the ability of the increasingly mature younger generation in China     10     (use) online media has helped more people hear their views and understand the stories of the new era represented by the new Chinese style.

Tradition has never lost    1     (it) shine. Although China has achieved the greatest urbanization (城市化) in history, Chinese people’s physical and    2     (emotion) connections to traditions are strong and everywhere. These traditions    3     (become) a precious and unique part of Chinese culture over centuries.

In the past Spring Festival holidays, Chinese people have felt a festive atmosphere both in big cities    4    in the countryside.

The Ming Tombs in Beijing staged a live show inspired by the Ming Dynasty silk painting Ming Emperor Xianzong Enjoying the Lantern Festival, attracting hundreds of visitors. Dozens of    5     (actor) wearing Ming Dynasty clothing staged a sitcom (情景喜剧) style play, performing scenes including the emperor lighting lanterns and other ancient activities usually    6     (hold) during the Lantern Festival. One worker said that it aimed    7     (help) people experience how the Lantern Festival was celebrated and further understand Ming culture.

In addition to turning the ancient painting into a sitcom, many other folk arts also became a major draw,    8     (particular) for young people. One young woman Hou traveled all the way from Beijing to Jiexi County, South China’s Guangdong Province, during the holiday to watch a performance of the Yingge Dance,    9    is one of the most representative (有代表性的) folk arts in Chaozhou and Shantou, Guangdong Province.

Many people were deeply moved as traditional cultures could    10     (preserve) until now.

The Book of Songs, also known as Shi Jing, is the     1     (old) existing collection of Chinese poetry. It includes more than 300 works     2     (date) back from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period.

Believed to have been compiled by Confucius, the poems cover     3     wide range of themes, including battles, farming, education, marriage, animals and plants, all of which have had a lasting impact     4     Chinese civilization.

Three years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories     5     (tell) through the poems. Because he couldn’t     6     (complete) understand the ancient Chinese language used, he turned to experts whose elaboration (阐述) further attracted him to explore the poems. Then he decided to portray the poems with musical language by inviting composer Ma Jiuyue     7     (create) an album.

Titled Music and the Book of Songs, the album     8     (release) on Jan 18, featuring 10 original songs composed by Ma. They were performed by Fang. The 10 songs are based on 10 poems from Shi Jing, including Swallows     9     sends farewell messages to friends.

In his 50s, Fang became a viral star after he gave a 12-minute     10     (perform) at the New Year’s Eve concert on Dec 31, 2019, live-streamed by video-sharing platform Bilibili.

In 1665, Johannes Vermeer dabbed(轻涂) the last drop of paint onto a canvas in his Dutch studio,    1    (complete)his masterpiece “Girl With a Pearl Earring.”On     2     April day 357 years later, Janine Strong slowed her bike to stop,     3    (pause) her fitness app, and watched as the snaking line of her cycling route drew the shape of Vermeer’s masterpiece over the streets of Brooklyn. Ms. Strong creates     4     has come to be known as “GPS art” — a practice that uses the mapping capabilities of modern phone apps     5    (create) digital drawings using a route across the landscape. It is     6    (particular) popular on Strava and often referred to     7     “Strava art”. Strava art     8    ( exist) since that app’s release in 2009, but     9     experienced a surge in use during the pandemic. According to the company, more than three billion     10    (activity) have been uploaded to Strava since the beginning of 2020.

Beethoven is regarded as one of the most remarkable     1     (music) who ever lived. By the time he was a teenager, he     2     (enjoy) a reputation for his talent. He started to lose his hearing in his late twenties,     3     deeply depressed him. Even in his darkest moments, however, he never abandoned hope. Despite his hearing     4     (lose), he was determined to find a way to continue living a life full of music. He used a     5     (various) of hearing aids to try to increase the amount of sound he could take     6    . When     7     (compose) music at the piano, he would put one end of a pencil in his mouth and place the other end     8     the instrument so that he could feel the notes. In his Symphony No. 9, the music moves through technically difficult section     9     ease,     10     (show) his genius as a composer.