Known as a “voice catcher” in his social circle, 38-year-old Long Qing is working to record dialects and     1     (nature)sounds in danger of fading away as a result of urbanization.

The native of Changsha, Hunan province, has     2     acute appreciation for sounds and voices, and his previous job as an audio editor may help explain his gift     3     some degree.

Whenever he has spare time, Long wanders the city’s old streets     4    (listen)for sounds that are unique to Changsha. Now a self-employed sound designer, Long has a number of     5    (recording) of Changsha dialects. In Remix Changsha, Long has mixed different voices and sounds, such as the sound of stinky tofu in oil and people reciting the names of Changsha landmarks. “All these sounds allow listeners to     6    (real)feel Changsha, ”he said.

Long Qing     7    (work) to preserve Changsha’s aural culture and create many audio pieces     8    (post) online since 2013. He also organized activities to teach the public about the very sounds     9     need to preserve. He hopes that in the future, more people, especially teenagers, will develop a     10    (sharp)sense of aural art and even create new sounds of their own.

Many years ago, a dance between clay and fire gave rise to a tangible piece of art: porcelain (瓷器). Flames in kilos (窑炉) around China have been burning since the Xia and Shang dynasties. Along the way, porcelain     1     (come) into existence

Porcelain is created by heating a mixture of China stone and kaolin clay in a kiln at     2     (extreme) high temperatures, typically around 1,200 degrees Celsius.   Temperature plays     3     important role in the production of porcelain.     4     (go) through the fire of reinvention at a high temperature rewards porcelain with     5     (great) strength, more transparency and a feast of colors.

Celadon (青瓷) produced in Longquan, Zhejiang province, a technique passed down for more than 1,600 years,     6     (be) a typical example of craftsman’s pursuit of the perfect jade-like green. It takes 72 steps     7     (achieve)

Porcelain has also been a carrier for cultural exchanges. As it travelled around the globe through the ancient Maritime Silk Road, porcelain enjoyed great     8     (popular) among royal families and upper classes in Europe,     9     were attracted by these beautiful containers.

Porcelain began as a practical container and evolved into pieces of art. As a memory that can be felt     10     both hands, porcelain is touchable history.

【推荐1】As less people choose to make sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a     1     (distance) memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old craftsman, Li Jiangzhong, is committed to     2     (keep) the art of sugar painting alive.

Li worked as     3     miner for more than ten years. After the mine closed down, Li turned     4     housing decoration, until he     5     (force) to give that up due to a finger     6     (injure). Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had an interest in.

Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by     7     (he) through large quantities of videos and information on the Internet. He soon mastered the skill and could make a variety of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with     8     (melt) brown or white sugar. Craftsman     9     (normal) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup（糖浆）. When the sugar cools down,     10     appears is a piece of sugar craft.

When it comes to the symbol of Chinese culture，the images（形象）of giant pandas may catch the foreigners' imagination. However，many may ignore the fact that bamboo，the main food of the national treasure，also    1    （have）a far-reaching influence on the Chinese people.

To the Chinese people，bamboo is    2     symbol of virtue（美德）. It reflects people's souls and emotions.

Throughout history，bamboo has given    3     （inspire）to many artists. A large number of artistic works have been made with the theme of bamboo，including poems，paintings and music.

The tall，straight and beautiful bamboo     4     （be）a favorite for Chinese scholars and artists since ancient times，who have spoken highly of     5    （it）character. Bai Juyi，a great poet of the Tang dynasty，compared bamboo    6     a "virtuous man" in his article. Zheng Banqiao，a celebrated Qing-dynasty painter，devoted his whole life to    7     （paint）bamboo.

Many ancient scholars chose to live in deep mountains    8     （surround） by bamboo forests，    9    they drank wine，wrote poems or painted pictures while enjoying the beauty of nature. By leading such a simple life，they wanted to stay away from worldly affairs. Su Dongpo，a famous writer of the Song dynasty，wrote in his poem，"I would rather cat no meat than live without bamboo. Without meat，I will be    10    （thin）than before. Without bamboo，I will be coarse（粗俗的）forever. "