China has many     1     (tradition) festivals such as Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival and so on. People prepare     2     (decorate) them with flowers, lanterns and fancy decorations. In many     3     (place), people like to set     4     fireworks.

Till today, some of them     5     (hold) around the country,     6     (attract) countless visitors to participate in them. There are     7     (variety) activities in these festivals where people hold lots of competitions to entertain     8     (them). Interestingly, guessing lantern riddles is an essential part of the festival,     9     is also an activity from ancient times to the present.

What’s more, celebrating western festivals is becoming a common phenomenon around     10     country.

June 11 marks the annual National Cultural and Natural Heritage Day in China. As one of the featured celebratory     1     (event), the 2022 Intangible Cultural Heritage (非物质文化遗产) Shopping Festival kicked off last Saturday. Relevant departments of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism     2     (organize) multiple major e-commerce platforms to show the essence (精华) of Chinese cultural heritages,     3     brought those cultural products to people’s daily lives.

The theme of this year’s festival is “connect modern life and exhibit historical charm”.     4     (vary) platforms launched live streaming, flash purchase and other activities     5     (support) inheritors (继承人) and handicraftsmen, especially those from remote areas, to sell their products, boost employment       6     promote economic developments in the intangible cultural sector.

An official with the Intangible Cultural Heritage Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said that since 2020, China has been promoting the protection of intangible cultural heritage,     7     ( help) inheritors and enterprises get through the challenging time of the COVID-19 pandemic, and trying to win the battle against     8       (poor).

Over the past two years, the festival     9     (receive) active responses from many e-commerce platforms, media and provinces around China. It has now grown to be     10     popular brand activity for the Chinese people.

The water Splashing Festival of the Dai ethnic minority (少数民族) is the most important festival     1     (observe)by the Dai people in Yunnan Province. It is the New Year for the Dai, a festival to send off the old and greet the new.

During the festival     2    lasts three or four days, people,     3     (dress) in their best clothes, take part in a     4     (various) of rich and colorful activities, such as dragon boat racing, firework displays and other     5     (perform). Peacock dances are held on the first day. And the most popular event is water-splashing on the second day. People splash water on each other,     6     (hope) to take away sickness and disasters. The     7     (wet) you get. the luckier you will be. The last day is usually     8     the young people to play games as a way     9     (express) their love to each other.

The Water Splashing Festival vividly exhibits the Dai’s respect for water and the culture of music and dance, food, and costumes. It is also a cultural bridge among the people that share     10    same festival culture of water-splashing.

The Year of the Ox has come. In China, you can find    1    (vary) ox figures made of gold，wood，paper and stone on sale to celebrate the return.

But why was the ox chosen to be one of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs(生肖)？    2    (century) ago, most people earned their living    3    farming. The ox was used to help plow, cultivate and carry heavy goods.

The ox has long had    4    significant place in Chinese culture. Ancient Chinese poets and writers frequently described the ox in literature. The ox    5    (consider)a symbol of diligence and sincerity. The phrase “ the spirit of ox” still refers to conquering anything    6    may present itself as an obstacle. The spirit is highly praised and many people follow it. Moreover，when someone achieves a great    7    (succeed)through hard work，people often use “niu” meaning “awesome”,    8    (describe)him or her.

Oxen work hard and make sacrifices. This is reflected in a poem by Lu Xun: “Fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers; Head bowed, like a willing ox I serve the children”, which fully    9    (express) the poet's loyalty. So    10    (nature), those who were born in the Year of: the ox are often expected to be hardworking, reliable and loyal.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) isn’t     1     (wide) supported by most Westerners.However,this is starting to change.TCM will be included in the new version of the International Classification of Diseases(ICD),which     2     (bring) out by the WHO in the near future.This is the first time for TCM to be included in the ICD,     3       (serve) as the international standard for diseases and health conditions. 

China has been making every effort     4     ( promote) TCM overseas over the past three years,according to a report     5       (publish) by Xinhua News Agency.In 2015,Chinese scientist Tu Youyou won     6     Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.She said     7     (she) discovery of the drug that can cure malaria(疟疾) was inspired by traditional Chinese medicine. 

The inclusion of TCM in the ICD is a mainstream acceptance that will have great influence around the world.TCM has seen some     8     (grow) in other countries for all these years.It is reported     9     a number of famous foreign people use it.For example,during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics,US swimmer Michael Phelps was seen using cupping.Cupping is a traditional Chinese medical practice which has been around     10     more than 2,000 years.