“Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China”     1     (add) to the UNESCO World Heritage List recently.

The new entry includes 22 sites and monuments across Quanzhou that     2     (joint) reflect a prosperous picture of maritime (海运的) trade from the 10th to 14th centuries.

The Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties witnessed a peak in ancient Chinese maritime trade, and Quanzhou, then     3    (know) overseas as Zayton, grew into one of the     4     (busy) seaports in the world.

The 22     5     (represent) historic monuments and sites include administrative (行政的) buildings and structures; facilities     6     (show) the city’s structure, such as its gates, walls and roads; religious sites and statues that witnessed multicultural communities; cultural memorial sites and monuments; and the city’s transportation network formed by bridges, docks and pagodas (塔)     7     guided voyages.

Together, these comprehensively reflect the Song-Yuan Quanzhou’s highly integrated maritime trade structure, and     8     diversity of the social system formed by the supporting institutions, communities and cultural elements, according to the Quanzhou Cultural Heritage Nomination Office.

Tian Xuejun, chairman of the 44th Session and director of China’s National Commission for UNESCO, said Quanzhou’s     9     (appear) on the list reflected the international community’s recognition of its status     10     a channel of Sino-foreign cultural and economic exchanges and a key node (节点) in the ancient Maritime Silk Road trade route.

Large components of traditional Chinese wooden architecture,     1    (include)columns, beams and purlins are often pieced together using sunmao structures. The sun(tenon joint)and the mao(mortise), when interlocked, both support and contain the adjoining parts. This augments stability, and also adds flexibility     2     the architecture. Craftsmen can make and process the     3    (component)in advance and assemble them quickly on site,     4     is simple and efficient. Stability is the most important characteristic of sunmao. Sunmao is the “joint” of a building that absorbs some of the seismic wave by deforming     5    (it), markedly raising earthquake resistance of the entire structure.     6    (similar), sunmao plays its “stabilizer” role to the maximum in furniture. The seat part of a chair     7    (support)by its four legs as well as the cheng under its surface, a smaller supportive upper stick that transforms part of the weight to the downer legs. In this way, the seat could sit in higher weight     8     the entire chair can work longer. Even though every component of the sunmao structure is thin, they can take massive weight by supporting each other. Sunmao is     9     extremely skillful, delicate, and sophisticated invention. This connection method of components     10    (make)ancient Chinese wooden architecture a special flexible structure that surpasses contemporary architectural bents, frames or steel frames.

Performances at tourist attractions and interaction with visitors are beneficial in     1     (bring) intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) to life and increasing its popularity. Wang Jihai,     2     senior staff member at a theme park, said such activities which have proved popular with visitors, are aimed     3     enabling them to learn local history and culture.

Tourists are no longer content with only sightseeing, but also want to pursue intangible cultural heritage     4     (experience) in which they can interact with inheritors and learn about them. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has called for efforts     5     (promote) the integration of intangible cultural heritage and the tourism industry on a wider scale and at a     6     (high) level. The China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association recently unveiled (公开) 200 models for integrating such heritage and tourism nationwide. The models,     7     include scenic spots, tourism towns, blocks and villages,     8     (expect) to provide reference points for future culture and tourism integration.

The association said that the most important thing is to provide people with     9     (enjoy) and make intangible cultural heritage interesting for them. Culture must also be spread     10     (appropriate) through tourism, and the latter made more meaningful.