China set to lead the global charge in flying taxis

Just how close are we to having flying taxis? In China, there is a rush of homegrown talent and international companies who recognize the value of China’s markets. Despite the technical hurdles faced, the speed     1     which entrepreneurs are moving     2     (make) the time for an available service coming to Chinese cities in years, not decades.

Over the last half-decade, China     3     (come) to dominate aerial technologies. The global drone success story speaks for     4     (it), with companies such as DJI and Autel Robotics commanding dominant market shares and supplying the     5     (major) of flying products to both professionals and enthusiasts worldwide.

Likewise, China-based flying taxi companies, such as EHang, are advancing fast,     6     (carry) out multiple test flights with live passengers and employees, with promising results. The company even has its eyes set on expansion once the technology     7     (establish), with Japan as a potential market, and also a venture into the delivery sector,     8     could start as early as 2023.

China has     9     history of taking up new technology quickly. Those who have invested in the future of     10     (afford) electric air mobility industries in China will certainly hope that they will follow the likes of smartphone cashless payments, and hail and ride apps.

Although festivals have changed a lot with the development of society, the importance of traditional festivals in their lives has never     1     (change). Over 5000 years history has been witnessed the     2     (create) of many Chinese traditional festivals—Chinese New Year, Chinese Mid-Autumn Festivals, the Dragon Boat Festival ,many of which     3     (have) a long history in China. It's very important to promote traditional Chinese festivals as traditional festivals teach us about Chinese values and enable us     4     (learn) more about fine Chinese value. More     5     (importance), traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity. Traditional festivals are also .    6     reminder of what it means to be Chinese.

Many parties have important roles to play     7     promoting traditional Chinese festivals. Firstly ,the government should declare public holidays on some traditional festivals. Besides, the media can help spread more knowledge about these traditions,     8     (raise) people's interest in the origins and history of the festivals. Lastly, more activities     9     (hold) by schools can help draw students’ attention to our traditions.

With the joint efforts of these different parties, people will pay more attention to traditional Chinese festivals, and be     10     (proud) of Chinese culture.

The founder of the Nv Shu(女书), the world’s only known written language for women that dates back more than a thousand years in Jiangyong county, Hunan province, probably never expected that the script would see a North China artist trying to popularize     1     worldwide.

Zhou Na, an artist living and working in Tianjin,     2     (complete) her writings with her counterparts on traditional household classic works in the form of the Nv Shu recently and will publish them publicly, for the first time in the history of the special script. Previously, the contents were limited to     3     (marry), family, love and even puzzles.

The language, different from the traditional Chinese     4     (write) system of ideograph(表意文字), is a kind of phonograph, based on local dialects, and was only written in the shapes of long diamonds and in the styles of poems. They are mostly published on beautiful papers, books, fans and silk scarves and were believed to carry secrets     5     (hide) by women.

Currently, Nv Shu only has a few thousand inheritors in China,     6     which is Zhou. She learned Nv Shu from her grandfather’s sister throughout her childhood. She was concerned about the risks of the language     7     (appearance) and began to try to carry forward the women’s script.

“The audience is limited, so I really expect the government to strongly promote it and help inherit it, advocating that it is     8     intangible cultural asset     9     (pass) down from generation to generation,” she says. “I expect the script to be inherited much     10     (wide). Nv Shu has witnessed major innovations in these years, expanding its content. I expect more youth to focus their attention on the cultural assets.”

Sanxingdui is believed to have sat at the heart of the Shu state, which historians know     1     (relative) little about due to few little written records.

More than 50,000 ancient artifacts     2     (find) at Sanxingdui since the 1920s,    3     a local farmer accidentally came upon a number of relics at the site. A major breakthrough     4     (occur) in 1986, with the discovery of two ceremonial pits     5     (contain) over 1,000 items, elaborate and well-preserved bronze masks included. Many of the items are now     6     display at an on-site museum.

The site has revolutionized experts' understanding of how civilization developed in ancient China. In particular, evidence of a unique Shu culture suggested that the kingdom developed independently of neighboring societies in the Yellow River Valley, which was considered to be     7     cradle (摇篮)of Chinese civilization.

The discovery of silk fibers and the remains of textiles may also expand     8     (we) understanding of the Shu. Head of the excavation team, Tang Fei, said in a press conference that the discovery indicates that the kingdom “was one of the important     9    (origin) of silk in ancient China”.

Though not yet     10    (recognize) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sanxingdui is on the organization's "tentative list"   for possible future inclusion.