The project brought together governments and environmentalists from     1     the world. Temples and other cultural sites     2     (take) down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place in     3     they were safe from the water. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and     4     (count) cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.

When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great success. Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the     5     (relic) of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a     6     (good) tomorrow.

The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today. Perhaps the best example     7     (show) by UNESCO, which runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from     8     (disappear). If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the global community can sometimes provide a solution.

Rice wine has been a part of Chinese culture for thousands of years. It is also     1     (wide) known as yellow wine. Drinking rice wine in China offers the chance     2     (experience) China’s rich culture.

Perhaps one of the most interesting     3     (tale) of rice wine’s heritage was that of Du Kang, who became an important     4     (rule) during the Xia Dynasty. His special wine     5     (love) throughout the land. He was so good at making wine     6     it was said that a man who spent the night     7     (drink) his wine could stay drunk for three years.

It is important to note that although rice is the main ingredient (原料), other grains like wheat are sometimes used to make rice wine. The wine making process varies greatly depending on the methods     8     (use) and the ingredients.

Shaoxing Wine is one popular type of rice wine. It is named for its birthplace: Shaoxing, which is located     9     Zhejiang province. It is aged in the famous Shaoxing wine pots for extended periods of time and featuring     10     unique herb mixture that gives it a distinct flavor.

Suzhou is a beautiful city in east China’s Jiangsu Province. In 514 BC, Wu State’s king He Lv     1     (build) a capital in today’s Suzhou area. Now, Suzhou is famous     2     its classical (古典的) gardens.

Suzhou gardens’     3     (feature) are their rocks, hills and elegant pavilions (亭子). From the arrangement of rocks to the properly located pavilions, every part of the gardens is     4     (careful) designed. Following the idea of borrowing neighboring scenery     5     (create) a harmonious view, the gardens create beautiful scenes in limited spaces for visitors to appreciate from different points.

    6     (inspire) by ancient Chinese landscape paintings, Suzhou gardens were established in a similar way—refined, elegant, and free. Ye Shengtao,     7     is a famous writer and educator and also a local resident, writes about the gardens’ beautiful architecture and their art of perfectly joining human and natural elements in his “The Classical Gardens of Suzhou”.

Nine of the best Suzhou gardens     8     (list) as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in 1997 and 2000. Nineteen of the 69 are under good     9     (protect) and they are open to the public. Every year, the gardens receive     10     great number of visitors from across the world.