More than one century after being unearthed, hundreds of pieces of oracle bones (甲骨)     1    (keep) in a top university in Jiangsu province now have the chance to be decoded (破解), thanks to a new academic project. In early November, Nanjing University in the provincial capital made an    2    (announce) of the launch of a comprehensive study and categorization of the bones that date back to the late Shang Dynasty ( 16th century-11th century BC). Systematic recordings of these pieces through traditional ink rubbings (拓片) and digitized     3    (approach) will also begin.

    4    (present), about 600 pieces of oracle bones are now housed at Nanjing University Museum,     5    (make) it the third-largest collection of its kind among Chinese colleges after Peking University and Tsinghua University.

According to Shi Mei, director of the museum and host of the academic program, the about 3, 300-year-old bones were owned by some well-known collectors around 1900. Some of the bones     6    (donate) by John Calvin Ferguson, an American Sinologist, who was president of the University of Nanking, a predecessor of Nanjing University that was formed in 1952. “However, due to the lack of enough     7    (talent) scholars, detailed studies on the bones hadn’t started for a long time,” Shi says.

Oracle bone inscriptions (铭文) compose the oldest-known Chinese writing system. The findings,     8    are mostly from the Yinxu site in Anyang, Henan province, not only prove that Shang Dynasty history is more than myth, but also indicate the beginning of Chinese language, as present-day written characters can trace their history to the inscriptions. Owing to the high status of oracle bones, relevant studies to decode the writings were    9    high demand.

Scattered fragments of oracle bones first began to emerge around Anyang in     10    late 1890s. In 1924, the University of Nanking became the first Chinese university to include a course on oracle bone inscriptions in its subjects. Four years later, the first linguistics (语言学) essays on the inscriptions was also published in Nanjing.

The term “China-Chic” characterizes the rise of China’s native fashion trends. It has expanded the concept of “Made in China,”     1     is usually regarded as the assurance of the quality of products.

In recent years, “Made in China” has     2     (increasing) been recognized as the representation of Chinese culture     3     (offer) by homegrown Chinese brands, or simply “China -Chic.”

The initial     4    (adopt) of the term “China -Chic” was similar to “Brit Style,” which represents a unique fashion trend mainly defined by the country’s differentiating cultural     5     (element).

Designers in the fashion industry were     6     first to feature traditional Chinese patterns and characters, garment textiles and crafting technique in     7     (they) newest collections. The eye-catching colors and styles created a visual feast that many have never seen before, quickly     8    (turn) the collections into best sellers.

Under such influence, young people gradually     9     (shift) their attention from pop culture imported from Japan, Korea and the West and started to develop interest     10     traditional Chinese art and literature, practicing Chinese calligraphy and musical instrument, such as Guzheng.