Huang Xiaoling is     1     expert in polychrome porcelain (多色瓷器). She enjoys creating porcelain works, which allows her to maintain her innovative spirit.

From childhood, Huang enjoyed visiting the porcelain factory where her father worked. She loved to draw designs,     2     (especial) flowers and birds. By the age of 12, she could design small porcelain objects. She regularly communicated with the great     3     (master) of the factory who passed on the key techniques to her.

As an adult, when she was out of work, she didn’t give up and followed her teacher to Shanghai to try her luck. The trip opened new perspectives for her as she discovered the high demand for porcelain.    4     her head full of inspiring new ideas, she returned to her hometown to found the Liquanyao porcelain company with former colleagues. Her     5     (strong) lies in her mastery of craft techniques. In 2003, she     6     (win) a silver medal at a competition in Beijing,     7     was a turning point not only for herself but also for Liling porcelain. The porcelain products became known to the general public. The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics boosted business.

Porcelain-making in Liling     8     (date) back to the Han Dynasty. It developed at the end of the Qing Dynasty, when polychrome porcelain was introduced in 1908. A porcelain vase won gold at the Panamaific International Exposition in 1915,     9     (make) it known worldwide.

Huang’s mission is not limited to the continuation of polychrome porcelain; she is also actively promoting this art.“    10     it doesn’t make us millionaires, working in the porcelain industry allows us to have a comfortable life while preserving the skills and culture of our ancestors,” Huang said.

Chinese netizens recently expressed     1     (amaze) at a map online clearly marking the country’s historic relics (文物). The map     2     (make) by Wu Yunjie, who was born in the 1990s.     3     (interest) in history, Wu would often spend his spare time travelling around the country, when he was in college, and     4     (explore) ancient sites.

In 2020, he started collecting information on cultural relics and uploaded the data to the mapping software. As many historical sites in rural areas cannot be located     5     (specific) , Wu did a lot of field research. “The job is rather difficult     6     I have much joy in it．I’m happy to make people more aware of the huge and rich historical heritage (遗产) from China’s long history,” he said.

Now, the map     7     (include) nearly 10,000 relics or museums. Many valuable temples, bridges and towers     8     have been lost in the country are also shown on the map. One post online said “The ancient tower around my house on the map! I can’t wait to visit     9    .”

However, in Wu’s eyes, the map is just     10     step forward, as it records a very small part of the cultural relics in the country, and he still has a long way to go.