Lately, the popularity of ice and snow tourism in Harbin has exploded. Harbin is famous for its rich ice and snow resources. This winter, the city     1     (open) three ice and snow-themed parks and created more than 100 related activities to promote the     2     (develop) of winter tourism, culture, fashion and sports.

Travelers from the south of China make up a large part of the tourism crowd. They can     3     (summarize) in four characteristics: a light-colored down jacket, a lovely small hat,     4    suitcase in hand and shyness in public bath houses.

Southerners are less prepared for the cold. Some     5    (individual) online are providing these southerners     6     practical suggestions, emphasizing the need for clothing     7     protects them from the freezing outdoor temperatures while ensuring they don’t sweat profusely indoors.

In order to     8     (effective) meet tourist demands, Harbin has extended the operating hours of buses and subways recently. According to an announcement from the Harbin government, the ice and snow season in Harbin will continue until the end of March 2024. For travelers trying to avoid peak periods, it’s advisable     9     (plan) visits after New Year’s Day and Spring Festival, when tourist traffic is at     10    (it) peak.

Close both to the English border and Welsh border, the city Chester     1     (found) as a Roman fort back in 79AD. It has an     2     (impress) history--the last in Britain     3     (fall) to the Norman conquest. The Industrial Revolution shaped the small city enormously and     4     (it) traces can still be seen in the railways, canals and architecture from the period.

Though small, the city packs a lot in. For visitors planning     5     visit to Chester, the Chester Cathedral     6     (date) back to the year 907 must be their first stop. Then, the black and white Tudor style buildings that line the city’s four main streets are     7     they can’t afford to miss. Of course, walking along the riverbank on a winter night     8     the lamps light up the city is also a good     9     (choose).

Recently, the city government has launched a new, free and self-guided online tour which offers an insight     10     this fascinating small city. So why wait?

For people from outside the city, Chengdu is the Land of Abundance with a soft dialect, adorable giant pandas, tea houses     1     (fill) with bamboo chairs and tea fragrance, spicy Sichuan cuisine, Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, bars in the Yulin community,     2     Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage Museum.

For the locals, Chengdu is their hometown with a charming dialect and delicious food in unattractive restaurants, where lovable “obedient” (服从的) husbands can     3     (find). It is a city       4     people enjoy the sweet taste of fresh pea shoots in spring, where they can relax and enjoy life, where they don’t get       5     (worry) and even earthquakes can’t stop them from finishing off the round of majiang (mahjong). Over the course of Qin and Han, Tang and Song dynasties, and up to the present day, Chengdu has kept a spirit that is unique       6     itself. It is a spirit of a vast vision, of perseverance and devotion when       7     (cross) the ancient road to Sichuan, of resilience (恢复力) and humour in the face of difficulty, of       8     (calm) and composure in daily life. It is a spirit of stubbornness and romance as seen in the story of Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun, of compassion (同情) for the people as embodied by Du Fu, and of bravery and       9     (determine) as the Sichuan Army showed in the Chinese War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Today, Chengdu tells people that it has developed into a city of       10     youth for innovation and achieving dreams.