1     (admire) among youngsters brings China Chic (国潮) into sharp focus. According to a report released on Feb 3, 2021 by Bilibili, more than 177 million of the platform’s users were in favor of videos featuring traditional culture. The approval reflected the situation    2     the “China Chic” phenomenon     3     (embrace) by the younger generation in recent years.

During the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, young athletes wore sports clothing     4     (bear) Chinese elements such as dragons, pandas and tigers, also competition venues like the Great Wall and auspicious (吉祥的) patterns     5     (include) in the design. China Chic could also be seen during the opening and closing ceremonies, and in the designs of gifts and medals.

A China Chic artist Yu Yang said, “China Chic represents a kind of pride and     6     (strong) in our culture. We used to follow the lifestyle promoted by the West, one     7     does ignore Chinese traditions and values. As China’s economy is becoming stronger, the young generation gradually get to know who they are and     8     they really want to follow.” However,     9     this trend can go on still hangs in the balance. “Some people just simply do ‘copy-and-paste’ jobs. That will hurt the consumers’ passion and    10     (ultimate) ruin the trend’s development. We have to deeply understand and love our culture first as designers,” Yu said.

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is Qixi, widely     1     (regard) as China Valentine’s Day. But do you know the origin of this     2     (romance) festival?

The story goes that the Weaver Girl     3     (fall) in love with a cowherd. The Jade Emperor was strongly against the couple’s union and then separated them by the Milky Way, leaving them torn apart by the galaxy and only allowing them     4     (meet) once a year.

    5     that, the distance could not stop their love for one another and they looked forward to meeting once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

However, with the development of high speed railways, the tragedy of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl could not happen in modern China. A ride between Beijing and Shanghai on the high-speed rail only takes four hours. The     6     (efficient) of modern travel has shortened the”galactic distance“ between couples.

On Qixi, more and more young people are going on dates and exchanging gifts to express their affection,     7     are quite impressive. Love is in     8     air at the gate of the Civil Affairs Bureau(民政局), and long queues     9     (form) when couples rush to register for marriage. This is because Qixi carries     10     (it) a symbolic meaning: choose your own love and remain faithful to life.