Jin Ying, 25, is a lover of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). She took part in a three-month     1     (train) course on acupuncture and tuina (针灸推拿) in 2023 at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.

Jin’s life is different now. She     2     (change) her life habits since then. For example, she avoids sweating (出汗) too much during exercise in winter because the cold of winter means people should slow down, according to TCM. For     3     (she), learning these skills and theories     4     (be) not about becoming a TCM doctor but rather about embracing (拥抱) a new lifestyle.

She is not an     5     (usual) example of young people becoming interested in TCM. A survey by China Youth Daily showed that 93.3 percent of the 1000 young people who took part had tried different TCM treatments.

“I have seen     6     (many) young people come to me for neck and back pains than before, which are usually related to the elderly,” said Ma Huifang, a TCM doctor at Guoyitang, a TCM hospital affiliated (附属) with Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.

Compared with Western medicine, TCM     7     (choose) by young people now “because of its efficacy (疗效),” according to Ma. Some people question why TCM treats the same     8     (ill) with different prescriptions (处方).” This is actually and advantage of TCM, rather than a shortcoming, as it can be a more accurate treatment (精准的治疗) for different patients,” Ma explained.

Younger age     9     (group) are embracing TCM, and at the same time, TCM is also helping young people. As Jin noted, “It helps young people     10     (understand) Chinese medicine and learn why it is believed to be a treasure of our Chinese culture.”

Hanfu has become popular again in recent years. A growing number of young people in China are starting to wear the     1     (tradition) Han Chinese clothing. The style has even attracted some foreigners. One of them is Rian, a young man from Brazil.

Rian lives in Xi’an. Two years ago, he came to the beautiful city and became     2     English teacher at a kindergarten. After     3     (see) many people wearing Hanfu in the streets, Rian developed a strong interest in it and wanted     4     (try) it on himself. “My first taste of Hanfu was the Tang style.     5     is fun to wear it,” said the young man. “Today, it is still my favorite Hanfu style.” Every time he puts it on, he feels as if he has travelled back to ancient times.

Since then, Hanfu has helped Rian learn more     6     China. In the past, the only thing he     7     (know) about the country was that it had a long history and a rich culture. But now Hanfu has shown him more details about Chinese culture.

He wants to share his feelings with friends both in China     8     abroad, so he begins to make short     9     (video) of himself trying on Hanfu and posts them up on Western social media platforms. It has     10     (quick) become a hot hit on the Internet. He spreads Chinese culture in his own way.

【推荐3】China is a country with many colorful days and festivals. The Dragon Head Raising Day (Longtaitou) is one of them. This special     1    is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历). It stands     2    the start of spring and farming.

The dragon is important in Chinese culture. We Chinese people call     3    the “descendants (传人) of the dragon”. Therefore, people     4    the Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs(传统) about dragons.

On the day in ancient times(古代), people     5    ashes (灰) in the kitchen. This was to “lead the dragon into the house”. People believed that with the     6    of the dragon, they could have a good harvest (收成)     7    autumn.

Also, people eat special     8    on that day. The foods are usually named after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker (细须)” noodles and dumplings called “dragon teeth”.

Today, many customs have disappeared. But one that has     9    is the cutting of hair. It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the     10    — mother’s brothers. So many people have their hair cut on the Dragon Head Raising Day.