【推荐2】If you walk through a park in the morning, you might see people doing these slow and graceful movements (优雅的动作). Tai chi, an ancient martial art (武术), is a common kind of exercise in China.

UNESCO recently added tai chi to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List (非物质文化遗产名录). Many tai chi fans were happy to hear about this.

“This will make tai chi more popular around the world. Hopefully more people will become healthier by practicing it,” said Chen Bin, a tai chi master (大师) from the village of Chenjiagou, Henan. This village is the birthplace of Chen-style tai chi.

It’s true that doing tai chi is good for our health. It can strengthen muscles (强壮肌肉), help us walk and move more flexibly (灵活地), and make our hearts stronger.

But tai chi is more than just a sport. “It carries traditional Chinese philosophy (哲学), such as being in harmony (和谐) with nature and using softness to beat hardness,” Chen said.

Over 100 million people in more than 150 countries practice tai chi today. It has become an icon (符号) of Chinese culture.

It’ s important to keep your body and mind healthy.     1              

Wash your hands. Wash your hands often.     2     Washing your hands will help stop you from getting sick(生病的)

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Run around. Jump up and down. Go on a walk. Play a sport. Or just play your favorite music and dance. It is important to get at least an hour of exercise each day.

Get a good night's sleep.

    4     Don’t stay up too late. Going to bed and get up at the same time every night . It helps the body sleep well. It also helps you stay healthy. Before going to bed, you can try reading, listening to music, spending time with a pet or doing anything else that relaxes you You’d better get eight to ten hours of sleep every night.

Practice mindfulness(关注, 专注).

Focus on your thoughts and feelings Let your mind stay on this moment right now. Practicing mindfulness can make you feel calm. Do it! Anyone can practice mindfulness. Close your eyes. Count to four when you breathe in(吸气). Then count to four as you breathe out.     5     Then you will be relaxed.

【推荐1】Spring is the season when plants start to grow freely from the ground. In China, wild spring greens are traditionally thought of as a healthy food. They are still common in many dishes today.

【推荐3】Do you know the world’s largest train station—Grand Central Terminal (GCT)?

GCT is in the center of Manhattan in New York. 750, 000 people pass in and out of it every day. And there are about a thousand visitors going to the information desk to ask for information an hour. “It’s the town square for eight million people in the city,” says GCT manager Dan Brucker. “If people can’t find their family or friends, they’ll meet at the information desk.”

GCT is wonderful in design. You could spend years there before you find all its secrets: its tennis courts, its ground﹣floor apartment... On the ninth floor under the ground, there’s a secret room—M﹣42. “During World War Ⅱ, if you had come here, you would been killed. Only a few people could go into the room,” Brucker says.

“Above the ground, we painted the celling (天花板) to make it look like the night sky, with stars shining down,” says Brucker. Years ago, the beautiful ceiling became black. People thought smoke from trains was the cause, but they finally found it was because people smoked too much. Later, workers cleaned it.

The government planned to pull down GCT in the 1960s, but lots of people didn’t agree because it was an important part in their life. In the end, the government decided to keep it. Later, GCT became a place of interest.