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Ordering takeout is very popular nowadays because it is convenient. More than 60 percent of the people in China order takeout food twice a week. If people don’t want to eat out, they can just order takeout on the smartphone and wail for it to be delivered (送达). What about people living in ancient times? Did they eat takeout?

In fact, there was takeout as far back as the Song Dynasty. According to history books, Emperor Xiaozong (1127-1194) liked to order takeout late at night. His servants then went around the city to pick up the dishes and bring them back to the palace.

Ordinary (普通的) people also ordered takeout. Restaurant waiters would go out into the streets and yell out which dishes could be ordered that day. After hearing the waiters, people could then place an order. Later, delivery workers would bring food to their homes. In the famous Song Dynasty painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival (《清明上河图》), a takeout worker can be seen on a delivery with food in hand.

People at that time even had a special meal box for takeout dishes. It was a long wooden box with several layers. People also used warming plates made of two layers of porcelain (瓷). Hot water could be put between them to keep dishes warm.

Red is the color of China. Among all the colors, red is most easily seen. The color red is fresh and pure, and in China, we call it “China Red”. Red has been the favorite color of Chinese people because it makes people excited, and more importantly, it has rich meanings in Chinese culture and history.

No country in the world has ever used a color in such a way as China. Here, red is a symbol. It gives color to the soul of the nation. In the past, red represented dignity(尊严) and mystery. Even now Chinese people love the color much more than others do. It can be said that “China Red” is an everlasting subject for China and an important color for the Chinese people. “China Red” has become very popular words, attracting the world’s attention. The words can be seen in foreign magazines and newspapers, even school learning and teaching materials.

Finding red-colored things in China is very easy, as you can see the color everywhere. All traditional red things have been playing a special role in China, the walls of ancient palaces, the national flag, Chinese knots(结) and lanterns.

Red is the color of luck, health, harmony, happiness, peace, richness and so on. Only red things and events fully show and explain its beauty. The color can be alive and meaningful only when it’s connected with people.

In China, red is more than just a color. It carries the long history and culture of the Chinese nation. “China Red” is full of mysterious charm(神秘的魅力) and it is right here in China waiting for you to feel and to discover!

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【推荐2】①Second, doing housework can help us develop a hardworking spirit and increase our labor skills. In the future, these excellent qualities will be useful to us.

②Labor education has received more and more attention in recent years. As students, doing housework is the best form of labor. Here are some reasons.

③Lastly, the purpose of getting knowledge is to have the skills we will need in the future. The more skills students have, the more competitive they are.

④First, teachers often ask students to clean the classrooms at school. This is because what the school teaches is not only knowledge, but also how to meet the needs of society.

【推荐3】The year 2020 is a special one for China, as the Chinese government has set a goal of lifting all the people out of poverty(贫困)by the end of the year. To achieve this goal, one important task is to reduce the education gap(差距)between the poor countryside and the cities.

In recent years, the governments have worked hard to improve the education in poor areas. Schools have put great efforts onto improving education in these areas. More new schools have been built, and more money has been used to help students from poor families. Let’s have a look at how the students across the country have benefited(得益)from this.

“Do you like playing football?” asked British teacher Matthew.

“I prefer to play basketball,” answered Wang Qi.

These “dual-teacher- classes(双师课堂)” were set up by China Daily. Through an online video talk, the foreign teachers are teaching students from the poor areas. The goal is to bring better English education to poor areas.

He Jiao is a student from Dafang, Guizhou. In 2015, when she was admitted(录取)to Tsinghua University, her family were nervous about her tuition fees. Her father made no more than 1,000 yuan a month.

Thanks to a project started by the local government. He Jiao received scholarship(奖学金)of 100,000 yuan, and her university dream came true.