Weifang in Shangdong Province is not a very big city. But Weifang is well-known as the birthplace of kites in China. It has a long history of     1     (make) kites.

According to a local     2     (art), Weifang kite-making dates back to 2, 000 years ago. At first, the army used kites to measure distances and send     3     (message). During the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644), kites became popular among ordinary people.

Kites are made from bamboo and decorated with     4     (tradition) Chinese paintings. Weifang kite-making     5     (include) in the national-level intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) list in 2006. Weifang     6     (hold) the International Kite Festival each year since 1984.

Yang Hongwei, 56, was born in a kite-making family in Weifang. After practicing the skill for 10 years, she set up her own shop in 1992. On her kites, people can     7     (see) not only common patterns like butterflies and birds, but also some prints     8     (tell) Chinese myths(神话), legends (传说) and history. Yang talked about details with experts and made lots of effort     9     (check) historical records.

In her free time, she travels to many countries including Germany, Australia, the United States and New Zealand. She tells the stories of Chinese kites they made. “It is an important job of     10     (my) to spread our culture around.” she said.

A small city but with a long history-that’s how I feel about this city during the journey to it. You can say that Macau     1     (自身) has come out as the biggest winner from its casino-dominated city (博彩之城). So far, Macau has been the second richest area on the earth. Also a p    2     of 648,500 within 30.5 square kilometers makes it the most     3     (拥挤) city in the world. The city is e    4     famous for its legal gaming. That’s why the local government can pay its citizens p    5     of money every year. While walking around, you will soon find the     6     (标志) of the city-the Morpheus Hotel, which     7     (描述) great changes in modern buildings over years. Macau is one of the only cities in the world where you won’t     8     (错过) the chance of trying Macaunese Cuisine. In f    9    , it’s the home to mixed food cultures. However, some     10     (情况) is getting more serious, like the damage of ancient interests. Best wishes to it!