【推荐2】Hello Kitty is a popular cartoon cat. Recently a new hello kitty restaurant caught many people’s attention. There are many other successful Hello Kitty restaurant around the world. However, this one is the world’s first Hello Kitty restaurant.

The restaurant is in Hong Kong. When visitors go into the restaurant, it seems as if they are walking into a wonderful Hello Kitty world. They will see the lovely cartoon cat everywhere from cups, chopsticks, plates to walls, windows and tables. There are 37 Chinese dishes on the menu and about half of them are in the shape of the cartoon cat. According to the owner of the restaurant, Wan Guang, Hello Kitty is much more popular in Hong Kong than it is in Japan.

Mr. Wan hopes that all the food here is healthy and delicious. It’s not easy to make the delicious Hello Kitty dishes and some may need 17 different steps. However, Hello Kitty fans may be happy to know lunch in the restaurant will only cost them between ₤6 and ₤12, and dinner will cost be between ₤8 and ₤16. Would you like to come and have a taste of Hello Kitty in the restaurant?

【推荐2】Langshan Mountain , lying in Xinning County , is about 500 kilometers away from Changsha. It is one of China’s National Geological Parks and is famous for its special Danxia landform(丹霞地貌). Covering an area of 108 square kilometers, Langshan Mountain has rich natural scenery and lots of tourism resources. There are more than 60 scenic spots (景点) in Langshan Mountain , among which the most famous are Tianyi Lane(天一巷) , Chili Peak(辣椒峰) , Bajiao Stronghold(八角寨) and so on.

On August 2nd , 2010 , Langshan Mountain was recorded in the World Heritage List(世界遗产名录) and became China’s eighth world natural heritage. If you would like to visit Langshan Mountain , you can take a bus from Shaoyang South Station to Xinning County. It will take you about 2 hours and the price of the bus ticket is 54 yuan each adult. Then you can take a taxi to Langshan Mountain. The best time to visit Langshan Mountain is from March to October.

【推荐1】Over the past 10 years, thanks to the country’s stress on cultural confidence, Han-style clothing has been developing into a fashion trend (趋势). While a city in Henan Province has held four Hanfu festivals, Chengdu has hosted Hanfu fashion shows. Even a scenic spot (景点) in Sanya, Hainan Province, announced that those wearing Hanfu will be allowed to enter it for free.

Hanfu fans have developed websites and written articles on Hanfu, attracting more than 4 billion page views on Weibo alone. The rising popularity of Hanfu has also excited public interest in other traditional cultural forms. For example, Chinese painting, calligraphy (书法) and kung fu are attracting more and more young learners while traditional Chinese medicine is returning to hospitals.

Although most people agree that Han-style clothes look beautiful on people on certain occasions (场合), there is still heated arguments about whether the trend should be encouraged or not. Those support Hanfu say it spreads Chinese culture and looks beautiful. And it can also help teenagers know more about traditional Chinese art and culture.

However, those against it believe that a set of Han-style clothing may cost much money because they have to be handmade but not mass-produced. They also say putting on Hanfu and other accessories (配饰), not to mention getting a hairstyle to match the dress, will waste a lot of time. They may be right. A girl I met in Suzhou told me that she had to spend more than 1,000 yuan $138. to rent a set of Han-style dress and get a makeup to go with it, which took two hours to complete.

Most people, however, choose to ignore such arguments. They just think that seeing people wholly or partly dressed in Han-style clothes while walking in a street is a “beautiful” experience.

【推荐2】For many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. In fact, they are not really bad guests, because the guest-host relationship in China is quite different from that in western countries. In China, guests are almost like gods. Whenever I enter a Chinese person’s home, there is always fruit on the table, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the west, the guest is not a god. Acting according to the host’s way of doing things is common for a guest.

My wife’s mother doesn’t smoke. When I see some guests smoking in her house, as a non-smoker (不抽烟的人), I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them, but I must know that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In America, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their home. At least, you could ask, “Is it OK if I smoke?” But don’t be surprised if they say, “No, you can’t smoke.”

Guests in China also have some special habits. Some western people may not adapt to these habits very soon. Luckily, my wife is a Chinese. Whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However, giving a gift to host is not always needed in my country. So if you invite foreign guests to your home, don’t be too surprised if they don’t bring you a gift. And if western hosts invite you to their home, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you expected.

【推荐3】Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, many people begin to look for fun online. Watching livestreaming（直播的）shows has become part of their lives. At the same time, traditional culture has found a bigger stage online. Many traditional artists are starting to livestream on Douyin and Bilibili. Some of them sing Peking Opera, some show their folk handcrafts（民间手工艺）, while others perform Chinese classical music. A growing number of people are becoming interested in traditional culture thanks to livestreaming.

Li Jun is a Peking Opera performer from Shanghai. After the outbreak, the 59-year-old artist took up his smartphone and started livestreaming. Unlike performing on a formal stage, Li uses ordinary places as his stage, including his backyard and study room. Apart from singing, Li also teaches audience（观众）about Peking Opera. People can ask him questions and get answers directly.

“Livestreaming has brought this elegant（高雅的）art down to earth.” one viewer said. “It gives young people an easier way to this traditional art and learn more about it.” Li has more than 6,000 fans on Douyin, while one of his videos got 42,000 views on Bilibili.

On March 26th, 2020, Bilibili livestreamed a Huafu show on the third China Huafu Day. Performers presented clothes in traditional Chinese styles, including those from Wei, Tang and Ming dynasties. During the show, viewers not only enjoyed looking at the clothes, but also watched how performers used ancient styles of make-up.

As Guangming Daily noted, livestreaming has come to a new stage through which traditional culture can be kept alive.

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【推荐1】Welcome to Hunan Museum

【推荐2】Global (全球的) warming is a big problem. One of the best things we do is to plant more tree. Trees can take in CO₂in the air and stop global warming. China is doing a great job of “greening” the world.

A team of scientists at Boston University has been working with NASA to study Earth’s green vegetation (植被). They used a special NASA camera and found that global leaf area had increased by 5 percent since the early 2000s. And according to the study, China was responsible for 25 percent of that gain (收获). That’s about one-quarter of the size of the entire Amazon rainforest (亚马逊热带雨林).

The growth mainly came from China’s forest protection programs, NASA said. For example, since1962, China has been planting trees in Saihanba, Hebei Province. It was once a desert. But now, China has turned the area into the country’s largest man-made forest.

The Chinese public has also joined in these activities recently. Ant Forest (蚂蚁森林) gives users points for doing eco-friendly things. Users can then use these points to water and grow their own virtual (虚拟的) trees. When the virtual trees are big enough, Ant Forest will plant real trees somewhere in the world. More than 55 million trees have been planted in this way.