5 . Miserable Faith, a famous Chinese rock band, recently gave a concert in Xinjiang. That was a special concert for a group of special people.

The concert was held in Xinjiang’s Jeminay County. People there are mostly herders (牧民). In different seasons, they need to move to different grasslands. As a result, it is difficult for them to receive health care. Thankfully, a group of 41 people are there to solve the problem: They are village doctors.

Across China, there are 1.44 million village doctors. They provide health services in a large number of villages. To support the work of village doctors, a project was started in 2017.

Miserable Faith joined the project in 2019. So far, they have visited village doctors in different provinces. This year, they came to Xinjiang, where they learned a lot about the work of village doctors in grasslands: Different from the village doctors in other places, who live in one fixed (固定的) place, village doctors in Jeminay County need to move with the herders. Each doctor needs to take care of lots of herders and spend months with them. Despite the difficult conditions, the doctors try their best to help the herders.

The band was deeply moved. So, they organized the concert. The concert came with a special requirement. The tickets were free, but people coming to the concert had to bring some medicine. The tickets were sold out in just several minutes, and many people around China who couldn’t go to the concert also sent medicine to Xinjiang.

The band was thankful and happy to see that. Gao Hu, one of the members, said, “The concert made them really proud.”

6 . In recent years, some museums have created a lot of products by combining (结合) Chinese cultural relics (文物) with modern life, such as Sanxingdui ice-cream. This creative combination gives people a chance to experience special products and understand traditional Chinese culture better.

The National Museum of China also tried “this cool idea” this year. In order to better show cultural relics in its collection, the museum has enriched people’s experiences by offering a new product. The product combines Siyang Fangzun with the design of food.

Siyang Fangzun is one of the most famous cultural relics in the museum. The great bronzework (青铜制品) can date back to the Shang Dynasty. How to make it “live” and let more people see it and know more about it? The museum gave a good answer—designing a special chocolate. People can “dig” a piece of chocolate in the shape of Siyang Fangzun from a jar of (一罐) chocolate chips. In this way, they can clearly see what Siyang Fangzun looks like and experience the fun of archaeology (考古).

The National Museum of China has been trying to make products with Chinese cultural elements (元素) since the end of 2018. The chocolate is the latest in a series of (一系列) food products. This product has attracted more young people to get close to traditional Chinese culture.” We combine chocolate with Siyang Fangzun and try to make the product creative,” said Liao Fei, a staff member in the museum. “People can feel the beauty of Chinese cultural relics while tasting food.”

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Imagine there is a thing that could monitor (监测) your physical condition in real time. It is very useful, isn’t it? Some scientists may have taken some steps down that road. They’ve invented a wearable ultrasound patch (超声贴片)—something like a Band-Aid (创可贴). This patch offers an easy way to see deep inside the body.

This little “Band-Aid” thing has a lot of medical uses. People can stick the little thing over their skin (皮肤). It can record their physical condition and help doctors diagnose (诊断) signs of organ damage (器官损伤) or cancer. Most machines in hospitals that have these functions (功能) aren’t wearable. But this patch is wearable, so it’s very convenient. And it can work just as well as the machines in hospitals. What’s more, the patch can work for up to 48 hours—even while people are moving around a lot, like playing a sport.

“This is just the beginning,” says Zhao Xuanhe. He’s part of the team that created the patch. Next, Zhao’s team will make the patch wireless (无线的) so that people can check the results on their phones.

In many poor countries, medical machines are usually not enough. The new patch can be a big help in these parts of the world. Right now, it takes about $100 to make one. But its designers hope to bring that cost down.

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8 . Volunteer activities are a way for people to give their time and energy to help others. Many people describe volunteering as an unpaid (无报酬的) job. They think volunteers put in the effort and get nothing in return. But actually, volunteering is a job full of challenges and rewards (奖赏). It also can offer you chances.

People can do different volunteer activities, such as working at hospitals schools or community centers as well as volunteering at animal shelters (保护区), environmental organizations, or charities. For example, you can volunteer as a panda keeper. The main jobs include looking after the pandas, giving them food and cleaning their houses.

Also, volunteer activities can be done alone or as part of a group. Some people prefer to volunteer alone, while others enjoy working with other members to achieve a common goal. No matter how they volunteer, all volunteers share a common goal—to help others and make a difference to the world.

In addition, if you have no time go in person to an organization to volunteer, think about volunteering by doing wok online such as teaching Chinese to foreigners online.

Above all, volunteering is a way for you to give back to the community while you also develop basic social skills and acquire valuable experience. If you wish to make a huge difference in the world around you, you will have to go all for it. What makes one a good volunteer is their enthusiasm (热情) to bring changes through their work.

An exhibition (展出) on the great Chinese ancient encyclopedia (百科全书) Yongle Dadian opened at the Lanzhou Museum in Gansu Province. It collected more than 7,000 kinds of ancient Chinese classics and records, covering literature (文学), art, history and geography from the pre-Qin period to the early Ming Dynasty.

With a total of 11,095 volumes (卷) and about 370 million words, the Yongle Dadian was regarded as “the largest encyclopedia in the world”. To protect this world-famous classic, Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty ordered a rerecording of it. The copying work took five years to finish. But hand-copied books have been gradually lost over the long period of history. Today, only over 400 volumes and a few pieces of the Yongle Dadian remain in the world.

The Chinese government promised to put greater efforts into digitizing (数字化) ancient books and encouraged libraries to open their collections for the public. This action certainly made the Chinese culture in ancient books “alive”.

Similarly, the Siku Quanshu, a collection of Chinese classical works, is being digitized in Lanzhou, Gansu Province. Created in the Qing Dynasty, Siku Quanshu had seven copies. But now, only three and a half copies remain. To bring them closer to the public, digitization efforts began in 2021 and are expected to be completed by 2024.

Ancient books are important to China in carrying on its cultural traditions and improving its cultural power. At the same time, they can also be used for researching and the development of cultural products.