In Canada we have Chinese restaurants, most of     1     are very good. And when in China I had many chances     2     (eat) in a lot of different restaurants. It has been long     3     I left China, but what I still miss is the Chinese cuisine.

My favourite street food there is Jianbing. It is made on a round pan where some liquid batter (面糊) is poured, which is thinly spread by a     4     (wood) tool like a knife. The batter immediately     5     (form) a circle about twenty centimeters across. An egg will be spread over its back with onion pieces and different sorts of spicy     6     (ingredient), and then a thin crisp cake is placed on the top. With the cooked batter skin folded over the cake,     7     whole thing is folded in half.

Then I can take it anywhere to eat after it     8     (wrap) in a paper cover.     9     simple cooking equipment, it is always tasty and I feel at home with food from China. To me, there’s nothing better than a cross-cultural     10     (combine) of Chinese Jianbing and a glass of milk with maple syrup.

A Dream of Splendor is one of the hottest TV dramas this year. It narrates a story about a woman     1     (run) a teahouse with her two friends in the Song Dynasty. Centering on tea, the series features China's traditional tea art. The heroine shows     2     (impress) skills of pouring tea and creating beautiful patterns on the surface of a cup of tea in some scenes.

Chinese tea culture     3     (witness) a long history since the Tang Dynasty. It developed throughout the Song Dynasty,    4     the popular way of having tea became “dian cha”— a kind of tea art.

It is     5     excellent technique that starts from pouring hot water over fine powdered tea to make it mushy. Then more hot water     6     (add) slowly while the tea is constantly stirred (搅拌) by hand     7     a bamboo stick to create froth (泡沫), which can be used to create patterns on the surface of the tea. This action of pouring hot water is called “dian”, giving this art the name “dian cha”, while the art of using water     8     (draw) on the tea is called “chabaixi”.

It’s common to see coffee art in modern society, but tea art is     9     (relative) little-known. This popular TV series brings this intangible (无形的) cultural heritage to more     10     (viewer), and helps spread traditional Chinese tea culture to the younger generations and the world as well.

Restoring the Old Book

Song Jing, who is a 34-year-old “book doctor”,     1     (make) her way to the ancient books division after graduating from Beijing University in 2015. She has been working in the restoration division for ancient books at the National Library of China in Beijing for eight years.

At the moment, Song and her colleagues are working on restoring a copy of Yongle Dadian, an encyclopedia     2     (create) in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). After receiving the challenge, it took Song and her colleagues six months to research and decide on     3     to restore the books. To restore them to their     4     (origin) form, they need to gather information from various sources, such as images and texts, before they can figure out their binding (装订) style and repair them accordingly.

In the past, restorers had to rely on their experience to determine the materials appropriate     5     (use). As technology develops, they are able to use a new method to finish the task through microscopes.     6    , ancient-book restoration still requires essential manual skills, including cutting and brushing paper and binding. Apart from this,     7     restoration process also requires strong control. Unless the pressure of touching books     8     (control) in a proper way during the brushing process, the paper will tear; if the touch is too light, the paper won’t stick.

“    9     (hopeful), I can be of some help in inspiring more young people to find their lifelong passion     10     cultural heritage preservation,” said Song.

Here come a crowd of young people dressed in long robes. They wander around pavilions and royal gardens,     1     their flowing sleeves and heavily embroidered (绣花的) skirts gently waving in the breeze. They are not actors nor actresses in a movie set     2     Hanfu enthusiasts in a themed event held in Beijing.

Benefiting from the growing     3     (popular) of social media and a craze for traditional culture, Hanfu, a traditional style of clothing     4     (wear) by the Han people, was brought back to the forefront by a new wave of young Chinese devotees, including Liu.

The 1980s-born rocket scientist Liu is also a co-founder of     5     Hanfu community in Beijing called “Hua Yan Hui.” The community     6     (found) in 2011following a Hanfu revival (复苏) movement that emerged from the desire     7     (express) national identity and growing cultural confidence. Since then, Liu     8     (volunteer) to support the group.

“My passion for Hanfu came from two of my friends     9     are fans of traditional Chinese clothing,” Liu said. Her interest grew     10     she learned more about the culture behind it and acquired her first Hanfu costume.

Forget about Military-style Travel during which people tend to visit as many famous spots as possible in the     1     (little) amount of time. A more relaxing alternative, Citywalk, has emerged as a hit.

    2     Military-style Travel, Citywalk is about wandering around a city on foot and finding unusual things     3     even a local might not have noticed before. Citywalkers get away from hot tourist     4     (attract) and shopping centers, instead     5     (leisure) seeking out interactions with the natives, authentic snacks, and a deeper appreciation for the history and culture of the city.

Various videos about Citywalk     6     (post) over Chinese multiple social media platforms in recent months. On Instagram-like Xiaohongshu, a search for “citywalk” turns up over 600,000 posts and tens of millions of views. Citywalkers have shared their carefully     7     (plan) routes on social media platforms, generating thousands of followers. Their posts usually include how long the walk is going to take, and interesting places along the way.

Some regions, such as Beijing, have included Citywalk in their plans     8     (promote) cultural tourism and leisure tours. While Citywalk can work as     9     approach to tourism, this trend sees Gen Z seek pleasure more through connection than consumption and     10     (express) a deep cultural curiosity.

Our annual school Science Festival     1     (finish) on Friday and once again it was amazing fun. This year’s “Space” theme was     2     (true) excellent and showed off all of the students’ creative talent.

On Wednesday morning, Dr Li arrived to talk about     3     life can exist on other planets. Everyone loved his lecture about     4     (condition) on different planets. He also answered students’ questions on outer space.

In Thursday’s Science Workshop, students tried different experiments with great interest. The most popular experiment was “Planets in a bottle”, in     5     students tried to recreate the conditions of different planets inside glass bottles. The experiment allowed students to get a taste of     6     it was like to live in outer space.

The Science Fair also attracted a lot of interest from students. Every class decorated their classroom     7     designed activities according to the theme of space. The most amazing decoration was from Class 3A, who made their classroom look like     8     solar system. Possibly the standout activity of the fair was Class 2C’s “Big Bang”. It was certainly     9     (noise)!

The Science Festival has proved to be a huge success due to all of the students’ hard work—it was a real team effort. Everyone is looking forward to next     10     (year) event!