This winter,     1     city of Harbin has spared no effort to show sincerity and     2     (create) in entertaining tourists from all over the world.

Harbin has long been a major tourist attraction in winter, and it has garnered more attention this winter. It ranked     3     (five) among the most popular cities for the 2024 New Year holiday, following Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu. Among the top 10 cities, Harbin is the only one that     4     (locate ) in northeast China.

    5     (prepare) for a year, Harbin didn’t attributed the boom to pure luck, said He Jing, director of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Heilongjiang Province.

She said the city has been rolling out plans since the beginning of 2023     6     (boost) its tourism industry, attracting attention on various social media platforms. “We stand in the shoes of tourists. We pay special attention to their comments under our videos published on social media platforms. Whatever tourists complain about, we move and improve     7     (immediate),”she told CMG

To “rescue” tourists     8     are not used to the cold weather, the city built many temporary heated rest rooms for them, providing warm drinks for free       9     (freeze) pears, a local specialty, were cut into the shapes of flowers so that tourists could enjoy them conveniently.

“We want to impress tourists     10     all the small details, letting them feel comfortable and respected ”

Short clips of the “kemusan” or “subject three” dance — has become a latest Internet hit on social media platforms at home and abroad. The dance, which is     1    (universal) believed to originate from a wedding dance in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,     2    (gain) more than 8.88 billion views on short video platforms by December 10. The dance went viral quickly and has been adapted into various     3    (version) — people of all colors and from different walks of life have sprung into the interesting dance.

Why has “subject three” dance become     4     instant hit? Nowadays, young people seek to express     5     (they) in personalized and different ways. This free and easy style allows young people to release mental and physical tiredness in routine life and enjoy     6    (origin) delight and pure happiness. Even without personal participation, holding a mobile phone to shoot or watch someone do this dance is enough     7    (connect) emotionally and feel a spiritual resonance (共鸣). “Subject three” dance meets the emotional needs of young people, provides them with an outlet to express their feelings     8     reflects a pleasant sharing of beauty.

Besides, the dance belongs to no specific type and the movements are not set,     9    (leave) space for everyone to create their own style. When people enjoy and spread this crazy style, they form a circle     10     like-minded people can get together, ignore how others look at them, and have confidence in their taste.

In China, an impressive trend (趋势) is appearing where young people are taking an active part in     1     (care) for the elderly. One such person is 29-year-old Yanyang,     2     helps seniors with their needs. Yanyang, a former media professional, was inspired by his own grandparents’ struggles and decided to offer     3     (value) support to the elderly community. Up till now, he     4     (help) more than 200 seniors with their needs, showing his promise to their well-being.

    5     (similar), 27-year-old Wang Cheng, majoring in senior service and management, believes that his professional knowledge allows him to connect deeply with the elderly. Working in     6     social care center in Shanghai, Wang has seen the positive effects he can have     7     the elderly.

This youth’s involvement (参与) not only provides necessary care but also brings joy and energy to the lives of the elderly. These young caregivers, many from single-child     8     (family), share a deep emotional bond with the older generation. Therefore, the involvement of young people in elderly care can reduce generation gap and develop strong     9     (close) to the elderly.     10     (encourage) this trend, local governments are offering rewards to these young and professional caretakers.

The very ancient poetry that     1     (write) a thousand or more years ago was simpler and about common things like love, romance and nature that people appreciate. Though much poetry was created in the eras following the Song dynasty, it is thought that the poets became increasingly     2     (academy) and hard to understand so that modern Chinese can’t appreciate the style and meaning.

For foreigners, ancient Chinese poetry     3     (be) more difficult     4     (comprehend). One of the reasons is the nature of Chinese characters     5     (they).Often one character has many meanings,     6     makes the translation of Chinese into English a key part of reading and understanding Chinese poetry. Put simply, good translation is essential to     7     (full) understand Chinese poems.

Another point worth     8     (notice) about ancient Chinese poetry is that itis influenced by Confucian and Taoist thinking. Ancient Chinese poetry has a focus of friendship besides love or being     9     lover. Friendships, to the village, the community, the country or your drinking friends are dominant themes. The poets’ main task seems to be just writing poetry, because a life as a poet is an important thing. In this respect, Chinese poetry is all     10     the poet, the “meaning” for the poet and not what is happening around the poet.

Every year after the rainy season, around the     1     (nine) month of the Tibetan calendar, the Potala Palace carries out     2     (it) annual painting project. This year, the “makeover” started on Oct 18. Many people in Lhasa joined in the work of painting the outside walls of the UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Potala Palace is a landmark of Lhasa, capital of Tibet,     3     was built in the 7th century by the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo (松赞干布). According to locals, in the past, painting the Potala Palace would take about a month. Now, thanks     4     the progress in technology, the painting can be finished within a week. Before painting, workers mix local lime (石灰) with things such as milk, honey and sugar. As they     5     (use), locals also call the Potala Palace the “sweet palace”.

Many locals queued up in long lines in the early morning to take part in the painting,     6     (consider) it to be an honor. “We queued for a long time yesterday     7     we failed to enter the palace,” said a young woman. “Today, we came to line up in the early morning. We were so lucky to get the chance     8     (participate) in the painting of the palace.”

“I have been taking part in the annual paintings of the palace for more than 20 years,” said Dawa, 57, another happy     9     (paint). “I consider the palace to be a very     10     (value) heritage, and I am proud to be part of the painting team.”

Cui Zhenshuo and Yang Bo discovered that because of the far location of most paper workshops and lifestyles of the paper-making craftsmen, their products are unable to reach the market     1     (easy). Therefore, Cui and Yang came up     2     the idea of establishing their own studio that could serve as a bridge to connect far workshops with buyers to advance     3     (tradition) Chinese handmade paper.

Chu is a kind of tree.     4     (it) bark (树皮) is a common material that was used in papermaking in ancient times. Han Yu, a famous     5     (write) during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) called paper Mr. Chu in his work Biography of Mao Ying. Since then, it     6     (use) as a nickname (昵称) for paper by Chinese scholars. In 2019, Cui and Yang named their own studio “I am Mr. Chu.”, and they focused on     7     (run) it.

Du Weisheng, an expert in the restoration (修复) of ancient books at the National Library of China, told them that, in     8     1990s, many Chinese paper relics needed to be repaired with handmade paper that allowed people to find information on various paper styles.

The two began to create the series of handmade paper products from 2021. Each volume is made up of thirty types of handmade paper, each of     9     is sourced from its place of origin. At present, two volumes of the series have been produced, and they plan     10     (make) ten volumes.