Li Ziqi has made a name for herself in her videos that highlight a traditional Chinese way of life in the rural areas of Sichuan Province. Her videos cover     1     (vary) crafts related to traditional culture, from making paper and ink to weaving cloth, from making a silk comforter to building her own bread kiln (窑) with blocks. Nothing seems impossible with Li’s hands as they work their magic to bring these things into     2     (exist).

Li, born in 1990,     3     (live) with her grandparents in Mianyang, Sichuan, since the age of 6 after her father died. Life was difficult for her during her youth as she and her grandparents had little to live on. Li herself said that she was     4     (finance) supported to continue schooling. She started to work in the city at 14 and would not have returned to her childhood home but for her grandmother     5     (fall) ill in 2012. After returning home, Li opened     6     online shop to sell mostly food products. To increase sales, she began making short films in 2016 about how these products     7     (create).

A Weibo user remarked, “Li’s success lies     8     her passion for life.” Another Weibo user wrote, “Thank you for giving me an opportunity     9     (appreciate) the landscape in the countryside.” Li is not without criticism. Some people have expressed skepticism because it is unbelievable     10     she looks so perfect after a long day of work in the fields.