Since its launch in 1981, China Daily has grown rapidly to become the nation’s leading English-language newspaper. With the online and mobile readership of more than 350 million, it serves     1     a vital role in telling the world about China, providing valuable insight into the world’s second-largest economy     2     witnessing China’s rapid development.     3     (consequent), it is quoted more often by overseas media than any other Chinese publication.

Besides the flagship edition on Chinese mainland and Hong Kong edition,     4     (report) news not only domestically but also globally, China Daily publishes an international edition     5     (cover) North and South America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific and Africa on various digital platforms.

Chinadaily.com.cn,     6     leading national website, is China’s most     7     (influence) English-language platform. More than 36 million readers from 180 countries     8     (download) the China Daily app so far, and its PV reaches 52 million. China Daily also has accounts on well-known social     9     (medium) such as Sina Weibo, WeChat, Facebook and Twitter. By the end of April 2022, its Facebook followers had reached 104 million, and Twitter followers 4.25 million.

China Daily plays a key role in the Asia news network through joint and constant efforts of the continent’s leading newspapers. China Watch, a China Daily supplement (副刊),     10     (issue) one year ago as an insert of more than 20 major international newspapers in 18 countries.

Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai’s first television series, Blossoms Shanghai (《繁花》),     1     (begin)airing on December 27. The hit drama, which has been six years in the making, is adapted     2     the 2012 novel of the same name,    3     (write)by Jin Yucheng in Shanghainese.

Set in Shanghai during the 1990s, the     4     (romance) drama features a young man, Abao,     5     rises from small beginnings to become a successful businessman in the space of 10 years. Along the way, he receives help from partners such as Ling Zi, Miss Wang, and Uncle Ye, with his aim     6     (explore) his bigger business empire.

Jin wrote Blossoms Shanghai hoping it would help erase stereotypes (刻板印象) of Shanghai     7    improve readers’ understanding of the culture of the city. Staying true to the novel’ distinctive local flavour, the television series’ leading actors were all born and raised in Shanghai and a lot of the dialogue is in Shanghainese.     8     (additional), a lot of effort was made to recreate the look and feel truly of Shanghai in the 1990s.

In typical Wong Kar-wai style, the show’s filming took three years to complete; the director is well known for     9     (be)very particular about each and every shot, often requiring actors to perform a scene 10 or more     10     (time).

A short video blogger, known as “Working Girl Little Zhang”, has got popular on Douyin. In her videos, she offers practical advice on     1    (live) easily in big cities. And people named her “the expert of social survival”.

Zhang Mengzhen,     2     native of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, has got one million followers in a month for the “How to…” video series. The series includes instructions on basic social situations, such as how to take the Metro, visit the doctor alone, and place orders at McDonald’s or Starbucks.

The     3    (comment) have been largely positive. One Douyin user wrote, “You really have saved some people,     4     have only a little life experience!”

“Not everyone was born and grew up in big cities     5     high-speed railways and planes. It is necessary for me     6    (share) some experience with the people that are new to city life,” Zhang said. “My videos might not cover everything, and what I try to say is: don’t be     7    (frighten) to face anything you haven’t met.”

    8    (obvious), Zhang’s growing popularity is the result of the fast spread of the Internet in rural (农村的) areas. According to the China Internet Network Information Center, the     9    (country) rural Internet penetration (普及) rate was 58.8 percent, and the user base for short videos     10    (touch) 963 million in 2022.

Up to now, the two episodes of Three Bodies released     1     (gain) more than 100 million views on the website. The latest animated (动画的) adaptation of China’s award-winning sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem has become a quick hit online, adding to the list of popular     2     (domestic) produced animations.

    3     (Call) The Three-Body Animation, the 15-episode series is based on the second book of Liu Cixin’s trilogy (三部曲) and has gained praise from fans online after     4     (release) on Dec.10. The “Three-Body” series is Liu’s best-selling science-fiction trilogy,     5     has since gained a massive following home and abroad. Due to the growing desire     6     the sci-fi type in China, Liu’s works have been adapted into various     7     (form), including animations, games, films, and TV series.

A previous animation based on the “Three-Body” series also appeared as a hit when released in 2020. In the same year, the movie, The Wandering Earth, based on Liu’s short story of the same name,     8     (become) one of the most profitable movies in China, and the sci-fi movie lovers elected     9     the most influential one of the year. One global streaming platform is also releasing     10     adaptation of the “The Three-Body Problem” series next.

Videos of 77-year-old Xu Xiuzhen,     1     speaks different languages with foreigners while working at a scenic spot selling water, postcards and headdress flowers, have brought her instant fame.

Xu’s village is located at the base of Moon Hill,     2     popular tourist destination in Yangsuo, Guangxi, which is famed for a moon-shaped hole at the summit.

    3     (support) her family, Xu, who dropped out of junior school in the third grade, began to learn different languages in order to attract more foreign customers. Xu said she would change words in any language into Chinese characters     4     (base) on their pronunciation and then memorize them. Repeating the words in her head before going to bed and immediately after waking up has given her     5     (fluent) in basic conversations with foreigners, she said.

Over the past two decades, Xu     6     (teach) herself 11 foreign languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese and Korean. In addition to     7     (make) her incredibly popular, her linguistic prowess has made     8     easier for her to communicate with foreign tourists.

Xu has also become one of the busiest tour guides in Yangsuo. Not content to     9     (simple) serve as a tour guide, she now owns a popular restaurant and operates a reputable hotel.“More and more foreign tourists are coming to Yangsuo, and I hope they will feel     10     home here with my help,” she said.

Famous Chinese vlogger Li Ziqi has reached 14100,000 subscribers on YouTube,     1    (break)the Guinness World Records title for the most subscribers for a Chinese language channel on YouTube

Li Ziqi released her first YouTube video in 2017 titled "Making a dress out of grape skins",     2    (follow)by a number of short video works she created and shot.    3    Li Ziqi shot has attracted fans from all over the world who love to watch her seemingly idyllic(诗情画意的)life in the countryside that shows     4    (tradition)Chinese culture.

She     5    (pick)up many of her skills such as weaving(编织), cooking and farming before she was a middle school student, learning from her grandparents who lived in the countryside. These     6    (process)have become important elements of her videos.

She puts a lot of time into each video, with most taking days to shoot. Although     7    (original)she shot all the videos herself, she now works     8    the help of a personal assistant and a videographer. One series     9    took a particularly long time was showing the process of making the "scholar's four jewels" from ancient China—the writing brush, ink stick, ink slab(砚)and paper. It took her an entire year     10    (create)these items which were made from scratch(从零开始)by Li Ziqi herself.

Family drama “A Love for Dilemma”, focusing     1     China's education system and parent-child relationship, started airing on iQIYI on April 11, and     2    (cause) a wide public concern among netizens ever since.

    3    (base)on a novel, the drama centers around several     4    (family) whose children are about to enter middle school. Different generations of people hold different attitudes toward the children's education,     5     leads to conflicts, misunderstandings and relationship crises.

The director of the drama,     6     mother of two herself, admits she used to be anxious about her children's education like most mothers in China.     7     she wanted to give her children sweet memories and a happy childhood, she was worried their studies would fall behind without taking extra lessons. “I hope to remind the audience     8     (give) children more time and patience, and set aside the anxiety and confusion," Zhou said, "Let nature take     9     (it) course and everything that happens in life has its own meaning.”

A netizen commented that the drama encourages her to cherish every moment in life, even the ordinary ones. "The meaning of life is not to compete, but to experience, explore and fulfill one's     10     (responsible) for the world," she said.