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).