1 . China is one of the world’s ancient civilizations and has the earliest outstanding bronze casting technology. Here we’ve created a list of 4 museums where you can gain an in-depth understanding of Chinese bronze.

Sanxingdui Museum

Address: Sanxingdui Ruin Site, 133 Xian Road, Guanghan, Deyang, Sichuan province

Hours: Comprehensive Gallery (the first exhibition hall): 8:30-18:00; Bronze Gallery (the second exhibition hall): 8:30-18:30. Last tickets sold at 17:00. Closed on the morning of Chinese New Year’s Eve

Ticket booking: 0838-5651526

General admission: Gallery ticket 80 yuan

Note: Children shorter than 1.2m (including 1.2m) can visit the gallery free of charge. The ticket must be used on the day it is sold and authorizes one visit to each gallery.

National Museum of China

Address: East side of Tian’anmen Square, Dongcheng district, Beijing

Hours: 8:30-17:00 (no entry after 16:30)

General admission: Free (passport required for entry), Closed Mondays (except for national holidays)

E-mail: webmaster@chnmuseum.cn

Shanghai Museum

Address: 201 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu district, Shanghai

Hours: 9:00-17:00 (no entry after 16:00), Closed Mondays (except for national holidays)

E-mail: webmaster@shanghai-museum.org

General admission: free (a max of 8, 000 admitted daily)

Hunan Museum

Address: 50 Dongfeng Road, Changsha, Hunan province

Hours:   9:00-17:00 (no entry after 16:00), Closed Mondays (except for national holidays) and the eve of Chinese New Year

Tel: (+86-731) 8415833, 84475933

E-mail: web@hnmuseum.com

General admission: Free (passport required for entry)

2 . For tourists holding the Barcelona Card, the information below will be useful if you plan to admire some artworks or architectures there.

·Sagrada Familia

Opening hours: October — March: 09:00 — 18:00;

April — September: 09:00 — 20:00

Admission: $11, or $10 with the Barcelona Card

The project’s vast sale and its special design have made it one of Barcelona’s top tourist attractions for many years.

·La Pedrera

Opening hours: November — February: 09:00 — 18:30;

March — October: 09:00 — 20:00

Admission: $9.50 (Save 20% with the Barcelona Card)

It is a unique modernist building made of bricks and colorful tiles (瓦). Visitors can see the amazing 800 square meters attic (阁楼) with 270 brick arches that give you a feeling that you are walking inside the skeleton of a whale.

·Barcelona FC Museum

Opening hours: 6th April4th October: 10:00 — 20:00; the rest of the year: 10:00 — 18:30

Admission: $8.50 for entry to the museum and $17 for a guided tour

When you buy your ticket you have two options: a ticket for the museum to see the football stadium or a special one for $15 where you get to see the stadium and the scenes at the club.

·Picasso Museum

Opening hours: Check the website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year

Admission: $9 for main exhibition — extra for special showings (Save 50% with the Barcelona Card)

The museum has arranged Picasso’s paintings from his early days to his final works. Arranging the paintings in this way gives you a fascinating insight into the development of Picasso.

4 . A number of events are going on at the Cooperage Project, located at 1030 Main Street in Honesdale. Enjoy!

The Cooperage Maker Fair

The Cooperage Maker Fair will be held from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Friday, June 12 on the grounds of the City Museum. The Maker Fair is a place where people show what they are making—a showcase for invention and creativity,and share what they are learning. Anyone interested in presenting their projects, hobbies and experiments should apply to take part at www.cooperagemakerfair.com.

Such Sweet Thunder

At 7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 17, there will be a film screening of comedy Twelfth Night as part of the Such Sweet Thunder: Shakespeare’s Plays on Film Series. Dr.Robert Dugan will introduce the play with a brief background. Admission is free, but due to limited seating, booking is required at www.suchsweetthunder.com.

Sounds Like Teen Spirit

On Thursday, June 24,there will be an event called Sounds Like Teen Spirit from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.Sounds Like Teen Spirit is designed to provide an opportunity to showcase the talent of our community’s youth.School-aged students are encouraged to share their performing art on stage at the Cooperage Project!

Great Brazilian Music Tour

On Saturday, June 27,a fantastic opportunity is ready for you to listen to some great Brazilian music by the musical group Minas. It is from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm, and doors open at 2:00 pm.We encourage children and their families to come to learn all about the rhythm, excitement and sound of Brazilian music.The two-hour performance is sure to be fun for the whole family. The admission charge is $5 for each person, and all the money will go to the local food bank. You can also give away old clothes and money at the entrance.

5 . Thanks to the evolution of technology, the learning-centred mobile apps can help maintain learning even outside the classrooms and make the learning activities more efficient.

Study Blue

With Study Blue, teachers can create flashcards and interactive sessions. Meanwhile, you can view the study materials anywhere anytime and share flashcards with your teacher & classmates in real time.

App Features

• Unlimited access to over 500 million study materials.

• Quizzes to track your study process.

• Set reminders on bookmarked contents.

Ratings: 4.4/5     Users: 1,000,000+     Download: Android, iOS

TED

TED helps educators to bring out a colorful classroom and prepare unique lecture presentations. Thousands of sessions by experts can help you to get knowledge & topics to discuss in classrooms.

App Features

• TED talk videos with subtitles (字幕).

• Discover interesting lectures.

• Playing is possible with no Internet connection.

Ratings: 4.6/5     Users: 10,000,000+       Download: Android, iOS

Quizzes

Quizzes make your study more interesting. There are millions of teacher-created quizzes on Quizizz and you can compete with friends online. Teachers can make the whole class play together and assign individual homework.

App Features

• Customized games for individuals.

• Track & get timely progress reports.

• Teachers are the quiz masters.

Ratings: 4.8/5     Users: 1,000,000+       Download: Android, iOS

Pocket

Pocket is a solution to learning lectures on the go. You can instantly save articles or video content for improving your classroom studies. Teachers can communicate with students and parents virtually.

App Features

• Dark-colored themes for night use.

• Multi-language support.

• Access to saved articles without the Internet.

Ratings: 4.6/5 Users: 10,000,000+   Download: Android, iOS

A famous printing company, now well established in the UK and in the Far East, wishes to set up a manufacturing base in Europe. An experienced manager, responsible to the Production Director, is required to assist in setting up the department and will then take charge of the day-to-day work.

The successful applicant will have had experience of modern methods and machines especially in the printing, multicolour work and finishing processes. He / She will have had at least three years’ experience in cost-effective management. A good working knowledge of English is essential.

We offer excellent pay and prospects, with 4 weeks’ holiday a year plus public holidays, a company car, and a company pension scheme(养老金制度).

Interviews will be arranged in the nearest city to the applicant’s home.

Write, with CV, to the Personnel Manager, Box 32507, Daily News, Kemsworth Street, Comston. United Kingdom SG186 37AH.

An internationally recognized printing company is seeking to set up a manufacturing plant in Europe.

We are appointing an assistant (male or female) to our Print Production Manager.

The job-holder will carry out duties involving the buying of paper and of finishing equipment, will liaise (联络) with the supervisors of the various production lines, and will assist the Production Manager.

At least three years’ experience on one or more lines as well as supervisory experience is needed.

A working knowledge of English is required to communicate with colleagues in the UK.

We offer excellent pay, prospects, holidays, pension scheme, sick pay, etc.

Write to the Manager, Box 3526. Broad Street, Northby, Millshire BK 57PX.

8 . Experience College at Harvard

Challenge yourself in college-level courses. Meet new friends from around the world. Strengthen your college application. And, build important life skills that can make your future college experience a success.

Pre-College Program

An intense and exciting glimpse into the college experience. During this intensive two-week program, you will take the first steps toward your college journey alongside a diverse group of exceptional high school students.

●Challenge yourself in a college course taught by Harvard teachers, without the pressure of grades.

●Engage with your peers in structured co-curricular activities, college readiness workshops, and social events.

●Two weeks, non-credit

Secondary School Program

Immerse yourself in college life for seven weeks! In this dynamic seven-week program, you can earn college credit while experiencing first-hand what it’s really like to be a college student.

●Choose one or two college-level classes that explore deeply into subjects that really excite you and may not be offered in high school.

●Prepare for the future as you experience what it's really like to balance responsibility with independence in one of three program forms—online, commuting, or residential.

●Seven weeks, college credit

Application is now open for both high school programs! See program calendars for important dates and deadlines.

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9 . If you have a chance to talk with a historical figure, who would you like it to be? What would you like to know about the past or share from today? China in the Classics, a new TV show based on Chinese classics started by China Central Television (CCTV) in February, is exploring such possibilities.

In the first episode (集), the host of the show, Sa Beining, meets ancient Confucian scholar Fu Sheng, who interprets Shangshu, The Book of Documents. Regarded as one of the five classics of ancient Chinese Confucianism masterpieces, the book records many firsts in the country. Even the expression zhongguo (China) is used there first.

The episode ends with the host bringing Fu to today’s modern society, where the scholar is happy to find children reciting the same things he had learned in his childhood. It increased the rating of the series with viewers giving it 9 out of 10 on Douban, a film and TV show reviewing website popular among young people.

The success of China in the Classics doesn’t surprise Shen Haixiong, head of the China Media Group. Shen said in an article in the journal Qiushi, “We are happy to see the program is popular among the public, but we are more proud to find that innovative interpretation of Chinese classics are arousing young people’s interest in the Chinese culture.”

Therefore, TV channels have been making bold attempts in recent years to attract today’s younger generations. The Nation’s Greatest Treasures, CCTV’s cultural show in 2017, showcased China’s history and culture through antiques in the top-class museums, and fired up the audience. They include the 3,300-year-old Yinxu Ruins in Henan Province and the 1,300-year-old Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region.

CCTV should make a variety of programs showcasing classics and cultural traditions to appeal to the young generation’s aesthetics (审美学), said Zhou, a professor at the School of Arts and Communication, Beijing Normal University.